No Love at the Pump: AAA forecasts gas prices to continue climbing
At $2.46, the national gas price average is more expensive on the week (+4 cents), the month (+16 cents) and the year (+2 cents).
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Auto Exec: Production shortfalls making lease deals 'less attractive'
Production shortfalls are not only affecting the sale of new cars and trucks, but also affecting new lease deals, according to Scot Hall, executive vice president of Swapalease.com.
Insurance Risk Services: Financial dangers with using roadside assistance
Insurance Risk Services of Georgia (IRSG) was requested to complete an Insurance Risk Assessment on Georgia's towing industry for transportation insurance carriers because Georgia had the highest number of towing-related insurance claims in the U.S. for the several years.
CIECA announces its 'next generation' of Collision Industry Standards
The CIECA Board of Trustees recently approved an initiative to begin developing its next generation of CIECA standards.
Study: 75% of consumers who contact dealerships plan to buy within 3 weeks
Marchex (NASDAQ: MCHX), a leading conversational analytics and solutions company that connects the voice of the customer to your business, today released findings from a major study of consumers and their interactions with franchised automotive dealerships showing that potential car buyers in the United States are highly informed and are closing in quickly on a purchase by the time they make first contact with a dealer.
Industry Performance: View last week’s car counts & Average Repair Orders from across U.S.
The Tekmetric Index (TM-500) collects data from 500 auto repair shops, a sample of Tekmetric users across the U.S. TM-500 monitors economical trends to show how the industry is performing as a whole.
Lang Aftermarket iReport: 2021 domestic nameplate parts sales below 2006
Domestic car and light truck 2021 aftermarket product sales will fail to top 2006 product volume in this major market segment.
Survey: 72% of consumers 'desire' a fully-automated AI claims & repair experience
New research released today by Solera Holdings, Inc. (“Solera”), a global leader in data, applications and services for the insurance and automotive industries, found that more than three quarters (76%) of consumers trust automotive claims driven entirely by Artificial Intelligence (“AI”).
Jody DeVere: Marketing to women in the post-COVID world
We live in unusual times. Today, still in the midst of an uncertain pandemic, people tend to have either an abundance of free time, or no time at all while managing homeschooling, work, and relationships.
AAA: National gas price average soon to be more expensive than a year ago
The national gas price average has been cheaper year-over-year for 336 days—as much as $1.12/gallon less. However, AAA predicts that trend will end as early as this week. At $2.42, the national average is only a nickel cheaper than a year ago.
