DealerTrack to acquire eCarList!

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We are excited to announce our plans to acquire eCarList.

The addition of eCarList will enable DealerTrack to expand its leading position as the industry’s most comprehensive suite of inventory management and merchandising solutions.

 Click here to view the press release.

Regards,

The DealerTrack Team

ALG Announces New Industry Report: Impact from Japanese earthquake, economic outlook and more

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Click here to view the report.

There were some really insightful observations made by the ALG team in their most recent industry outlook report.

Specifically, the report focuses on:

  • Impact from the Japanese earthquake
  • Fit and Fiesta transaction prices
  • New product feature: 2011 Lexus CT 200H

Digital Dealer 10 Rocked the House!

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From Ronda Lewis
DealerTrack AAX
Used Vehicle Expert

What a show it was last week! Thanks to all of the dealers and DealerTrack partners that recently joined me and the DealerTrack team at Digital Dealer 10 conference in Orlando, FL. The show was a great success, with over 1,000 dealers in attendance. There was lots of buzz around many topics, including how dealers can drive more showroom traffic and more effectively manage their used vehicle inventory.

Also, thanks to all of the dealers and partners that attended my speaking session on the four steps to used vehicle profitability. At the session, we discussed new strategies and ideas to maximize gross while improving turns in the used vehicle management equation. We also focused on how dealers can identify the right vehicles for their dealership in this very tough and competitive market. It’s all about finding the right vehicles based on both your store’s performance as well as what is actually selling and making money in the market!
 
Towards the end of the session, a dealer asked if he should wholesale units that he is going to have to pay more for at the auction. My response was to evaluate core vs. non- core and obviously how old that car is. We do have to consider market volatility when making these fact based decisions.

Do you have any questions? Want to get a copy of the presentation? Submit a comment below through our blog and we’ll get back to you shortly!

Regards,
Ronda

Free Webinar: Learn How You Can Improve Your Used Car Operations

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Join DealerTrack’s Ronda Lewis at an upcoming Auto Remarketing webinar. Ronda, along with representatives from Openlane, Carfax and Autotrader, will be discussing recent trends in the used vehicle market.

Specifically, Ronda will focus on stocking what sells and how it is important to know what is selling and selling well in your specific market.

Date and Time: May 3, 2011, at 2 pm ET

Click here to register for the webinar.

Auto Industry Outlook and 2011 Residual Trends Webinar Announced

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ALG, a DealerTrack company, will be hosting a webinar focusing on the U.S. Auto Industry Outlook and 2011 Residual Trends. Topics to be discussed include fuel prices, housing forecast, wage growth, and the used supply/wholesale market outlook, residual trends and ALG metrics.

Date: Wednesday, April 27, 2011

Time: 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM EDT

Click here to register.