Former AutoNation executive and current Maroone USA founder and chief executive officer Mike Maroone is taking home the hardware as the 2022 David F. Mungenast Lifetime Achievement Award winner. The board of the American International Automobile Dealers Association presents the award each year to “an industry leader who possesses a similar community spirit and devotion […] [Read More]

General Motors said Tuesday it is launching an omnichannel used-car sales platform called CarBravo, where consumers will be able to shop for pre-owned vehicles from both dealer inventory and a national central stock. Non-GM used vehicles will also be included in the program, which lets consumers shop online, in-store or a combination of both. “CarBravo […] [Read More]

General Motors is looking for another way to incentivize potential buyers of its certified pre-owned vehicles. On Monday, the automaker launched the all-new My GM Rewards loyalty program for Chevrolet, Buick, GMC and Cadillac customers, with part of the rewards being the potential assistance toward delivery of a certified vehicle. The loyalty program features three […] [Read More]

Risk Point, a full-service program manager and provider of insurance underwriting and claims expertise to the dealership sector, recently named two new vice presidents for underwriting as well as sales and marketing. Taking on the role as VP of sales and marketing is Pepper Snider, who will be will be responsible for driving profitable growth […] [Read More]

An executive whose professional background includes time in the remarketing world now is in a leading role for a subsidiary of JM Family Enterprises. According to a company news release distributed on Wednesday, Brent Sergot has been named president of Southeast Toyota Distributors. In addition to leading the company’s daily operations, the announcement indicated Sergot […] [Read More]

Hendrick Automotive Group has opened another dealership with a sports legend as its namesake, but this time around, the name of the game is baseball, not NASCAR. On Tuesday, the retailer announced the opening of Reggie Jackson Airport Honda in Raleigh, N.C. The Major League Baseball Hall of Famer partnered with Hendrick Automotive to open […] [Read More]

Penske Automotive Group has expanded its presence in the Austin/Round Rock market in Texas with the grand opening of Honda Leander. The new dealership, located in Leander, Texas, is the retailer’s 14th Honda store overall and is its ninth dealership in the market. The store has more than 46,000 square feet of facilities, located on […] [Read More]

Several dealership groups did more than just retail vehicles to finish up 2021. From Asbury Automotive Group completing one of the biggest acquisitions of the year to Sonic Automotive expanding its used-vehicle enterprise to Key Auto Group broadening its diverse business portfolio, these operations had a busy December. First surfacing at the end of September, […] [Read More]

It’s coming down to the wire in certified pre-owned. For 2021 to match the best-ever year for CPO sales (which happened in 2019), dealers will have to sell more than … [Read More]

While a Maryland Lincoln dealer near the nation’s capital is in construction mode, a store manager with more than 20 years of industry experience purchased his own dealership on the West Coast. Separate news releases detailed Alex Perdikis’ plans for a new Lincoln rooftop in Bethesda, Md., and Vikas Mehandroo fulfilling his goal of becoming […] [Read More]