All Blog Posts Tagged 'cars' (455)

Privacy & Data in the Age of the Connected Car

In recent articles by both CNET & Automotive News, it’s reported that U.S. regulators are looking to institute…

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Added by Richard Holland on February 13, 2014 at 9:51am — No Comments

Car Lease Credit Approvals Show Patterns Similiar to Consumer Credit Trends



Swapalease.com, the nation’s largest car lease marketplace, reports lease credit approvals during the month of January were at 70.5%, down from the 73.3% level in December of 2013. The credit approval levels have witnessed some recent turbulence, going as high as 73.3% and dropping as low as 62.9% in…

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Added by John Sternal on February 11, 2014 at 1:14pm — No Comments

Cars Maintain Value Better Than Trucks for the First Time in Seven Weeks

Hello and welcome to this week’s edition of Beggs on the Used Car Market, the very latest used car market data provided by Black Book and Ricky Beggs. Well, at least in the southeastern United…

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Added by John Sternal on February 10, 2014 at 3:16pm — No Comments

Check out " Take the Guesswork out of selling to Women: Get this Report! " on dealerElite

Last year, women purchased an estimated 27.5 million (1) vehicles – an impressive 75,000 units a day. Women-Drivers.com, the premier car dealer review site focusing on women consumers, has released a comprehensive 2014 US Women’s Car Buying and Dealership Report detailing the experiences women have shopping, buying, leasing and servicing their vehicles at car…

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Added by Anne Fleming on February 5, 2014 at 3:00pm — 12 Comments

Monthly Payments Continue To Drop For Car Leases On The Road Today

Swapalease.com, the nation’s largest car lease marketplace, reports that the average monthly payment for a car lease on the road today is $572.42, down from an average of $590.38 back in August. Monthly payments on leases have continued to decline stemming from aggressive lease deals and increased incentives offered on leases since 2012.



Compared with year-ago payments, the Chevrolet Cruze has declined the most among the most popular lease vehicles. The average monthly payment for…

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Added by John Sternal on February 5, 2014 at 1:25pm — No Comments

Your Vehicle Descriptions Could Be The Key To Selling More Cars

Vehicle Listing Ad Copy I buy most of the stuff I wear from a Canadian clothier called Frank and Oak, a company that lets me choose three new items each month and send back the ones I don’t need, free of shipping costs. It is subscription fashion, offering style for the lazy. The clothes are inexpensive but well-made, and usually the hard part is picking only…

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Added by Stephen Jackson on February 5, 2014 at 12:59pm — No Comments

NADA Thoughts From The Big Easy

Here is this week's Used Car Market Report from Black Book and Ricky Beggs. Black Book was able to spend some time last week in New Orleans as part of the AFSA Conference as well as the National Automobile Dealers Association Convention and Exposition. The financial market continues to grow while serving the needs of the auto industry with…

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Added by John Sternal on February 4, 2014 at 2:42pm — No Comments

CAR LEASE DRIVERS LOOK TO PART WAYS WITH THEIR LEASE IN RECORD TIME

Swapalease.com, the nation’s largest car lease marketplace, says its customers are escaping their car leases at a new record pace. According to data from December 2013 listings, the average months remaining on cars listed during the month was 22.1, a new record for the 14-year-old marketplace. The previous record was 21.8 months remaining, set back in August 2006 and prior to the recession.



With average lease terms still set at 36 months,…

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Added by John Sternal on January 30, 2014 at 2:16pm — No Comments

From Finance To Dealer Insight To Auction Results

Here is the latest Used Car Market Report from Ricky Beggs and Black Book. I knew it was going to be a great week when a couple of dealers from Ohio, that were on the same flight and whom I did not know, but who watch this video market blog every week, had one of the flight attendants come to my seat and start asking questions about Black Book. I thought this a little strange but like I tell…

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Added by John Sternal on January 29, 2014 at 9:01am — No Comments

As I predicted "Google Cars Is Dead" Was I the only Black Sheep to predict this wasn't going to work?

TTAC has learned that Google is shutting down its car shopping service, which existed only in beta form for San Francisco Bay Area shoppers. Visitors to the site have received a message stating

“The Google San Francisco…

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Added by MANNY LUNA on January 29, 2014 at 12:00am — No Comments

Lease Pull Ahead Program in 2014

2013 was dubbed the "Year Of The Lease", which means 2014 might be known for the "Year Of The Lease Pull Ahead". What is a lease pull ahead program and how might it impact the automotive industry?

Scot Hall, Executive Vice President of Swapalease.com, offers the following insight.



Lease pull ahead programs are used by manufacturers and dealers to entice lease drivers into turning in their leases early in order to “re-lease” another vehicle. It’s a forgiveness opportunity on…

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Added by John Sternal on January 22, 2014 at 8:50am — No Comments

Price Of Used Vehicles Entering Tax Buying Season

Here is the latest used car market valuation report from Ricky Beggs and Black Book. The New Year is now in full swing. A non-SEC team has finally been named college football’s national champion. Now we are just a couple of…

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Added by John Sternal on January 20, 2014 at 3:47pm — No Comments

2013 Ends With Stronger Vehicle Retention

According to Black Book data, used vehicles model years 2008-2012 overall depreciated -1.4% in December, slightly better retention compared to the -1.7% rate in November. Domestic cars depreciated -1.6%; import cars were -1.3%; domestic trucks were -2.0%; and import trucks were -1.0%. Average pre-recession depreciation is historically between -1% and -2% monthly.



For all…

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Added by John Sternal on January 16, 2014 at 11:22am — No Comments

Car Lease Credit Approvals Rebound Slightly In December

Swapalease.com, the nation’s largest car lease marketplace, reports lease credit approvals were up slightly in December (73.3%) compared with November levels (70%). The overall approvals rate on the year finished at 72.7%, compared with a 2012 rate of 65.3%.



Holiday lease shopping from a higher population of well-qualified…

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Added by John Sternal on January 14, 2014 at 10:32am — No Comments

A Full Week Of Activity Is Back

Hello and welcome to this week’s Beggs on the Used Car Market Report from Ricky Beggs of Black Book. Although this is the second Monday of 2014, this is the first current market focused report for 2014. For those of you who tuned…

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Added by John Sternal on January 13, 2014 at 1:48pm — No Comments

2014: The Year of Women and Reviews

A Win for Engaged Dealers

Earlier this year, JD Power reported that more than one third of buyers are using car dealer review sites to help them determine where to purchase their next vehicle. Buyers no longer want to go from dealership to dealership; they value their time. According to Pew Research, an estimated 80 percent of Americans will have smart phones by the end of 2014; it won’t be long until that “one-third” becomes 50 percent. No wonder there are so many dealer review…

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Added by Anne Fleming on January 2, 2014 at 3:29pm — 7 Comments

Increasing Markets And Opportunities

 

Welcome to 2014! This is the first of twelve editions of the monthly …

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Added by John Sternal on January 2, 2014 at 11:11am — No Comments

Activity, Availability and Access

Following is the Used Car Market Report this week from the editors of Black Book. It is hard to believe another year has come and gone. It is exciting to think about what’s ahead within the used market as volumes continue to…

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Added by John Sternal on December 30, 2013 at 11:07am — No Comments

Active, Yet More Stability

Hello and welcome to this week’s edition of Beggs on the Used Car Market. I’m Ricky Beggs, Editorial Director at Black Book. We have completed the final full week of auction and market activity for 2013 as the final two weeks on the…

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Added by John Sternal on December 23, 2013 at 1:20pm — No Comments

Wantalease.com Launches To Help Dealers With Car Lease Shoppers

A new online marketplace at www.WantALease.com has launched with the promise of helping car dealers connect and engage with car lease shoppers online. Dealers currently offer lease deals through a variety of platforms, but WantAlease.com is the first online marketplace to help them sell new leases to customers locally and in other parts of the U.S.



With WantALease.com, car shoppers throughout the country can…

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Added by John Sternal on December 20, 2013 at 3:19pm — No Comments

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