Dealers Can Now Use Uber as a Shuttle Service
Uber today launched a new business program dealers can use to order rides for service customers. The new offering is the ride-hailing firm’s first one-to-many ride product.
Uber today launched a new business program dealers can use to order rides for service customers. The new offering is the ride-hailing firm’s first one-to-many ride product.
The 1.6% rebound from February’s unexpected 1.4% drop wasn’t quite as big as the firm anticipated, but the lift was in line with the period’s 2.3% average over the previous three years.
Cox Automotive has named Realtor.com’s Jonathan Smoke as chief economist and created an economic industry insights office.
The new vehicle service contract offering follows a redefinition of CNA’s vehicle classing system preceded by a thorough rate review. The new offering includes coverage for rideshare vehicles titled to private individuals.
Voting for the 13th annual Dealers’ Choice Awards ends tomorrow. Dealers and dealership personnel, including F&I professionals, are encouraged to recognize their favorite third-party service providers and auto finance sources by participating in an online survey.
A new report finds dealerships put other businesses to shame when it comes to lead follow-up, but there is room for improvement.
Since registering a score of 125.9 in May 2015, the firm’s Used Vehicle Retention Index has fallen steadily. Last year, it dropped by 6.4%. In March, the index fell from February's 113.9 to 113.
According to the trade group’s NADA Data 2016 report, dealership employees had one of the highest average salaries of any industry.
David Neuenschwander was promoted from vice president to president after becoming an equity partner of both companies. He succeeds Kelly Price, who will now serve as CEO.
The results of a survey of 400 dealers at the NADA convention indicate many dealers are overestimating customer trust, their sales team’s product knowledge, and the need to offer discounts.
The automaker has appointed Cian O'Brien to head sales in the United States as executive vice president and COO.
Despite rising incentives and an increase in the number of lease returns to dealerships, auto dealers continue to push lease deals. And according to the online lease marketplace, approval rates have hovered above 70% for two straight months so far in 2017.
The startup added a title concierge service to help dealers secure titles on vehicles purchased through its automotive exchange. The firm also added an account lookup feature so users can track all money movement between sellers and buyers.
The German automaker recently announced it will offer a six-year or 72,000-mile warranty on its Atlas mid-size SUV and Tiguan compact SUV for the 2018 model year. The upgraded warranty marks a significant upgrade from the 2017 Tiguan.
The market research firm found that older customers prize complimentary snacks and beverages as well as newspapers and magazines, while members of Generation X and Y want wireless internet access.
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