Albany, N.Y. – July 31, 2017 – Auto/Mate Dealership Systems (http://www.automate.com) announced today that Mike Esposito, President and CEO of Auto/Mate, will be presenting a FREE Automotive News Power Training Webinar titled "Team, Meet Technology. Technology, Meet…

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Joe: It’s a pleasure to have on once again to CBT News, Sally Whitesell. She’s the founder and CEO of sw Service Solutions, and a recent speaker at the Women in Automotive Conference. Sally, we appreciate you taking the time. We know you are busy, you’re always on the road…

Education is the process of facilitating learning. It is the acquisition of knowledge, skills, values, beliefs, and habits. Training is teaching or developing skills and knowledge that relate to specific useful competencies. Its particular goals are improving one's capability, capacity, productivity, and performance.…

Swapalease.com, the nation’s largest car lease marketplace, reports car lease credit applicants registered a 68.8% approval rate during June, a significant rebound from May when only 48.1% were approved. The company saw less of an influx of shoppers applying for higher-end luxury leases, which often drives up non-approval rates.

So far year-to-date, 62.4% of transfer applicants have been…

When I was a kid growing up in Wooster Ohio, my father always fueled up his car at Williams Texaco. The station was right down the street from where we lived and it had service, I am willing to bet most dealerships would love to have. We would always be greeted at the pump promptly where they would wash our windshield,…

Jumpstart has received two Awards of Distinction for its 2017 website design and 2016 – 2017 Insights Book from leading international awards program, the Communicator Awards.

With more than 6,000 entries received from across the U.S. and around the world, the Communicator Awards is…

Every business wants to be the market leader and have success. Yet to do so, many have the mindset that it is necessary to spend more money. “Buy a Super Bowl ad,” they say. “Spend hundreds of thousands on TV and radio.” The trick to getting big isn’t always about trying to reach…

According to the Los Angeles Times, Honda recently released a statement detailing how a Takata airbag killed a Florida man who was working on his 2001 Honda Accord. The vehicle was not being driven at the time and the report states that the…

No matter how many new technologies are introduced into cars nowadays, for some of us, a car should be one of those old-glory, roaring beasts that only you can control. You dream of owning one day, Alfa Romeo Spider, a 1971 Corvette Stingray or Porsche 911 G, or any of those old beauties from…

There are several reasons why you might want to bid goodbye to your long-term travel buddy– your motor home. It can be anything – from a desire for a better and bigger model to an immediate need for cash. But whatever may be the case, it may not be wise to ask just anybody for help. Even if you have to say, please help sell my used RV, always approach the right person. Revealing your intention of selling your wheeled home to a stranger can not only be detrimental to your interest but…

Everybody in life always wants to do what they love most, and that can help them generate enormous success and remuneration regarding finances, emotionally and spiritually. However, there are many people out there still trapped in wrong careers and ever wishing they could have something they could enjoy pursuing.

 In case you are contemplating a…

Southern California landmark dealership changes ownership after 57 years  

Irvine, CA, July 18, 2017 – Kerrigan Advisors, the leading sell-side advisory firm to auto dealers in the US, represented and advised Honda of Hollywood, one of Southern California’s oldest Honda dealerships, in its sale to Bakhtiari Auto Group.  Honda of Hollywood is owned by Patricia, Don, and…

Jumpstart Automotive Media, a leading media, insights, and marketing solutions company, today released its monthly share of shopper interest data. The report reveals that Subcompact SUVs and CUVs saw a 37% increase in interest across Jumpstart’s portfolio of sites in the first half of 2017 (H1 2017) when compared to the first half of 2016 (H2 2016).

Additionally, the Subcompact SUV/CUV segment ranked as the 11^th most-shopped vehicle category in H1 2017, jumping from…

Businesses large and small use data to learn and then make decisions about their customer’s behavior. However, be warned, as decisions based solely on data alone can sometimes not be the best… as was the case with a Denver Broncos season ticket holder.

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Wantalease.com, the nation’s first online car lease marketplace for new lease deals, reports the latest update on new lease offerings, with prices on most of today’s popular leases holding steady from last month. Thirty-nine vehicles maintained their prices from the previous month to this month. Additionally there are fifteen models being offered for $200 monthly or less and three vehicles currently offered for less than $150 per month.

The Nissan Sentra SV,…