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Dealer Opsby Tariq KamalDecember 4, 2019

November Sales Report Pushes 2019 Total Closer to 17M

All but a few Asian and highline factories reported double-digit gains in U.S. sales last month, priming the industry for a big December and a fifth straight 17 million-unit year.

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Dealer Opsby StaffDecember 3, 2019

Understory Launches Sensor-Based Dealer Hail Insurance

Understory has released Auto – Hail Safe, a new hail insurance product designed to combine ground-truth weather detection with new coverage and claims technology.

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Dealer Opsby StaffDecember 3, 2019

Discounts, Incentives Stabilize New Vehicle Prices in November

Kelley Blue Book reports the average cost to buy a new vehicle was $38,393 last month, a 1% year-over-year increase restrained by frantic efforts to move 2019-MY inventory.

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Fixed Opsby StaffDecember 3, 2019

Study: Failure to Capture Off Make Buyers Costs Auto Groups Service Revenue

A new study commissioned by Affinitiv finds U.S. auto groups lose up to $230,000 in per-store service revenue by failing to cross-market off make used car buyers.

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Complianceby StaffDecember 2, 2019

Lawsuit Claims Chicago Dealer Polluted River

Perillo Motor Cars and its owner, Joe Perillo, stand accused of polluting the Chicago River in violation of the federal Clean Water Act and Rivers and Harbors Appropriation Act.

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Fixed Opsby StaffDecember 2, 2019

myKaarma, Uber for Business Launch Dealer Shuttle Solution

myKaarma has partnered with Uber for Business to offer auto dealers a new way to pick up and drop off service customers.

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Digitalby StaffDecember 2, 2019

Flick Fusion Adds Incentive-Focused Dealer Marketing Videos

Flick Fusion has launched Dynamic Marketing Videos, a new platform billed as a time- and cost-saver for auto dealers who create videos based on monthly manufacturer incentives.

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Awardsby StaffDecember 2, 2019

DealerPolicy Wins Agent for the Future Award

Liberty Mutual and Safeco Insurance have named DealerPolicy to its list of 2019 Agent for the Future winners, a program designed to recognize innovation and advancement.

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Dealer Opsby StaffDecember 2, 2019

Pre-Owned Values Down 1.4% in November

Black Book reports retained values for used vehicles decreased sharply last month. If the index holds through December, it will end 2019 on a year-over-year decline of nearly 2%.

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Fixed Opsby StaffDecember 2, 2019

Auto/Mate DMS Adds Storm Service Kiosks

Auto/Mate Dealership Systems has integrated its dealership management system with Storm Kiosks’ customer-facing Express Service kiosks.

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