A Missouri dealer has agreed to pay $38,067 in restitution to 23 former customers to settle the state attorney general's charges that he and his dealership did not provide vehicle titles and did not honor repair agreements. The dealer is also prohibited from operating a dealership for five years.
Read More →Loan terms continue to stretch thanks to high vehicle prices, with terms in the 73- to 84-month band more than doubling between 2010 and 2015. But finance sources, according to a new study from TransUnion, aren’t capturing the benefits of more payments and greater interest income.
Read More →While unfortunate, employee crimes against dealers do happen. This week, Automotive Compliance Consultants released a list of tactics dealers can employ to prevent employee theft at their store.
Read More →LMC Automotive has revised its forecast for U.S. auto sales for the 2016-2023 periods. The company expects nearly 250,000 fewer units will be sold each year during that timeframe, with a larger reduction occurring between 2016 and 2017.
Read More →Black Book has signed another distribution agreement with a marketing agency. This time, the vehicle valuation firm has teamed with Outkazt Media, which will leverage Black Book’s Bullseye Prospecting solution in dealer marketing campaigns.
Read More →The average price of a used vehicle for model years 2011-2015 depreciated 1.7% in June, according to Black Book. On a year-over-year basis, these vehicles fell 15.4% in value.
Read More →Automotive Finance Corporation (AFC) has named Tiff Arcella as its new vice president of sales and Devra Callaghan as its new vice president of marketing and business development, according to a company announcement.
Read More →Leading attorney and compliance expert James S. Ganther has agreed to speak at the upcoming Compliance Summit Las Vegas, organizers announced Tuesday. The event is scheduled for Aug. 29–30, 2016, at Paris Las Vegas, as part of Industry Summit.
Read More →Average wholesale values fell again on a month-over-month basis in June, but they remain up on a year-over-year basis thanks to the continued price strength of trucks, according to ADESA Analytical Services.
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Infiniti dealerships treat its customers best, at least according to the newly released 2016 Pied Piper Prospect Satisfaction Index (PSI) U.S. Auto Industry Benchmarking study. Now in its 10th year, the study measures how car shoppers are treated at the dealership.
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