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Swapalease.com reported the highest number of credit approvals for vehicle-lease transfers in nearly three years. Site officials said this week that the approval rate in September came in at 72.9%, representing a 4% increase from the August rate of 68.9%. The last time credit approvals on Swapalease.com rose higher than 72.9% was in March 2016 when […] [Read More]

The last time Black Book saw a weekly wholesale price decline this significant, individuals might have still had their New Year’s resolutions top of mind. And decreases might intensify as Black Book’s newest Market Insights report showed declines for both cars and trucks at much higher levels than the previous four-week averages. “Used-vehicle values experienced […] [Read More]

While enhancements in auto financing certainly have been made over the years, a pair of surveys orchestrated by Inovatec Systems Corp., revealed areas where improvements still could be made for the benefit of finance companies and consumers. This week, Inovatec began with the results from its latest survey that touched on consumer pain points associated […] [Read More]

The used-vehicle market performed very well through the first half of 2019. Used-vehicle prices have, on average, risen 2.1% compared with the same period in 2018 as new-vehicle prices have risen and supply has slightly declined. The strong showing in the used-vehicle market illustrates just how volatile the macroeconomic picture has been. In January, the […] [Read More]

Used-car sales for October are likely to climb nearly 4% year-over-year and tick up modestly from September, according to a sales forecast released Monday by ALG. Specifically, ALG is forecasting 3,439,074 used-vehicle sales for the month. That would beat October 2018 sales by 3.7% and September sales by 0.2%. The resulting year-to-date tally would be […] [Read More]

An extra hour of sleep is nice. But according to a recent survey from Autolist, the negatives of daylight saving time outweigh the positives. That is especially true when it comes to people’s daily commute, according to the survey. Six percent of survey respondents said they had been in a car crash that was the […] [Read More]

Contained in the same report that highlighted used-vehicle retail sales, the midyear version of NADA Data 2019 released by the National Automobile Dealers Association (NADA) highlighting the average earnings of employees at franchised dealerships. This year’s report shows that, as of the end of June, the country’s 16,741 franchised light-vehicle dealerships in the United States […] [Read More]

Based on sales data for the first six months of each calendar year dating back to 2013, franchised dealerships are retailing more used vehicles this year than ever. The National Automobile Dealers Association shared that sales trend on Wednesday afternoon as a part of its midyear version of NADA Data 2019, a biannual financial profile […] [Read More]

The compact car, compact crossover and mid-size car segments were at new all-time highs for retained value in September 2019, as the Canadian Black Book Used Vehicle Retention Index has again hit a new all-time record high in the month of September.  “It is very rare for three segments to all experience new highs in a […] [Read More]

Last week, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) unanimously voted to delay implementation of the Current Expected Credit Loss (CECL) accounting standard, but segments of the industry still remained concerned about the regulatory matter. To recap, FASB is looking to ensure that financial institutions have solid measures in place to ensure they have appropriate reserves for […] [Read More]