Lotlinx chairman and CEO Len Short firmly believes car dealers are the most resilient operators in any business. During this episode of the Auto Remarketing Podcast, Short explained why he is anticipating dealers showing that resilience again because it’s needed in today’s car business. Lotlinx is seeing used- and new-car inventory levels rising and pageviews […] [Read More]

You’d be hard pressed to find tighter bonds some men have with their pickup trucks and significant others. That’s the premise connected with CarGurus’ latest marketing campaign, which includes NFL quarterback Drake Maye, his wife and lifestyle content creator Ann Michael Maye and being behind the wheel. “My car is a huge part of my […] [Read More]

The average age of vehicles has reached a record high, as consumers keep their rides longer. All while ownership and operating costs soar. So, Hertz Car Sales has responded, launching 100K Mile Protection. The protection includes a three-year/100,000-mile powertrain limited warranty on eligible vehicles at no additional charge. Eligible vehicles are “generally defined” as vehicles […] [Read More]

Healey Brothers Automotive Group has set par at $100,000. That’s the amount in donations the New York state-based dealer group is driving towards when it hosts its Fifth Annual Golf Outing on Oct. 2 to support Make-A-Wish Hudson Valley. Should the group’s Driven to Give Foundation meet that goal, it would be enough to grant […] [Read More]

The California New Car Dealers Association Foundation has partnered with ASE Connects to help dealerships in the Golden State cultivate relationships with schools and students that are building the foundation of the automotive technician workforce. ASE Connects, part of the National Institute for Automotive Service Excellence, is a network of shops, dealerships, instructors and students […] [Read More]

Lithia & Driveway has hired the former president and CEO of Toyota Financial Services, Scott Cooke, as an operations president. In a news release Tuesday, Lithia said Cooke will head up performance across the Southeastern and South Central store operations, Driveway Finance Corp. and F&I operations. “Scott is a perfect cultural fit and proven leader […] [Read More]

“Vaughan” has added a “Vaughn” to the family. Boerne, Texas-based Vaughan Automotive, led by Shawn Vaughan, has acquired Tommie Vaughn Ford in the Houston area. (To recap: Same state, but slightly different spellings of similar last names.) The deal was announced by Kerrigan Advisors, who advised the Janke family, which was the seller in the […] [Read More]

They may have faced similarly challenging environments in the second quarter, but the six publicly traded dealership groups had earnings results that “varied widely,” according to the Q2 2026 Public Auto Retailer Results analysis from The Presidio Group. And while the report delves into the wide spectrum of operational results, “one of the clearest examples of divergence” […] [Read More]

Sutherlin Automotive Group has acquired the top Kia dealership in Orange County, Calif.: Car Pros Kia Huntington Beach. The sale was announced by Kerrigan Advisors, which advised the seller, Car Pros Automotive Group, in the transaction. In addition to being the automaker’s No. 1 store in Orange County last year, Car Pros Huntington Beach was […] [Read More]

Charlie Obaugh Auto Group has added its first Ford dealership. The Virginia-based, family-owned dealer group has acquired Campus Ford in Waynesboro, Va., from Matt McMurray, according to a news release from Performance Brokerage Services, which was the buy-side advisor on the sale. Campus Ford is the Obaugh group’s sixth franchised dealership and its first Ford […] [Read More]