Ford Direct revealed Wednesday it has named a new general counsel and chief compliance officer of the company. Chosen for both positions, Meri Glade joins the company to oversee all legal affairs of the organization and provide counsel to the executive management team and the board of directors.  "Meri Glade brings considerable legal experience and […] [Read More]

Automotive website design company DealerFire recently announced it has expanded its sales team. Joining the company as its new national sales director is Carl Bauer, who brings more than 18 years of experience in the automotive industry. Bauer, who has worked at numerous levels in dealerships, including dealer principal, will now head up the team of DealerFire […] [Read More]

Keffer Hyundai is one of the top-selling certified pre-owned dealerships in the U.S. for the Korean automaker. But Dewayne Moser is not satisfied. “We’re number two year-to-date with CPO sales, and we’ve had a goal all year of being number one,” Moser, the store’s vice president, co-owner and general manager, told Auto Remarketing. Moser also holds those […] [Read More]

The recent Thanksgiving weekend was largely a success for dealers, and it appears the shopping mall craze of Black Friday didn’t deter much traffic away from automotive websites, according to Dataium. In fact, the websites of two luxury brands — BMW and Cadillac — actually attracted more shoppers on Black Friday than they normally would […] [Read More]

Fleet solutions company Merchants Leasing revealed Tuesday it has hired a new vice president of sales and marketing. Bringing more than 25 years of experience in the fleet and equipment leasing industry to the company, Tom Coffey has been serving in his new position since this past October. As VP of sales and marketing, Coffey’s role is […] [Read More]

LeaseTrader.com revealed Tuesday that 2011 model year leases have broken its record for largest amount of same-year leases to hit the site. This high lease turnover rate can help speed up the automotive sales cycle, also potentially creating more inventory turnover at the dealership level. BMW, Mercedes, Toyota and Cadillac are the top four brands with the […] [Read More]

As one model made the cut for the 21st consecutive year, Car and Driver unveiled its 10Best list for 2012, recognizing what the publication believes are the best vehicles costing below $80,000. Consisting of seven foreign models and three domestic offerings, half of which cost less than $40,000, officials highlighted the BMW 3-Series/M3 Tuesday as […] [Read More]

OneCommand recently announced it’s staff is once again participating in the Salvation Army’s Adopt-a-Family program. Acting as a sponsor of this program for the eighth year in a row, the company hopes “not only to meet, but to exceed the requests made by their designated families in need,” officials noted. Highlighting how the holiday program works, […] [Read More]

In a country still reeling from March’s earthquake and tsunami that killed more than 18,000 people, caused more than $300 billion in damage and sent the global auto industry stumbling, a 14-vehicle crash in Japan on Sunday that law enforcement called a “gathering of narcissists” left damages exceeding $1 million. Though the crash involved no […] [Read More]

An estimated 300,000 consumers that put new-car purchases on hold over the summer may be on their way back to the lots, according to Edmunds.com.  And approximately one-third of those very same consumers have already returned to the market, the company noted — causing what it calls a “mini-bubble” of new-car sales that the industry […] [Read More]