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Vroom Used Car Retailer Announces End to Ecommerce Operations, Liquidating Inventory

Automotive Addicts

Vroom’s move comes as a response to challenges in securing additional capital for its operations, particularly in extending the vehicle floorplan facility beyond its current expiration date of March 31, 2024. Both entities will continue to serve their third-party customers and focus on growth in their respective domains.

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Vroom Goes Bust: Online Used Car Giant Stops Sales, Lays Off 90% Of Staff

Carscoops

If you were thinking about pulling the trigger on a used car through online retailer Vroom, we’ve got bad news: you missed your shot. Customers who have already signed a contract to buy or sell a vehicle should reach out to Vroom’s support team at (855)-524-1300.

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Lane watch: The numbers battle involving full-size pickups

Auto Remarketing

Sending a full-size truck to auction appears to be as much of a heartburn-triggering situation for franchised dealers as seeing that new model sitting in inventory and on the store floorplan for 100 days or more. Well, Black Book said on Tuesday that the estimated used retail days to turn is now at roughly 57 days.

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The $740 Challenge: How Savvy Dealerships Are Turning the Tables

Full Path

As we moved into July, there were signs of recovery in the retail vehicle market. For dealerships, Higher inventories and rising floorplan costs are eating into profit margins, creating a challenging environment for automotive retailers. This approach offers added convenience and control, appealing to tech-savvy customers.

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Dealership diversification

Canadian Auto Dealer

Some dealers are branching into other business areas to spread out their risk and reap new rewards S ome auto dealers are transforming into retailers who also happen to sell vehicles. We should have them and stock them and know how to counsel our customers on best uses and best practices.” Why should they go somewhere else to buy them?

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Micro-leases, subscriptions, long-term rentals, whatever you call it, will it become a third ‘sales’ channel?

Auto Remarketing

it’s clear that the mainstream EVs and PHEVs coming onstream (100 new models in the next 30 months) are going to have a tough time selling even with generous customer incentives. automotive retailers. A long time ago, an automotive retailer sold vehicles. First, the research.

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Inside Chinese brand GAC’s bold plan to storm Australian sales top 10

CarExpert

Aion V “We’ve kept all of our options open, however the one that does stand out to us at the moment is the hybrid agency model,” said Mr Lau, confirming the company wants to have more control over how vehicles are sold to ensure a consistent – and excellent – customer experience. To ensure we do that, it has to be a two-way street.

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