The Queen City is already home to two of the nation’s largest auto retailers in Sonic Automotive and Hendrick Automotive Group, each of which is headquartered in Charlotte, N.C. And soon Charlotte will have standalone used-car stores from two of the country's publicly traded dealer groups. AutoNation announced in its quarterly earnings report Thursday that […] [Read More]

Yates Buick GMC, a family owned dealership near Phoenix with its roots in the used-vehicle industry, was impacted in the most significant way possible because of COVID-19. However, the Yates family is preserving to keep its franchised dealership successful. According to a news release, Whitney Yates-Woods recently became the dealer principal at Yates Buick GMC, […] [Read More]

The next chairman of the National Automobile Dealers Association hails from the same state as two of nation’s largest dealer groups — as well as this very publication. Mike Alford, president of Marine Chevrolet Cadillac in Jacksonville, N.C., was elected Tuesday by the NADA board to be the association’s 2022 chairman. Alford is NADA’s current […] [Read More]

Sonic Automotive has added its first Chrysler Dodge Jeep RAM franchise. The retailer said Tuesday it has purchased Bobby Ford Chrysler Dodge Jeep RAM in Sealy, Texas. The dealership, which has been renamed Momentum Chrysler Dodge Jeep RAM of Sealy, is Sonic’s 88th franchised dealer location. “We continue to enhance our automotive sales and service […] [Read More]

The Automotive Anti-Counterfeiting Council (A2C2) — which includes 11 automakers and their brands — is asking eBay to halt the sale of all supplemental restraint system (SRS) airbags and components on eBay.com, calling it the only effective way of preventing the sale of dangerous counterfeit airbags on the site. According to testing conducted by the […] [Read More]

Roughly a month after debuting its first AutoNation USA store in Denver, AutoNation said Monday it has opened a second used-car store in the city: AutoNation USA Denver Broadway. This location is the third of five AutoNation USA stores the retailer plans to debut in 2021.   AutoNation USA Denver 104 was announced on Sept. […] [Read More]

In a bit of irony, strong demand may indirectly be keeping the certified pre-owned sales from achieving “massive growth.” Still, year-to-date CPO sales through the third quarter are beating year-ago figures by 11% and outpace 2019 numbers by 3%, according to a Data Point report from Cox Automotive that analyzed data from Motor Intelligence. The […] [Read More]

The American International Automobile Dealers Association (AIADA) is seeking nominations for one of the highest honors the organization gives. AIADA asked for nominees to be considered for the David F. Mungenast Sr. Lifetime Achievement Award, which is presented each year during AIADA’s annual meeting and luncheon to a member of the international nameplate auto retail […] [Read More]

For Mazda dealerships in need of qualified technicians for their service drive or reconditioning center, help appears to be on the way. On Wednesday, Lincoln Educational Services Corp. introduced Mazda Automotive Student Training (MAST) at its Union, N.J., campus. School officials said through a news release that students who are enrolled in automotive technology training […] [Read More]

CarMax and Sheehy Auto Stores are both expanding, but in different ways. While CarMax outlined its aggressive hiring strategy for the remainder of the year, Sheehy added two more rooftops to its portfolio of dealerships located near Washington D.C., Baltimore, Hagerstown, Md., and Richmond, Va. According to a news release from Performance Brokerage Services, the […] [Read More]