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Auto Financeby StaffFebruary 1, 2017

Lease Volume Reaches Record High in 2016, Edmunds Reports

Leasing accounted for 31% of new-vehicle sales in 2016, up from 29% in 2015. And according to the vehicle information, nearly one-third of all millennials turned to leasing to secure a new vehicle.

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Showroomby StaffJanuary 31, 2017

ChannelNet Adds Three to Leadership Team

The digital marketing solutions provider named Chris Sims CTO, Joe Karle vice president of account management for the Midwest United States and Canada, and K.C. Loughlin vice president of dealer sales and service for the United States and Canada.

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F&Iby StaffJanuary 31, 2017

Two ProMax Execs Become Owners

ProMax Unlimited CTO Darian Miller and COO Shane Born acquired minority ownership stakes in the software company.

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F&Iby StaffJanuary 31, 2017

EFG Companies: F&I Industry Faces Murky 2017

The expected regulatory rollback, plateauing sales, rising interest rates, and the push to change the in-dealership experience clouds the F&I industry’s future, EFG Companies said today. Four of the firm's executives offered their predictions for 2017.

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F&Iby StaffJanuary 31, 2017

Black Book: The Analytics Age Is Upon Us

Black Book has released a new white paper about the different types of data analytics and how automotive industry professionals are using them.

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Showroomby StaffJanuary 30, 2017

Outsell Forms Customer Advisory Board, Demos New Tools at NADA

Outsell formed and convenved its first customer advisory board at the National Automobile Dealers Association (NADA) Convention and Expo. The technology firm also announced the launch of several new digital marketing tools.

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F&Iby StaffJanuary 30, 2017

FCA Adding Up to 400 New Dealerships

Fiat Chrysler has begun a major expansion of its dealerships, and may add as many as 400 new stores in the U.S., dealers familiar with the plan told Automotive News.

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F&Iby StaffJanuary 30, 2017

eLEND Study: Mobile Technology Adoption Hampered by Resistance to Change

Sixty percent of respondents to the technology provider’s dealer survey indicated that they are not considering using tablets in either their sales or F&I departments. Aside from resistance to change, respondents cited cost and an undefined ROI as reasons for not using mobile tablets.

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F&Iby StaffJanuary 30, 2017

Advent DMS Adds myCarfax Tools

Dealers now have access to myCarfax Service Shop tools through Advent Resources' DMS. The collaboration was designed to make resources such as Carfax Service History Check and Carfax QuickVIN available to Advent dealers immediately.

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Auto Financeby StaffJanuary 30, 2017

NADA Chairman: Hope for the Best, Prepare for the Worst

Jeff Carson likened his year as chairman of the NADA to piloting a plane during a ‘catastrophic electrical failure,” noting that he experienced situations where he started out on what seemed a routine path only to have outside events toss his flight plan out the window.

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