Articles for Miscellaneous
Monday, March 21, 2011
Dealers partner with a host of product and service providers to effectively run their dealerships. As the past year came to a close, the staff of Auto Dealer Monthly took a look at products and services that positively impacted dealerships in 2010.
Wednesday, September 15, 2010
Jennifer Murphy - The economy has forced many consumers to forego the purchase of a new vehicle due to their own budgetary concerns or due to the lack of available financing. These customers are now considering certified pre-owned (CPO) vehicles as a viable alternative to new.
Monday, August 09, 2010
Kimberly Long - Leasing is coming back in a big way. Just ask Ernie Boch, president of Boch Automotive, which has dealerships in Norwood and North Attleboro, Mass., covering Toyota, Scion, Honda, Ferrari and Maserati. “Leasing is really, really getting hot right now,” he declared.
Friday, June 04, 2010
RoadLoans is a combination of a lead program and a finance program. Dealers belonging to the program’s Preferred Dealer Network pay a subscription rate for a group of leads (no per-lead fees) to receive exclusive leads on near-prime and non-prime customers, and each lead comes with a built-in offer of financing from RoadLoans, a division of Santander Consumer USA.
Friday, April 02, 2010
Bill Leslie - That was an odd comment, so I asked him what he meant. "They don't like their customers, and they don't like their own business. They are rude, and expensive, and when you are done working with them, you'll feel pretty bad about having given them your money."
Wednesday, March 03, 2010
Zoombak®, a leading provider of GPS tracking devices, recently announced the launch of Locate Assist™, a new feature for the company’s buy here pay here product, Zoombak GPS Recovery™ Finance Track. This new feature will give buy here pay here dealers an advantage they didn’t have before in tracking their vehicles.
Wednesday, January 13, 2010
Your site is not only competing with others in your market, but every other site the visitor has seen and will see in the future. Does your home page match up to that competition?
Wednesday, January 06, 2010
What makes Trigger Complete(SM) leads different from other trigger leads, Parker said, is the additional steps DealerLink has taken to remove the burden of compliance from dealers’ shoulders and make the entire process more worry-free.
Friday, January 01, 2010
Since 2001 @utoRevenue has made its mark as the pioneer in permission-based e-mail marketing. @utoRevenue product offerings have grown as the market has demanded one partner to handle every communication channel.
Friday, January 01, 2010
Jennifer Rincon - Many dealers are under the impression that they will lose money with rentals. So, they turn to other rental companies, which pay about $1,500 per month to the dealer, and then slam them with inflated rental bills.
Friday, January 01, 2010
2008 SFC
Friday, January 01, 2010
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Monday, November 30, 2009
Getting deals financed over the past 18 months has been tougher than ever due to much tighter lending restrictions of finance companies across the country.
Thursday, October 08, 2009
The retail auto industry has been more than a little challenging in recent times, but special finance is an area that has proved particularly problematic.
Wednesday, September 09, 2009
When it was launched in 2000, SmartAuction was intended to serve as a means of remarketing off-lease vehicles for GMAC to GM dealers. As it exists today, SmartAuction has grown well beyond its original concept and shows no signs of slowing down.
Tuesday, July 14, 2009
Not so long ago, a BHPH dealer always had to sweat a little when watching his collateral go over the curb in the hands of a high-risk customer. If the customer defaults, how much time and effort will go into locating and repossessing the vehicle?
Thursday, April 23, 2009
Greg Goebel - Last year at this time I was preparing to run my first marathon. It was a goal I set for myself a decade ago, but had never come close to accomplishing. This time was different however, as I had armed myself with a proven training plan. By executing it, I was able to cross one more thing off my “Bucket List.” ...
Thursday, April 16, 2009
Greg Goebel - Rick has added you as a friend on Facebook. We need to confirm that you know Rick in order for you to be friends on Facebook,” read the e-mail in my inbox. That is how it all started in mid-December while I was recovering from surgery. My thought was, what the heck is Rick doing? We are already friends. I have all his phone numbers and his ...
Tuesday, April 14, 2009
Harlene Doane - A penny by itself just isn’t worth much any more. In some European countries they don’t even accept one-cent coins, instead opting to round everything to the nearest five-cent piece. However, pennies still add up to dollars and several dollars can change your bottom line.
Lately, in an effort to change the bottom line, many dealers have taken the ...
Monday, March 30, 2009
Tom Herald - Let’s hope and pray that 2009 is better to car dealers than the last two years have been, but instead of just hoping and praying that business will turn around this year, take matters into your own hands and aggressively storm the market with a positive mental attitude, focused actions and ...