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Newsby StaffSeptember 7, 2021

Black Book August’s Used Vehicle Retention Index Increased Again After a Brief Break in July

The seasonally adjusted Retention Index increased to 165.7 points, barely missing another record.

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Newsby StaffSeptember 7, 2021

AutoPayPlus Launches Industry-First Fintech Solution to Increase Dealer Profit

AutoPay+PERKS amplifies a dealer’s two biggest profit centers in one easy step.

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Newsby StaffSeptember 2, 2021

KAR to Accelerate Dealer-to-Dealer Growth, Profitability Through Acquisition of CARWAVE

With the addition of CARWAVE’s scale and financial performance, KAR expects to be immediately profitable across its North American dealer-to-dealer platforms.

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Newsby StaffSeptember 2, 2021

Cox Automotive Forecast: August New-Vehicle Sales Pace Slowest of 2021 Due to Low Supply

August will be a fourth consecutive month of slowing sales and looks to be coming in even lower than our forecast of 1.2 million, a 9% decline from August 2020.

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Newsby StaffSeptember 2, 2021

Assurant: Electric Vehicles are Taking the Global Stage

As younger generations of early tech adopters continue entering the car-buying market, we can expect interest in EVs to continue growing.

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Newsby StaffSeptember 2, 2021

Buy-Sell Activity is Surging and Blue Sky Values Continue to Hit Record Levels

Haig Partners released its Q2 2021 Haig Report, a quarterly report that tracks trends in auto retail and how they impact dealership values.

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Newsby StaffSeptember 1, 2021

Black Book: Weekly Market Update

The rate of depreciation has been slowing in recent weeks and this past week, the overall Car segment week-over-week change crossed back into positive territory, with six out of the nine Car segments reporting gains.

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Newsby StaffSeptember 1, 2021

Fair Technologies Adopts New Strategy, Name Change for Early 2022 Relaunch

Digital auto platform pivots to online marketplace strategy focused on deep local inventory.

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Newsby StaffSeptember 1, 2021

Q2 2021 Brand Watch: Truck Shopping Picks Up; Subaru Slips; Ram Tops in Important Factors

Inventory-constrained Toyota held on to the top spot for shopping consideration, but Ford narrowed the gap in the second quarter despite its own supply challenges.

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Newsby StaffAugust 30, 2021

2021 Dealers' Choice Awards Winners Announced

For 17 years, the program has recognized the industry’s best vendors, suppliers, and finance partners by asking dealers and dealership personnel to complete a 41-category online survey.

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