This past weekend, Dealertrack showcased two mobile tools at the National Automobile Dealers Association 2013 Convention and Expo in Orlando, Fla. One of them is called eMenu, a new mobile iPad menu designed to mobilize the F&I office, which will …
Canadian auto dealer columnist Chuck Seguin offers his insights into the newly-released report on factory image programs and their impact on dealer profitability.
At the National Automobile Dealers Association Convention in Orlando, Fla. on Saturday, Manheim Auctions launched several new innovations. Leading the array of new products is Simulcast on Mobile, which enables customers to bid and buy from anywhere – their lot, …
During the J.D. Power and Associates’ International Automotive Roundtable, held just prior to this year’s National Automobile Dealers Association Convention and Expo in Orlando, Fla., on Friday, John Humphrey, senior vice president of J.D. Power’s global automotive operations, said he …
In perhaps a move to understand “what a car should be” for the next generation, as well as create inspiration for the future movers and shakers of the auto industry, Toyota has invited Canadians to participate in the Toyota Dream …
Based on the Seasonally Adjusted Annual Rate (SAAR), it appears that auto and light truck sales in Canada are off to a decent start for 2013. According to DesRosiers Automotive Consultants, actual sales were down by 2.2 per cent for …
Not one to shy away from controversy, Consumer Reports has said that small displacement turbo engines don’t deliver the fuel economy their manufacturers claim. In a press release yesterday, the magazine said that while the idea of a downsized, turbocharged …
CAR-Research XRM, provider of a single-source CRM solution called “XRM, Extreme CRM,” said it had identified the top reasons car buyers leave a dealership without buying a vehicle, as a result of a study it conducted from January to December …
Yesterday, the Associated Press revealed that Toyota Motor Co. had revised its fiscal-year profit forecast for 2013, based on continued sales growth, particularly in the U.S. Toyota said that its October-December profit had increased by 23 per cent to 99.91 …
Original Equipment auto parts e-commerce technology provider OEConnection, has introduced ConsumerLink, a new parts e-commerce solution for dealerships, designed to help them unlock new revenue streams by reaching Do-It-Yourself (DIY) and other online, direct-buying consumers. DIY and direct-buying is an …
Recently, the National Automobile Dealers Association and the Environmental Protection Agency announced that they have partnered to help new car dealers reduce their energy consumption through the Energy Star program. As part of this effort, both NADA and the EPA …
Last week, Automotive News reported that General Motors is suing one of its dealers in the U.S. over allegations of “faked” vehicle sales. Lujack Chevrolet, in Davenport, Iowa, which is owned by Gurley Leep Automotive, is being accused of claiming …
