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Industryby StaffJune 22, 2021

Average New-Vehicle Prices Rise More Than $2,000 from Last Year, Hitting All-Time Record High for May

The estimated average transaction price for a light vehicle in the United States was $41,263 in May 2021, according to the analysts at Kelley Blue Book.

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Industryby StaffJune 22, 2021

Help Wanted: U.S. Automobile Dealers Struggle to Hire Employees While Business Booms

A majority of dealership leaders – approximately 65% – report they plan to increase the total number of employees in the dealership this year.

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Industryby StaffJune 18, 2021

Consumers Shift Spending to Services

Retail sales dropped 1.3% in May, following a 0.9% gain in April, reported the U.S. Department of Commerce.

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F&Iby StaffJune 16, 2021

National Auto Care Selected by Kawasaki Motors Corp., U.S.A. as a New Provider for Preferred Protection Plus Programs

National Auto Care (NAC) and its line of powersports protection products, National Powersports Care, have been selected by Kawasaki Motors Corp., U.S.A. as the provider for their Preferred Protection Plus™ suite of products.

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F&Iby StaffJune 15, 2021

F&I Product Survey Shows How the Pandemic Has Altered the Way Dealers Offer F&I Options to Customers Today

Expanded F&I options online, increased used vehicle sales play a larger role in F&I transactions today.

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Salesby StaffJune 15, 2021

Black Book: Weekly Market Updates

The May Retention Index showed another increase and broke yet another record, reaching 159.6 points, a 7.1 point (or 4.7%) increase from April (152.4).

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Product & Technologyby StaffJune 10, 2021

RouteOne’s Digital Retail Services Now Include Customer Prequalification

Prequalification functionality provides dealers with visibility into a consumer’s credit worthiness and requires only the consumer’s name and address to request a credit score and credit report.

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Industryby StaffJune 10, 2021

Biden Administration Launches Task Force to Address Supply Chain Bottlenecks 

President Biden assigned the task force to develop responses for near-term supply challenges in key industries.

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Industryby StaffJune 9, 2021

Senate Passes Legislation to Boost Chip Production and Compete With China

The bill earmarks $52 billion to help domestic semiconductor manufacturers expand production.

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Trainingby StaffJune 9, 2021

EFG Companies Launches Flexible Training Subscription Service

Service is proven to boost dealer profit and performance.

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