
SouthWest Dealer Services' acquisition of Chicago-based United Insurance Group and Seattle-based Olympic Dealer Marketing will expand its national reach, increase its employee count to 360, and raise its active dealer customer base to 650 across 16 states.
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A survey that targeted both consumers and car dealers found that the majority of consumer respondents favored dealerships that adhere to federal regulations. However, survey results also reveal that the majority of dealerships polled did not offer their employees comprehensive compliance training.
Read More →Organizers of Compliance Summit, a series of regional events dedicated to front-end compliance for dealers and dealership management, announced that events will be held in Tampa and Las Vegas this year following stops in Chicago and Austin, Texas, in 2015.
Read More →A family-owned dealer group has filed a class action lawsuit against Volkswagen for intentionally defrauding dealers by installing defeat devices in its diesel cars. The dealer group is also claiming that Volkswagen separately carried out an illegal pricing and allocation scheme that favored some dealers over others.
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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.
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Principle Auto’s Mark Smith found success after abandoning some of his group’s tried-and-true sales strategies. Now he’s looking to take that change even further.
Read More →The NADA announced its involvement in a campaign designed to promote safer driving experiences. The program educates consumers about how to best interact with safety features.
Read More →Protective Asset Protection’s Rich Moore will present a session dedicated to hiring and training Millennial workers at the upcoming Dealer Summit, organizers announced Monday.
Read More →With the new connection, users of the Advent Dealer Management System will have a full complement of data interfaces that allow for bidirectional communication with Hyundai USA.
Read More →On Easter Sunday, TrueCar announced plans to alter its business model in an attempt to win back dealers after a tumultuous 2015. Company CEO Chip Perry reassured dealers in a video posted on the company’s site that things will be different this time around.
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