GPS Insight White Paper on “Big Brother” Employee Fears, Driver Safety Takes Top Spot in GE Capital Fleet Services Survey, Fleetmatics CEO and CFO Speaking at Business Conferences
GPS Insight on Overcoming Employee Objections to “Big Brother” GPS Insight customers have found that employee perceptions related to fears for some of them that “Big Brother is watching them” are influenced greatly by how a GPS tracking initiative is presented internally. It’s an easy objection to overcome if management explains the benefits to the […]
TrueCar.com Forecasts Used and New Car Sales Volumes for May
TrueCar.com estimates that there will be 3,345,674 used-cars sold in May, with the ratio of new to used estimated to be one-to-three. The May 2013 forecast translates into a Seasonally Adjusted Annualized Rate of 15.2 million new-car sales, up from 14.9 million in April and up from 13.9 million in May 2012.
Volvo Satisfied with Changes Started in CPO Program
Volvo is still waiting to see how changes made months ago to its certified used-vehicle program turn out. Things are moving in the right direction though, said Steve Golow, Volvo pre-owned car-line manager. In December, Volvo’s new captive finance company took over leases and on Jan. 1, its warranty for certified was extended to seven […]
AutoTrader Working Now with Experian on Vehicle History Reports
As Carfax and its owner RL Polk deal with a lawsuit by 120 dealers, there are changes going on in the marketplace. AutoTrader just announced that it has partnered with Experian Automotive for vehicle history reports on AutoTrader.com listings. This was done to enable dealers to utilize Experian Automotive’s AutoCheck vehicle history reports when merchandising […]
Dataium Sees Strongest ASI Index Increase in Past Year
Eric Brown CEO Dataium Dataium has released its monthly Automotive Shopper Intensity (ASI™) report. ASI index increased 12.1% in April, the highest increase in the past 12 months. Dataium forecasts the US Retail SAAR in May to be 12.6 million retail units, a 4.1% increase from previous month. This month’s ASI reflects consumer confidence across […]
