Although TrueCar.com projects New Year’s Eve to be the most ideal day this month to make a vehicle purchase based on potential discounts available, it’s pretty crowded at the top. In looking at the days of December expected to have the heftiest possible MSRP reductions, TrueCar found that the top 10 are all within one […] [Read More]

Veteran dealers understand compact vehicles just aren’t as small as they used to be. Recent analysis by Edmunds.com of units dating back 20 years created specific numbers to back up the assessment. The site revealed Tuesday that on average compact vehicles weigh 549 pounds more, have 61 more horsepower and have a 6.4-inch longer wheelbase […] [Read More]

The two hues battling neck-and-neck for the world’s most popular vehicle color, according to DuPont’s latest findings, are silver and black. However, remaining atop the North American market is white/white pearl. DuPont’s 58th Global Automotive Color Popularity Report delved into global color popularity, in addition to sharing the top colors from 11 regions from throughout the world. [Read More]

The Internet Car and Truck of the Year awards were revealed last week during the New England International Auto Show, and in some good news for the Big 3, all of the honors went to domestic models. The awards consist of four categories: the Car of the Year and Truck of the Year awards as […] [Read More]

A feature that’s now optional equipment on some new models — rear-mounted video cameras — appears to be on the way to becoming a mandatory device. The leaders of the U.S. Department of Transportation and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration revealed a proposal last week that also outlined a schedule for these cameras and […] [Read More]

Edmunds.com reported Wednesday that automakers spent marginally more on November incentives than they did during the previous month, but the average wasn’t nearly as much as what the manufacturers handed out a year ago. Site analysts discovered Wednesday that the average incentive in the U.S. was $2,470 per vehicle sold in November. They said that amount was […] [Read More]

The rising demand for used vehicles evidently isn’t restricted to private passenger units. Polk recently discovered the amount of used commercial vehicle registrations has hit a new record through the first nine months of the year. Firm analysts revealed Wednesday that the amount of used commercial vehicle (GVW Class 3-8) registrations totaled 524,500 units during […] [Read More]

J.D. Power and Associates made its final projection of November new-vehicle retail sales based on trends found earlier — that a strong selling pace would continue as the month closed. As a result, the firm’s analysts think November’s retail sales figure will come in at 10 million units For total sales, J.D. Power forecasted the seasonally adjusted annualized […] [Read More]

While two domestic models and a foreign unit already have been tapped for Urban Vehicle of the Year awards, only the finalists for Dealer of the Year honors have been announced so far for the 15th annual Urban Wheel Awards. The trio of franchise dealers up for Dealer of the Year recognition includes Jessie Armstead, […] [Read More]

On Friday, a free seminar under The Car Counselor’s TARP 2.0 Dealer Tech Series will be held at Columbus Fair Auto Auction in Ohio to help industry professionals prepare for the impact of developments in the federal government and more. [Read More]