Confident Financial Solution's auto repair financing program has experience strong growth this year, the company reported this week. It now has 1,000 retailers offering its product, including 410 franchised new-car dealers.
According to the latest NIADA Business Confidence survey, dealer outlook for Q3 retail sales growth was less optimistic than growth expectations for the second quarter, although there was an uptick in the number of respondents who thought sales would remain the same.
The federal agency said Sands Chevrolet violated the Safety Act for selling and delivering new vehicles without fixing safety-related defects. Along with the fine, the dealership was ordered to show that it has taken, or will take, steps to ensure it does not violate the Safety Act again, the settlement agreement states.
Conducted by The Associated Press-NORC Center of Public Affairs, the poll found that 75% of households making less than $50,000 a year would have difficulty coming up with $1,000 to cover an unexpected bill.
The publishers of Auto Dealer Today announced the winners of the 12th annual Dealers’ Choice Awards. The awards are based on a comprehensive survey that allowed dealers and dealership personnel to recognize their favorite vendors, suppliers and finance companies in 34 categories.
The hard plastic, dry-erase tags give dealers the ability to reuse them instead of throwing them away, as is the case with traditional paper tags. These tags also eliminate the possibility of misprints due to their dry-erase nature.
Recall Masters’ news, data, training and communication will now be integrated into AutoLoop’s Fixed Ops Suite to provide real-time recall lookup of vehicles during service appointment scheduling, as well as during the vehicle check-in and inspection process.
With rock-solid processes and measurable goals, prepaid maintenance programs can help dealers keep more car buyers coming back and create limitless service and sales opportunities.
Through its 1,000 U.S. dealerships offering the Mopar Express Lane service, Fiat Chrysler Automobiles is rolling out the Mopar fleet parts and service program — a one-stop maintenance solution designed to assist fleets with uptime, driver safety, and competitive pricing,
Results from a KBB.com survey show that 61% of drivers continue to multitask behind the wheel, with nearly half of respondents still using their mobile phones while driving.
Spurred by a nearly 25% drop in fuel price, the annual cost to own and operate a vehicle in the United States has fallen to a six-year low of $8,558, according to AAA’s 2016 Your Driving Costs study. The drop more than offset the increase in every other cost associated with vehicle ownership.
Vaden Automotive Group's Jane Vaden Thacher will be at next month's F&I Think Tank in Tampa, Fla., to explain how the group's sales and F&I process makes $1,400 per copy a reasonable expectation for F&I producers.
Dealers and dealership personnel are encouraged to vote for their favorite vendors, suppliers, banks and finance companies in 34 categories covering new- and used-car leads, training, marketing, F&I products and more. Voting for the 12th annual Dealers’ Choice Awards is now open and will remain so until midnight on April 15.
At last week's National Automobile Dealers Association Convention, Xtime unveiled a cloud-based system designed to drive owner loyalty through one service experience platform.
Jim Ziegler is headed to Tampa, Fla., to deliver his Profit Masters seminar at Dealer Summit, which is scheduled for May 3-5 at the Sheraton Tampa Riverwalk Hotel. Register by April 1 to save $100 off a full conference pass.
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