While subprime lending is on the rise, loans are balanced by lower loan-to-value ratios SCHAUMBURG, Ill. — Experian Automotive today announced that loans to customers in the nonprime, subprime and deep-subprime risk tiers accounted for more th

SANTA MONICA, Calif. — Automaker incentives remained stable in August but the numbers this month don’t tell the full story, reports Edmunds.com, the premier resource for automotive information. According to Edmunds.com’s True Cost of Incent

A better sales and service experience at the local car dealer boosts the bottom line ST. LOUIS – It’s easy to understand why a satisfied customer is more likely to be a loyal customer, but a new Maritz Research study finds tangible proof that car

A second-generation auto dealer, Paul Walser, 57, and his brother Andrew, 44, operate Walser Automotive Group, a 12-franchise enterprise servicing communities in and around Minneapolis and St. Paul, MN. Like many second-generation dealers, whatever t

Ideal Nissan is the Overall Winner of the Spring 2012 Digital Dealer Website Excellence Awards – scoring higher than nearly 3,000 other dealerships and dealership groups nationwide. Co-sponsored by Dealer Communications and Dataium, LLC, the Digita

As consumer shopping habits change, so too must a dealer’s marketing best practices. The value of traditional mass marketing platforms like TV, print and radio, continue to weaken when compared to targeted and digital mediums like targeted direct e

CarFinance.com survey finds consumers apprehensive about new car price negotiations and low interest rates; offers car buying and auto finance tips to simplify process IRVINE, Calif. — In part two of a recent survey from CarFinance.com, a webs

Public Companies’ U.S. Acquisitions Drop 55 Percent SAN FRANCISCO — The Presidio Group LLC, through its subsidiary Presidio Merchant Partners LLC, today released its Automotive Retail M&A Market Report for the first half of 2012. Some hig

Jumpstart Automotive Group Reveals Top Contender with Online Shoppers   San Francisco, CA – Nissan is battling for the best-selling midsize sedan spot this year – a move the automaker’s CEO Carlos Ghosn touted at the New York Auto