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Don't Be A Yutz*, Go Dealer Direct And Eliminate 3rd Party Lead Gen Tout-Fees

Don't Be A Yutz*, Go Dealer Direct And Eliminate 3rd Party Lead Gen Tout-Fees

Although using a third-party lead-gen service like Consumer Reports, TruCar, Edmunds, KBB, Auto-by-Tel, Cars.com, AutoTrader, Edmunds and all of the others is easy, don't for a second believe that they are really free... ... Continue reading

Good Sam Launches "How Much Is This RV Worth?" Valulator

Good Sam Launches "How Much Is This RV Worth?" Valulator

LINCOLNSHIRE, Ill.--Good Sam, America’s Largest RV Community, RV Consumer Advocacy Program and RV Park Network, today announced the Good Sam Confidence Program powered by the Good Sam RV Valuator™. This program provides a near real-time fair market value of RVs to assist prospective and current RV owners in getting ... Continue reading

Easily Add Accessories To Your New Car; CarNow and Insignia Group Innovate Automotive Online Sales

Easily Add Accessories To Your New Car; CarNow and Insignia Group Innovate Automotive Online Sales

ROCK HILL, S.C., Sept. 7, 2022; Insignia Group today announced a new partnership with CarNow that will revolutionize how dealerships sell vehicles online. ... Continue reading

Hot Topics of 8/29/2022 - 9/2/2022 From CAR(la) - Carla Bailo President and CEO Center for Automotive Research

Hot Topics of 8/29/2022 - 9/2/2022 From CAR(la) - Carla Bailo President and CEO Center for Automotive Research

More in the EV space was significant news out of California with the ban of gasoline-powered vehicles by 2035. ... Continue reading

PURECARS ACQUIRES DIGITAL ASSET MANAGEMENT PLATFORM AUTOSIGMA

PURECARS ACQUIRES DIGITAL ASSET MANAGEMENT PLATFORM AUTOSIGMA

Addition of digital asset management to PureCars' platform enhances capability and efficiency in deploying offers and creative, across a wide range of advertising channels. ATLANTA, Aug. ... Continue reading

Chevrolet and Ford Full Size Pick-Ups Most Stolen Vehicles For Second Year in a Row

Chevrolet and Ford Full Size Pick-Ups Most Stolen Vehicles For Second Year in a Row

According to NICB report, U.S. Full Size Pick-Ups Accounted for 14% of Vehicles Reported Stolen in 2021 DES PLAINES, Ill., July 19, 2022 — For the second year in a row, Chevrolet and Ford full size pick-ups took the top two spots in the National Insurance Crime Bureau’s (NICB) annual Hot Wheels vehicle theft report ... Continue reading

Local Car Dealer Goes Cox AI/Digital To Compete With "Big Boys"

Local Car Dealer Goes Cox AI/Digital To Compete With "Big Boys"

D-Patrick Is now offering customers an opportunity to buy a vehicle completely online from a locally owned, fourth-generation family dealership. D-Patrick offers a dedicated staff for online deliveries as soon as the next day to ensure buyers are properly acquainted with their vehicle purchase. ... Continue reading

FTC Proposes Rule to Ban Junk Fees, Bait-and-Switch Tactics Plaguing Car Buyers

FTC Proposes Rule to Ban Junk Fees, Bait-and-Switch Tactics Plaguing Car Buyers

The Federal Trade Commission has proposed a rule to ban junk fees and bait-and-switch advertising tactics that can plague consumers throughout the car-buying experience. As auto prices surge, the Commission is seeking to eliminate the tricks and traps that make it hard or impossible to comparison shop or leave consumer ... Continue reading

Nutson's Weekly Auto News Wrap-up June 12-18, 2022

Nutson's Weekly Auto News Wrap-up June 12-18, 2022

Below are the past week's important, relevant, semi-secret, or snappy automotive news, opinions and insider back stories presented as expertly crafted easy-to-understand automotive universe news nuggets. ... Continue reading

Mid-Week Auto News Update - Prices, Sales, Auctions

Mid-Week Auto News Update - Prices, Sales, Auctions

Welcome to From the Newsroom, a roundup of news from Cox Automotive and perspectives from its analysts and experts on topics dominating the automotive industry. Wholesale used-vehicle pricing increased month over month in May, according to the Manheim Used Vehicle Value Index (MUVVI) reported this morning, and remains ... Continue reading

Nutson's Weekly Auto News Wrap-up May 29-June 5, 2022

Nutson's Weekly Auto News Wrap-up May 29-June 5, 2022

Below are the past week's important, relevant, semi-secret, or snappy automotive news, opinions and insider back stories presented as expertly crafted easy-to-understand automotive universe news nuggets. ... Continue reading

duPont REGISTRY Adds Luxury Car Veteran as General Manager and Newest Strategic Investor

duPont REGISTRY Adds Luxury Car Veteran as General Manager and Newest Strategic Investor

MIAMI--duPont REGISTRY, a Motorsport Network company, announced today the addition of Ken Harte as its General Manager and its newest strategic investor. duPont REGISTRY, the most trusted source for exotic, classic and luxury cars, tapped the 30-year automotive veteran to oversee its sales team and inventory management ... Continue reading

Cox Automotive Update: Values, Affordability and Inventory

Cox Automotive Update: Values, Affordability and Inventory

In Southeast Michigan, where this note was drafted this morning, the signs of summer have returned: Trees are all but fully bloomed and the gardens are tall and green again. The annual cycle continues, so much looks the same. ... Continue reading

April 2022 Sales Results and Other Cox Automotive Facts and Opinions

April 2022 Sales Results and Other Cox Automotive Facts and Opinions

Our team is finalizing its April new-vehicle sales estimates, but every indication so far is that the numbers will land very close to our April 2022 forecast posted last week. With a nod to today's date and the excellent work from our Senior Economist Charlie Chesbrough, “The force is strong with this one.” We expe ... Continue reading

Cox Automotive Industry Report - April 29, 2022

Cox Automotive Industry Report - April 29, 2022

Welcome to From the Newsroom, a roundup of news from Cox Automotive and perspectives from its analysts and experts on topics dominating the automotive industry. Cox Automotive has been researching the car-buying process for 12 years and, with today’s launch of the Car Buyer Financing Journey Study, is diving into the ... Continue reading

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