Hyundai Motor America announced it will host a giveaway of 2,000 frozen turkeys to families where the company is headquartered in Orange County, Calif., for Thanksgiving. In addition to the giveaway, Hyundai has also launched its annual food drive for can-goods. Its offices and Hyundai headquarters’ employees are participating in a CANstruction project to benefit Orange […] [Read More]

Vincentric announced the lineup in its fifth annual Vincentric Best Certified Pre-Owned Value in America awards on Tuesday. Winning the brand awards this year were Ford, Lincoln, Toyota and Audi. Ford secured the most model-level awards, as well, recieving recognition in eight categories.  The Blue Oval received brand awards for the CPO trucks, SUVs & crossovers, […] [Read More]

Nissan recently announced that its Downey Nissan store in California currently leads the brand in volume sales to Hispanic customers. In addition to nearly doubling its sales to the Hispanic market this year, the Los Angles metro-area based dealership also leads the brand's Western region in year-to-date overall sales, according to Nissan.  "The automotive retail […] [Read More]

Used sales were down by about 3 percent from last year’s performance in the third quarter. According to the Edmunds "Q3 2017 Used Vehicle Market Report" released earlier this week, the drop was caused by a slowdown in used-vehicle sales in Texas and Florida due to recent hurricanes. In Q3, there were a total of 9.36 […] [Read More]

The Enterprise Rent-A-Car Foundation announced a $30 million project donation to The Nature Conservancy on Monday. The company’s donation will be spread across five-years and be used for a project designed to help protect and preserve four major rivers and watersheds throughout North America and Europe, including the Mississippi River and Colorado River. “My family and our company […] [Read More]

Despite popular belief, due to a tight supply of high demand late-model used-cars, not all vehicles that pass the 100,000-mile mark begin to dramatically drop in value. That's according to recent data from Edmunds. Similar to the rate of depreciation that occurs between 50,000 and 100,000 miles, higher-mileage vehicles’ values are declining only incrementally between 100,000 […] [Read More]

For the fourth consecutive year, Enterprise ranks highest in overall customer satisfaction in the J.D. Power North America Rental Car Satisfaction Study released Wednesday. Enterprise has a score of 851 followed by National, Alamo and Hertz, with scores of 846, 828 and 822 respectively. Despite increased airport passenger congestion and construction at airports, overall consumer […] [Read More]

U.S. News & World Report announced its inaugural Best Certified Pre-Owned Program winner on Tuesday, recognizing the automaker that best provides peace-of-mind for CPO buyers. Winning the award in its debut year is Lexus. U.S. News & World Report will also recognize Lexus during the Used Car Awards luncheon, sponsored by TradeRev, this coming Tuesday […] [Read More]

Larry H. Miller Dealerships announced Monday that, for the fourth consecutive year, its Larry H. Miller Lexus, Larry H. Miller Downtown Toyota, Larry H. Miller Honda and Larry H. Miller Hyundai dealerships will fund the Union Gospel Mission’s annual City-Wide Thanksgiving Dinner for more than 1,000 homeless and low-income individuals and families. In addition to a […] [Read More]

AutoNation chairman, chief executive officer and president Mike Jackson didn’t hesitate to point out the reason why the dealer group’s used-vehicle sales during the third quarter jumped 6.4 percent year-over-year. AutoNation stores retailed 59,330 used vehicles during Q3, up from 55,760 units a year earlier. Jackson told investment analysts why stores moved more used metal […] [Read More]