The grades are in, and Subaru is at the top of the OEM class in TrueCar.com’s Performance Scorecards for May. Released Friday, the rankings grade each manufacturer and brand on eight different measurements including pricing, sales, incentives, customer loyalty, market share and days in inventory. Subaru earned an A+ to steal the top spot from […] [Read More]

It was announced Thursday that AutoTrader.com has chosen a preferred direct lender for the site, one that the company contends will  provide shoppers interested in a direct lending option with “a seamless way to access financing.” Tapped for the role is online auto lender RoadLoans.com —  owned by automotive finance company Santander Consumer USA Inc. [Read More]

Manheim and the National Independent Automobile Dealers Association honored a Georgia dealer at NIADA’s Convention & Expo this week for its service to the community. Winning the second annual Dealer’s Edge National Community Service Award was Ron’s Auto Sales, which is located in Lawrenceville, Ga. The dealership was presented a $5,000 check to be donated […] [Read More]

Five federal supervisory agencies recently released a Memorandum of Understanding aimed at clarifying how the agencies will coordinate their supervisory activities consistent with the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act. The five agencies joining forces for this MOU included the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, […] [Read More]

The 2012 National Independent Automobile Dealers Association Convention & Expo wraps up today with another full lineup of general and breakout sessions capped off by the National Quality Dealer Awards Broadcast & Banquet followed by the NQD After-Party. There were two general sessions slated for this morning; and after lunch in the Expo, the following […] [Read More]

Kia Canada and its Montreal-area dealers have teamed up with the city’s pro soccer team to raise awareness for a cause devoted to preventing and finding a cure for prostate cancer. All this week, area Kia dealers have been offering test drives for $10 donations, with the proceeds going to PROCURE’s fight against this disease. […] [Read More]

As both domestic and import OEMs together bid farewell to 10 vehicles this year — taking them out of their production lineup — many are left wondering how this will effect these particular models’ values.  With this in mind, Kelley Blue Book released the list of “10 Cars Waving Goodbye in 2012” as well as […] [Read More]

As the lineup continues to develop, Auto Remarketing Conferences announced more details today about what each of the three conferences at the 2012 Used Car Week will entail. Starting with the CPO Dealer Forum, Used Car Week gets underway with an event designed specifically for dealers. [Read More]

The National Independent Automobile Dealers Association is set to cap Wednesday’s action at the NIADA Convention & Expo in Las Vegas with its annual National Leadership Awards Banquet, after a full day of sessions touching on a wide array of dealer-focused topics. The afternoon breakout sessions — which follow the “Working Together … Leveling the […] [Read More]

There are more than 3,000 miles and almost an entire continent between David Wilson Automotive Group in Orange, Calif., and AutoFair Automotive Group in Manchester, N.H. But one thing these two dealership groups — and 123 others scattered from Honolulu to Horsham, Pa. — have in common is their membership in “The Top 125 Used-Car […] [Read More]