Swapalease.com, the nation’s largest car lease marketplace, reports lease credit approvals were down slightly in November compared with October levels. The year-to-date approvals for customer credit finished November at 72.6%, compared with October levels of 72.8%.



Over the last three months, the lease credit approval rating has slipped to 67.9%, and under the 70% healthy level on the…

Here is the latest Used Car Market Report from Ricky Beggs and Black Book. There were definitely some interesting results from the market study and detail analysis. The initial chart I looked at shows the level of change in…

Many of today’s luxury car brands are promoting their December holiday campaigns. But which luxury car drivers see the current month as a December to forget campaign for their car?



Swapalease.com analyzed all listings of its recent Black Friday holiday promotion, which offered deep discounts to people looking to escape their car lease through transfer. Of all popular luxury brands, Mercedes-Benz saw the largest population looking to escape at 21.6% of total listings. BMW drivers…

With the holiday season almost upon us, it might be a bit too late to jump on the Christmas sweepstakes bandwagon but it’s certainly a good moment to rethink your marketing strategy and to plan for the next year.

Usually the goal of a competition is to either build a newsletter list or increase following on Facebook or Twitter. Staging competitions with a view of gaining leads for your dealership is not the best mindset to have. Yes, some of the followers/subscribers may convert…

Hello and welcome to this week’s Used Car Market Report from Ricky Beggs and Black Book. The Thanksgiving holiday and Black Friday are well behind us and we have had a full week of retail and wholesale activity to…

In case you missed the live broadcast yesterday you can check out the show with @marktewart on U-Stream bit.ly/19lRwWd

No, I am not crazy and yes I am talking about the well known shock jock known for his outrageous radio show. Howard Stern is a genius for many reasons and they all apply to how you can succeed as a salesperson, manager and entrepreneur.

Let’s examine several of the reasons and the lessons that can be learned. First of all, lesson number one in business is to never be boring. Although, you may not agree with Howard Stern’s humor or persona, he certainly isn’t boring and that…

Here is the latest Used Car Market report, with…

A recent analysis of prices on today’s most popular car leases from Swapalease.com reveals that the Ford Fusion and Escape have the second- and third-highest jump in prices, respectively, over the last twelve months. Monthly lease prices on the Escape have risen 13.0% since November 2012, and prices on the Fusion have gone up 17.1% during the same period. Only the Infiniti G37 has risen more at 20.2% over the last twelve months. The twist to this data is that a recent Swapalease.com…

Welcome to the December edition of Beggs on the Specialty Markets, with data and analysis from Ricky Beggs of Black Book. The Black Book editors that focus their efforts to track and report the specialty markets…

Women-Drivers.com President and Car Buying Advocate, Anne Fleming, had the privilege of being honored to the 2013 Women in Remarketing class in San Diego at #usedcarweek.

Other women honored from various aspects and leadership roles, include:

• Lisa Filippi-Alvarez, @Honda Motor Company
• Valerie Fuller, @FordDirect_com
• Isabelle Helms,…

Welcome to another edition of Black Book data and  Beggs on the Used Car Market. I’m Ricky Beggs Editorial Director at Black Book. Thank you for tuning in to see some very interesting movements in the market value over the past week. Looking at the various comments gathered and reported by the Black Book survey personnel and editors as they stood on the auction lanes gave us as much of a wide spread of impressions of the market as I can remember…

Swapalease.com, the nation’s largest car lease marketplace, reports average car lease prices for cars on the road rose 1.2% year-over-year according to October new listings. Monthly prices averaged $586.00 in October compared with $579.93 in October 2012. These prices compare to an average of $582.02 in September.



Among today’s popular leases, The Infiniti G37 saw the largest year-over-year increase, jumping 20.2% ($535.81)…

Gas Prices Impacting Certain Segments

Cars & Trucks

One of the most often mentioned topics to the Black Book editors during the week was related to the coming increasing supplies of used vehicles and ultimately an adjustment in value retention. Currently the level of adjustment in the market values is a result of the beginning of a few more choices in the market,…

Here is the latest used car market report from Black Book and Ricky Beggs, Editorial Director. Thanks for taking the time to tune into this video market blog from Black Book. While out in the field for a couple of days this past week, the number of comments I received from people who regularly watch…

There are two kinds of auto dealers on Facebook – ones that have mistaken their Facebook feed for a billboard, and ones that have gotten to grips with the way Facebook works and are churning out one funny update after the other. The build-up to this year’s Halloween festivities has clearly shown who’s doing the right thing and who needs to learn more about social media.…

Check out this educational video from Women-Drivers.com about review and reputation best practices when working with women buyers. Part Two of a new series.…

Check out this educational video from Women-Drivers.com about review and reputation best practices when working with women buyers. Part One of a new series.

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Broke and in search for a new beginning, Swen Nater’s parents made the decision to leave Holland and start over in America. Unfortunately, not everybody was invited to make the trip. His parents made the grueling decision to only take his baby brother-leaving Swen and his sister behind to live in an orphanage.  Out of the 60 orphaned children, Swen’s parents were the…

Leaders Mercedes, BMW, Honda, Lexus, Buick and GMC

According to the latest research, women account for over two-thirds of all dealership service visits. Women-Drivers.com, the leader in capturing dealer reviews from women about their dealership experience, has reported the mid-year top auto brands in 'Service'. Scores are measured in WSI® or Women Satisfaction Index on a scale of 5.0 (Excellent) to 1.0 (Poor).…