Used vehicle e-commerce platform Carvana has offered California-area residents its online car buying program for almost three years, and Carvana founder and chief executive officer Ernie Garcia said the company’s presence in the state has “steadily increased in just two years.” On Monday and Tuesday, the company announced it was expanding its footprint in the […] [Read More]

A quartet of dealer groups with a presence in Pennsylvania is involved with another education program aimed at boosting the number of trained service technicians. Universal Technical Institute (UTI) in Exton, Pa., recently launched what the school believes is a first-of-its-kind initiative aimed at developing skilled employee pipelines and giving students an inside track on […] [Read More]

When David Wilson Jr. was 12 years old, he assisted at Preston Automotive Group in areas such as the vehicle detail and sales departments. He joined the Preston Automotive executive team after college graduation. On Jan. 20, Preston Automotive Group announced Wilson’s promotion to president of the company. Owners Dave and Peggy Wilson said in […] [Read More]

Carvana continued its expansion with two announcements on Thursday and Friday, stating that it launched its as-soon-as-next-day vehicle delivery to Mankato, Minn.-area residents and to residents of Eau Claire, Wisc. “As we grow our presence in Minnesota, Mankato plays an important role in bringing our easy, transparent car buying solution to more and more customers,” […] [Read More]

Ernie Garcia says Carvana’s Minnesota expansion has been rapid, with back-to-back launches in the state. Those launches were in the cities of Rochester and St. Cloud. Garcia, who is Carvana founder and chief executive officer, describes Rochester as “a city built on innovative ideas and a people-first mentality.” The company announced the St. Cloud launch […] [Read More]

Micky Bly says the auto industry is “approaching an inflection point” in the area of demand for affordable long-range electric vehicles. Bly is head of global propulsion system engineering for FCA, and he said in a news release that steps FCA announced on Wednesday to make choosing and buying an electric vehicle easier “is just […] [Read More]

Jeff Walker says that early on in his career with Anderson Automotive Group, chairman Fred Anderson told him that he wanted to get to a point “where we retail everything.” With the purchase of a Chevrolet store in Creedmoor, N.C. in 1955, Anderson’s father, Andy Anderson, started Anderson Automotive Group, which now owns eight auto […] [Read More]

In this episode of the Auto Remarketing Podcast, we continue with our special episodes recapping general sessions from Used Car Week. Next up is the "DIY Inventory? A Checklist for Operational Excellence" presentation from Aaron Meyer of Dealer Specialties. To listen to this episode, click on the link available below or visit the Auto Remarketing Podcast […] [Read More]

Dealers received some encouraging news going into the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday weekend with the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Free Trade Agreement (USMCA) being overwhelmingly approved by the U.S. Senate on Thursday. Both the National Automobile Dealers Association (NADA) and the American International Automobile Dealers Association (AIADA) cheered the Senate’s passage of H.R. 5430 by an 89-10 […] [Read More]

Fiat Chrysler Automobiles head of network development Phil Langley says the company realizes that a dealership reaches its maximum potential “when it reflects the community it serves.” The company in 2018 launched its Dealer Investment Program to provide financial support to high-potential individuals wanting to operate a Chrysler-Dodge-Jeep-Ram or Alfa Romeo-Maserati dealership, but have limited […] [Read More]