
Dealership Profits Decline
While new and used retail sales stagnated, dealerships have been particularly supported by fixed operations and finance-and-insurance profits, according to a new report.
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While new and used retail sales stagnated, dealerships have been particularly supported by fixed operations and finance-and-insurance profits, according to a new report.
Read More →By the time the NADA was founded in 1917, the sufficiency of units in operation meant a growing opportunity for used-vehicle sales. According to 1917 motor vehicle registrations, as compiled by the U.S. Bureau of Public Roads, nearly five million cars and trucks were registered. And by late 1916, creative rebuilders were putting old cars, now “reconditioned,” back on the road.
Read More →Auto financing extended to subprime and deep-subprime car buyers fell 4.5% from a year ago, as the auto finance industry continued to squash fears of a forming subprime bubble. Newly originated loans made to prime car buyers jumped 2% to encompass nearly 60% of auto loans originated during the period.
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In this role, Patrick Reilly will oversee the development of a corporate marketing strategy that will increase awareness of Auto/Mate’s DMS offering, fulfill the company’s growth objectives and drive revenue.
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Closing the gratitude gap raises your personal and professional ceiling and has a reverberating effect on everyone you encounter.
Read More →Kerrigan Advisors today announced that The Kerrigan Auto Retail Index was up 11.66% in November, significantly outperforming the broader S&P 500 Index by 240.9%. The firm attributed the rise in its index to the election of Donald Trump to the presidency.
Read More →The estimated average transaction price for light vehicles in November was $34,948, a 1.7% increase from a year ago, according to Kelley Blue Book. An analyst with the firm attributed the increase to a shift in consumer preference from cars to more expensive trucks and SUVs.
Read More →Under the agreement, Autologic Diagnostics will have direct access to Volvo diagnostic data and technical information, enabling the provision of a comprehensive repair and maintenance on 2000 to current-year models through Autologic’s cloud-based diagnostic solution.
Read More →In an amicus brief sent Tuesday, a group of 21 current and former members of Congress argued that the federal appeals court's October ruling that the CFPB's structure violates the federal Constitution has 'fundamentally altered the [bureau].' They want all 17 of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia’s judges to rehear the case.
Read More →The two agencies announced before Thanksgiving that the dollar thresholds in the TILA’s Reg Z. and the CLA’s Reg. M for exempt consumer credit transaction will remain at $54,600 for 2017.
Read More →Annualized net losses for prime auto loan ABS declined on a monthly basis in October, while subprime losses rose 32 basis points to 9.61%, according to the ratings agency. Subprime ANL, however, remain within levels recorded earlier this year.
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