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Evening to mark WANADA CEO transition and spotlight DC area auto business

Evening to mark WANADA CEO transition and spotlight DC area auto business Thursday, May 29, New Marriott Marquis/Convention Center WANADAês members along with other industry and community leaders, have been invited to celebrate 70 years of the automobile business in Washington when the association will mark the occasion of Gerard Murphy stepping out as WANADAês […]

April auto sales outpace economy (16.1 million SAAR)

April auto sales outpace economy (16.1 million SAAR) April auto sales brought the spring thaw everyone had been hoping for with an 8% increase. The strong showing is attributable to pent-up demand from buyers who were snowbound in January and February, but also especially strong retail sales. Sales momentum from March rolled into April, pushing […]

Franchised dealers used sales up 4.7% from April 2013

Franchised dealersê used sales up 4.7% from April 2013 Franchised dealersê used-vehicle sales rose 4.7% in April, more than for independent dealers (3.95%) and private party sales (2.2%), according to CNW Marketing. Used sales driven by the Internet continue to climb as the role of newspapers continues to decline. In April, the number of used-vehicle […]

Responding to media on Tesla, NADA sets the record straight

Responding to media on Tesla, NADA sets the record straight The question of manufacturers selling directly to consumers is settled for now in Virginia and Maryland, but three Federal Trade Commission staffers brought it up again nationwide with their blog defending Tesla. Dealers could still get calls from news reporters who donêt understand the dealer […]

WANADA dealer briefing on avoiding F&I discrimination

WANADA dealer briefing on avoiding F&I discrimination In response to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureauês ongoing pubic statement about the potential of racial discrimination by dealers arranging car loans, WANADA has set up a management briefing for dealer member representatives on avoiding such situations while complying with the consumer protection laws applicable to F&I. The […]

Automakers on track to meet emissions standards

Automakers on track to meet emissions standards The Environmental Protection Agency reports that automakers were on target to meet greenhouse gas emissions standards in MY 2012, the first year of a 14-year program. In fact, consumers bought cleaner vehicles than the standards required. The industry reduced tailpipe carbon dioxide emissions in MY 2012 and also […]

White House sends transportation funding bill to Congress

White House sends transportation funding bill to Congress Even though Republicans have said the $302 billion transportation bill President Obama sent to Congress is dead-on-arrival, at least there is a bill. Serious discussion of transportation funding can now begin especially with the Highway Trust Fund projected to run out of money as early as August […]

Googles self-driving cars tackle city streets

Googleês self-driving cars tackle city streets City streets are generally harder to drive on than highways, and Google wants to make sure its autonomous vehicles are up to the task. The tech giant has shifted the focus of its autonomous vehicle program to city streets. Weêve improved our software so it can detect hundreds of […]

One in 4 Americans willing to let insurers monitor their driving

One in 4 Americans willing to let insurers monitor their driving More than one in four Americans are willing to let insurance companies monitor their driving through an app on their smartphone in return for lower insurance rates, according to a survey by the Deloitte Center for Financial Services. They didnêt expect a specific minimum […]

Parents admit to using cell phones while driving their kids

Parents admit to using cell phones while driving their kids Parents are as likely to use their cell phones while driving their children as is the rest of the population, according to a new study by the University of Michigan. The report is based on a survey of parents who arrived with their children at […]