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Trainingby StaffApril 26, 2017

KBB: April Sales Expected to Fall 3%

A ‘weaker-than-expected’ March and an abbreviated April prompts Kelley Blue Book to reduce its 2017 new-vehicle sales forecast. It calls for sales in the range of 16.8 million to 17.3 million units, which would represent the first down year for the industry since 2009.

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Dealer Opsby StaffApril 26, 2017

GWC Releases Fifth ‘Behind the Wheel’ Video

The two former Iraqi refugees who own and operate Garland, Texas-based Safeen Motors are featured in the latest entry in the award-winning series.

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Trainingby StaffApril 26, 2017

J.D. Power/LMC: Record Incentive Spending Keeps April Sales on Pace With a Year Ago

April retail sales are expected to reach 1.17 million thanks to record incentive spending. However, average days to turn continues to rise, with nearly 30% of vehicles sold so far in 2017 having sat on dealer lots more than 90 days.

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Dealer Opsby StaffApril 25, 2017

New Gas Tax Hike Not Enough to Fix California’s Crumbling Roads, Group Says

California roads are crumbling, and a nonprofit, nonpartisan think tank says in a newly published white paper that a recently passed transportation funding bill won’t raise enough funds to complete the backlog of needed repairs.

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Dealer Opsby StaffApril 25, 2017

New York AG Announces Settlement With 104 Dealers Over Recalls

An investigation by the state regulator found hundreds of vehicles were sold with serious safety recall issues, including unintended acceleration, airbag problems, vehicle fires, steering and break lost, among other issues.

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Trainingby StaffApril 25, 2017

NsightLive Taps Black Book for Online Trade Appraisals

NsightLive is a content engagement company that delivers leads to dealers through its Live content platform. With Black Book’s trade appraisal engine, the company now offers independent dealers an online trade appraisal tool.

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Dealer Opsby StaffApril 24, 2017

Kontos: Tale of Two Markets Resumes in March

While wholesale prices were below year-ago levels for cars, they were up for trucks. The revelation prompts KAR Auction Services' chief economist to revisit a study he began during the industry's first experience with $4 gas back in 2008, when the price gap between trucks and cars closed dramatically.

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Dealer Opsby StaffApril 24, 2017

‘Better Call Saul’ Actor Stars in New FRAM Campaign

Jonathan ‘Mike Ehrmantraut’ Banks of ‘Better Call Saul’ and ‘Breaking Bad’ fame stars as ‘Frampa’ in a new series of ads for FRAM oil filters.

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Digitalby StaffApril 24, 2017

TrueCar Set to Launch Trade Valuation Platform

Promising a ‘transparent and real-time’ tool, TrueCar Trade will launch as a six-month pilot program in partnership with R. Hollenshead Auto Sales and Galves Market Data.

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Dealer Opsby StaffApril 20, 2017

KAR to Acquire DRIVIN for $43M

KAR Auction Services will acquire the company that operates as DRIVN for $43 million. The company was founded in 2015 as CarCo Technologies by Groupon cofounders Brad Keywell and Eric Lefkofsky.

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