auto dealer in black and red logo
MenuMENU
SearchSEARCH

Dealer Ops

Cover image for a BOK Financial report titled “Timing the market: How avoiding volatility entirely can hurt long-term reinsurance program performance.” The image shows several road construction barricades with flashing amber warning lights lined up in a nighttime work zone. Beneath the image, red text explains that avoiding volatility can mean falling behind inflation and missing market rebounds that drive long-term surplus growth. The BOK Financial logo appears at the bottom right.
Download
Sponsored

Timing the Market Can Hurt Long-Term Program Performance

For dealer-owned reinsurance entities, avoiding volatility entirely can mean falling behind inflation and missing market rebounds that drive long term surplus growth. Missing just a handful of strong market days can materially impact cumulative returns—an important reminder for long horizon trust and investment strategies.

Read More →
Ad Loading...
NewsJuly 18, 2017

RMS, vAuto Partner to Provide Dealers Access to Manufacturers' Pre-Auction Inventory

The partnership integrates open sale inventory listed on manufacturers’ digital sales platforms powered by RMS Automotive into vAuto’s Stockwave tool, providing dealers with access to pre-auction inventory while helping manufacturers increase exposure of their inventory.

Read More →
Newsby Tariq KamalJuly 18, 2017

Authenticom Granted Preliminary Injunction in CDK, Reynolds Lawsuit

A federal judge has granted Authenticom’s request for a preliminary injunction against business practices at the heart of the company’s antitrust lawsuit against the nation’s leading DMS providers.

Read More →
NewsJuly 18, 2017

Innovative Lending Releases Loan Management Tool for F&I Offices

Stip Trac was designed to help dealers and their F&I offices track cash flow, collect stips, and keep an open communication line with car buyers before and after their purchase. Dealers can also set contracts-in-transit limits, track money in transit by salesperson and more.

Read More →
Ad Loading...
NewsJuly 18, 2017

EVOX Images’ VR App Reaches 1 Million Downloads

According to the firm, the RelayCars virtual reality app has been downloaded more than one million times since launch. It provides an immersive automotive VR experience that lets users explore every make and model available since 2015 in six different virtual showrooms.

Read More →
NewsJuly 17, 2017

Alpha Warranty Services’ COO Named Utah Business CXO of the Year

Alpha Warranty Services’ COO Jeremy Lindsey was honored with the Utah Business CXO of the Year award. He was also featured in the June issue of Utah Business Magazine for his achievement.

Read More →
NewsJuly 17, 2017

Auto/Mate Integrates With Darwin Automotive F&I Platform

With both systems fully integrated, all data entered into the Darwin F&I application is instantly and securely updated in Auto/Mate’s DMS, and any changes made in the DMS are reflected in the Darwin F&I application in real time.

Read More →
Ad Loading...
NewsJuly 17, 2017

Helion Names New Director of Marketing

Tracey Reyes, who previously headed up the marketing departments for Digital Air Strike and Dealertrack, has joined the information technology services provider to help increase awareness of its offerings.

Read More →
NewsJuly 17, 2017

Black Book: Vehicle Depreciation Shows Pockets of Strength at Midway Point of 2017

The price of cars dropped 1.8%, while trucks recorded a 0.8% decline in value for the month of June. Small pickups registered the lowest monthly depreciation, while subcompact cars recorded the largest depreciation in June.

Read More →
NewsJuly 17, 2017

Kontos: Wholesale Prices Softening Despite YOY Increase in June

Average wholesale prices in June were down vs. June but up vs. a year ago. A drill down into the data, however, reveals price softening on a year-over-year basis when accounting for sales type, vehicle age, model class, and mileage, KAR Chief Economist Tom Kontos said this week.

Read More →
Ad Loading...
Articlesby Tom HudsonJuly 14, 2017

The Coming Crackdown on Dealer Fraud

Statewide sweeps should convince dealers to clear the flim-flam artists from your F&I department.

Read More →