Dealers

An Equifax poll aimed to better understand current trends in auto-retail transactions, credit applications, vehicle financing and fraud.

For dealers, here are six reasons trade-ins are important and six self-improvement steps to take.

Online auto retailer BuyaCar.co.uk says just over 40% of its car orders come from women, even though almost three times as many men visit the site.

“Of all the things that are going to be disrupted (by technology), it is other parts of the dealership, not F&I,” says Cox Automotive's Kelly Mulroney.

Car dealers are smart to use ride-sharing for transporting service customers. In contrast, the shared-scooter business seems dumb.