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Newsby StaffOctober 17, 2019

September Depreciation Report Shows 1% Overall Decline

Black Book reports used vehicle values fell by 1% in September, led by declines in the compact van and luxury car categories. Only one segment showed improvement.

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Newsby Tariq KamalOctober 16, 2019

Recall Sweep Targets AutoNation Dealerships

The U.S. PIRG Education Fund issued a damning report after finding one in every nine used vehicles for sale at 28 AutoNation-owned locations in 12 states is subject to an open recall.

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Newsby StaffOctober 11, 2019

Report: GPS Tracking Reduces Impound Costs

In the year since impound fees cost the used car industry $1.1 billion, new data released by Spireon shows maturing technology has made a positive impact.

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Newsby StaffOctober 8, 2019

Summer’s End Puts Retention Index on Downward Track

‘Market strength is waning’ for used vehicles after a strong summer, a trend that is likely to continue through the end of the year, according to the latest report from Black Book.

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Newsby StaffOctober 3, 2019

MAX Digital Powers DealerCenter Enhanced Market Pricing

DealerCenter has integrated with MAX Digital, adding access to market-based pricing and appraisal intelligence for DealerCenter DMS and mobile solution users.

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Newsby StaffSeptember 30, 2019

KAR Auction Services Is Now KAR Global

Executives said a wave of acquisitions and new offerings prompted the name change, saying dealers and other automotive industry users are increasingly demanding ‘global’ solutions.

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Newsby StaffSeptember 20, 2019

Report: Used-Vehicle Prices Up 2% From 2018

J.D. Power’s latest index finds average prices for used vehicles were up 2% year-over-year in August. Analysts say the segment will continue to drive profits for dealers for the foreseeable future.

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Newsby StaffSeptember 19, 2019

vAuto Joins Inventory, Recon Management With New Integration

An enhanced integration with iRecon will allow dealers using vAuto Provision to manage inventories and reconditioning at the same time, an ‘end-to-end’ process billed as the industry’s first.

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Newsby StaffSeptember 19, 2019

PAR Gets masterQueue Skip Tracing Platform

PAR North America announced an expansion of its partnership with masterQueue, adding the latter’s skip tracing technology in an effort to increase recovery rates.

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ArticlesSeptember 18, 2019

Data Can Help Dealers Sell More OE Parts

Once treated as classified information, factory parts data is now shared freely. Opportunistic franchised dealers are seizing the opportunity by selling unneeded inventory to independent repair shops.

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