Asbury increased its F&I per-copy average 3% to $1,436 in the second quarter. But total F&I gross profit fell due to a 'Choppy' retail environment, officials said.
Read More →Wholesale prices for vehicles up to eight years in age fell 2.3% in July, tying June for the biggest drop recorded so far this year, according to the NADA Used Car guide. As a result, the firm lowered its seasonally adjusted used vehicle price index 1.1% to 118.9 .
Read More →The average wholesale used price in July was $10,362, a 2% decline from June but a a 4.9% increase from a year ago, according to ADESA Analytical Services. The strength of truck prices carried the year-over-year gains.
Read More →Carfax Snapshot is designed to help consumers shopping on third-party websites make faster buying decisions by putting key vehicle history details — including reported accidents, number of owners, service records, and open recalls — on the search results and vehicle details pages.
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A South Carolina dealer learned the hard way that concealing damage to a used vehicle can result in costs that far outweigh its value.
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Dealers are using time-to-market to improve reconditioning processes, reduce costs, and maximize profits on used-vehicle sales.
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 →June wholesale used-vehicle prices reached their highest level in four years, rising for the third consecutive month, according to Manheim.
Read More →Shoppers age 18 to 24, or Generation Z, buy 6.5 times more used cars than new cars, according to an analysis of Polk vehicle registration data analyzed by Edmunds.com. While it’s not surprising that college-aged consumers are buying used cars, what they’re buying is.
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The business unit of KAR Auction Services has promoted C.J. Lopez to director of major dealer accounts, and Kjersta Loyd to regional dealer sales manager for the Mideast and Midwest regions.
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