RepairSmith, a provider of full service car repair and maintenance for car owners at their home or workplace and on-site for fleets, has acquired More Automotive Group, a mobile repair and maintenance services provider. More Automotive Group provides its services for San Francisco Bay area and Sacramento fleets, property managers and corporate office parks. With […] [Read More]

Brian Skutta, the president of automotive at Spireon, discussed two topics that probably are top of mind at dealerships nowadays. In this episode of the Auto Remarketing Podcast, Skutta described the progress dealerships are making toward more availability of touchless vehicle delivery while at the same time keeping their service drive busy, even if drivers […] [Read More]

Penske Automotive Group provided an operational update on its business on Tuesday, stating that automotive retail business conditions have improved compared to March and April. Penske Automotive Group chief executive officer Roger Penske said he was encouraged by “the significant improvement we continue to see in our operations.” “Since the COVID-19 pandemic began impacting operations […] [Read More]

In response to the coronavirus crisis, Sheehy INFINITI of Tysons in Virginia and Chantilly and Sheehy Ford of Marlow Heights in Maryland provided free disinfecting of automobiles for health care professionals. That is just one example of how Sheehy Auto Stores and its 29 dealerships throughout Washington, D.C.; Baltimore, Annapolis, and Hagerstown, Md.; and Richmond, […] [Read More]

Dawn Walston is vice president and general manager of Titus-Will Toyota in Tacoma, Wash., which is part of the Titus-Will Automotive Group. She joins the Auto Remarketing Podcast to discuss how her dealership and group has navigated the COVID-19 pandemic in one of the hardest-hit areas of the country. To listen to this episode, click on […] [Read More]

Vehicle sales aren’t the only retail category to drop because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Kerrigan Advisors’ first quarter 2020 Blue Sky Report outlined the decline of the dealership buy/sell market impacted by the same trigger. Kerrigan Advisors reported this week that Q1 activity fell by 9.3% year-over-year. The firm indicated transactions slated to close at […] [Read More]

Amid the recovery in the overall used-vehicle retail market, the certified pre-owned segment was an especially bright spot in May. According to a Cox Automotive analysis of data from Motor Intelligence, there were 237,495 CPO sales for the month. While that’s down 6% from May 2019, last month’s certified sales tally is 87% stronger than […] [Read More]

Sonic Automotive and its chain of standalone used-car stores, EchoPark Automotive, have chosen Darwin Automotive as their digital retailing partner for their 95 dealerships across 12 U.S. states. The companies said the partnership marks an extension of Sonic and EchoPark’s existing relationship with Darwin following the implementation of Darwin’s F&I presentation software in its dealerships. […] [Read More]

Autotrader on Monday announced its latest national advertising campaign, showing shoppers how easy car buying can be in the new normal in which consumers have adjusted to managing aspects of life from home. For the campaign, titled “Dealer Chats,” the commercial brings the dealership showroom experience to a shopper’s home. It includes scenes of buyers […] [Read More]

Miracle Toyota in Haines City, Fla. of the Murphy Auto Group recently invited the local police and fire departments to receive GTECH sanitization for their vehicles at no charge. That is just one way that Michael Dennis Murphy and his Murphy dealerships have given back to the community during the COVID-19 pandemic. They have also distributed […] [Read More]