Along with announcing that it has delivered a record number of used-car leads to dealer partners during the first quarter, Kbb.com revealed Wednesday another traffic record in March. Traffic on kbb.com has been steadily increasing since the beginning of 2011, with the number of site visits in January and February initially topping previous record highs, […] [Read More]

If you thought managing your used-vehicle inventory was difficult during the 2008 gas-price spike, Alec Gutierrez, manager of vehicle valuation at Kelley Blue Book, is advising dealers they should be even more aware of current rising fuel costs when considering what to choose at auction. By looking at recent and historical data contained in the […] [Read More]

Edmunds.com recently encouraged consumers considering purchasing another vehicle to move more quickly rather than waiting until the summer when deals usually go into full swing.   The company cautions shoppers that the typical summer deals may not be available this year due to supply shortages from the Japan earthquake and tsunami, as well as the […] [Read More]

NADAguides.com recently announced its annual “Must Consider” vehicle list, which includes a variety of brands.   Basically, the list, which was selected by company analysts, includes vehicles that offer “a combination of quality engineering, design and features, great performance and excellent fuel efficiency resulting in noteworthy success for each vehicle’s intended function and overall value (taking […] [Read More]

Vincentric unveiled its sixth annual Best Fleet Value in America Awards for units from the 2011 model year. The automakers claiming the most honors often duel it out for top monthly sales performances. Award orchestrators gave 10 awards to Toyota, while they gave nine to General Motors. Ford claimed five accolades, and Volvo, Audi, Volkswagen, […] [Read More]

With Auto Remarketing Canada 2011 — Canada’s Used Car Conference mere days away, event organizers shared an updated attendee list for the nation’s premier industry event, which begins Tuesday in Toronto. The updated attendee list can be viewed at http://arcanada.autoremarketing.com/sites/arcanada.autoremarketing.com/files/images/ARC_preshow_4-8-11.pdf. Complete conference details, including the final agenda, can be found at the conference website at […] [Read More]

Rolling out a new program to spotlight residual value strength, Edmunds.com shared the winners of its inaugural Best Retained Value Awards on Thursday. Winning in the non-luxury category is Honda and earning the No. 1 spot among luxury brands was Lexus. The awards are given to brands and individual brands with the strongest projected residual values […] [Read More]

Apparently, Men Are from Mars, Women Are from Venus might not just be the title of the famous book by John Gray about the relationships between men and women. The phrase could actually be apt to describe gender differences when it comes to car-buying behavior. In fact, TrueCar.com analyzed more than 8 million vehicle purchases […] [Read More]

Ford is resuming a popular advertising campaign designed to capture conquest sales “head-on” by offering owners of competitors’ vehicles the chance to drive Ford models for a week. The “Swap Your Ride” campaign — which began airing in 2007 — kicked off its latest edition Wednesday with a set of commercials that share the experiences of […] [Read More]

Consumer Reports tested four small sedans for its recently released May issue and found one of these models, in particular, to be rather disappointing. Included in the group were the Volkswagen Jetta, two versions of the new Chevrolet Cruze and the Hyundai Elantra. Of this group, only the Elantra earned a recommendation from Consumer Reports, […] [Read More]