Facebook is building a search engine, while Google continues to pursue its social media push. Both are competing in the dealer space, but not everyone is convinced the two tech giants are really going after each other’s business.

A dealership’s financial statement can reveal exactly how it’s perceived in the community. The magazine’s accounting expert identifies the metrics that tell all.

The magazine’s digital marketing expert provides a nice primer for getting your digital ad strategy dialed in.

The magazine’s legal expert weighs in on a court case involving a consumer’s use of the RICO Act to sue a dealer.

Ali Amerrizvani offers three critical items a dealer must get right in 2013 to succeed online.

Jim Radogna offers 10 insights that will help you navigate the sometimes messy business of advertising.

In the first quarter of 2013, 30-day auto loan delinquencies rose 1.3 percent, 60-day delinquencies increased 12.4 percent and repossessions rose 16.9 percent when compared with the previous year.

Marquet International released its annual white collar fraud and embezzlement report today. The report reveals that more automotive employees are embezzling than in previous years.

DealerSocket is ready to release its RevenueRadar, an advanced database-mining tool that integrates with DealerSocket CRM and every major DMS.

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is reportedly looking into the sale of F&I add-ons, a move that comes less than two months after the bureau said it would hold indirect auto lenders responsible for lending practices it considers discriminatory.

Dealertrack Technologies elected Joe Payne to its board of directors. Payne is the former chairman and CEO of Eloqua, a provider of cloud-based marketing applications.

CU Direct Corporation partners with Canada’s largest credit union to develop eSpaceAuto.com, which will connect its members to 2,200 auto dealer and merchant partners throughout Quebec.