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Back-outs are part of the dealership life. What’s your policy?
Back-outs are part of the dealership life. What’s your policy?
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In preparation of the influx of off-lease vehicles returning to the market, BMW Financial Services has made its BMWGroupDirect.com service accessible to independent and non-BMW franchise dealers, according to the company.
A study conducted by Oracle Data Cloud has found that DealerRater is often the last website a consumer visits before securing a vehicle. Of the visitors who make a purchase, more than half complete the deal within four weeks of visiting the website, according to DealerRater.
Marketing firm DealerSuccess launched a website conversion tool called ConversionBlaster. It's a plugin for dealer websites designed to target people for specific campaigns based on their geographical location and their proximity to predetermined geofences.
Wholesale used-vehicle prices increased again in May, suggesting dealers have continued to achieve efficiency gains that allow them to bid-up auction prices even as gross margins narrow, according to Manheim’s Used Vehicle Value Index.
ADESA announced today the formation of a new national accounts team for its AutoVIN subsidiary. Leading the team will be Amy Weisenburger.
Peter L. Fong has joined the National Automobile Dealers Association as senior vice president of dealership operations. One of his key areas of interest will be to accelerate the process of moving dealerships toward the ‘online to in-store’ car-buying experience for consumers.
May brought with it two fewer selling days and year-over-year sales declines for most manufacturers. Only four manufacturers — FCA, Hyundai, Kia and Volvo — performed better last month than the same period last year.
Based on its May sales totals, the American International Automobile Dealers Association (AIADA) reported that a larger percentage of new vehicles sold during the month came from international brands.
The analysis, which looked at more than 1.9 million return-to-market events during the first quarter, found that 63% of SUV/CUV owners who returned to market for a new vehicle during the first quarter purchased another SUV or CUV.
Black Book's distribution agreement with Gauss Digital Marketing will help expand the footprint of its new Bullseye Prospecting solution, a turnkey platform for dealer marketing campaigns.
Hearst Autos has named Ryan Mannion as its chief technology officer. Hearst Magazine announced the formation of Hearst Autos, a collection of its B2B and B2C publications, earlier this month.
Nicole Archer has been named vice president of Autoniq, a real-time information provider for dealers, according to the company.
