All Discussions Tagged 'car' (66)

Discussions Replies Latest Activity

Craigslist Effectiveness Nine Months After the Changes

In December of last year, Craigslist began charging dealers $ 5 per ad posting instead of them being free. There was a lot of concern expre…

Started by Mike Elliott

0 Sep 5, 2014

Used No Illusion: Used-Car Values Mostly Unaffected by Recalls

Every time we see someone in a Chevy Cobalt, we resist the urge to ask them if they’ve made plans to sell it. As it turns out, those folks…

Started by Mike Elliott

0 Sep 1, 2014

Franchised Dealers Carried Most Of Gains In Used Vehicle Sales During Q2

Used vehi­cles sales in the sec­ond quar­ter of 2014 were up 1.6% units year-over-year, but down 5.4% from the first quar­ter. Fran­chised …

Started by Mike Elliott

0 Aug 30, 2014

Automakers make room for Pandora

Internet radio is starting to look like a must-have infotainment feature, judging by the number of Pandora users. This fall, 150 car and t…

Started by Mike Elliott

0 Aug 16, 2014

Complaints and Chicken Buckets: These Are The Craziest Car Buyers

Pretty much everyone buys a car at some point in time. Car dealers face folks from all walks of life that come into that showroom. Most of…

Started by Mike Elliott

0 Aug 14, 2014

Buyers are Liars. 17 Fibs that Buyers Tell

"Buyers are Liars" is a favorite phrase of a Sales VP I know, and she's RIGHT! (Here's a funny article  from a posting on Motor Trends Bl…

Started by Mike Elliott

5 Aug 5, 2014
Reply by Mike Elliott

Turns Out Millennials Buy More Cars Than Generation X-ers

I feel like I spent most of 2013 trying to dispel the myths that Millennials don't like cars, aren't interested in cars, don't buy cars an…

Started by Mike Elliott

0 Aug 3, 2014

Outstanding auto loans total higher than ever

It looks like Americans are feeling more confident about borrowing money again, at least when it comes to their cars. Credit reporting gian…

Started by Mike Elliott

0 Aug 1, 2014

Be Prepared for the Shift in Car Buying

(From AutomotiveDigest.com)      As car shop­pers increase the use of the Inter­net to pre­pare for their “buy”, alert deal­ers are using e…

Started by Mike Elliott

0 Jul 26, 2014

Used Car Prices Fall for Third Straight Month in July. How will this affect re-marketing and trade in values?

Late-model used-car prices dipped below $23,000 in July for the first time this year, settling at $22,919. That's a 0.78 percent drop from…

Started by Mike Elliott

0 Jul 25, 2014

RSS

© 2024   Created by DealerELITE.   Powered by

Badges  |  Report an Issue  |  Terms of Service