Consumers in three states can now visit several newly opened Avis car sales locations to shop for low-mileage vehicles. Avis Car Rental announced Wednesday that it has expanded its Avis Car Sales program with additional locations across Florida, Texas and Massachusetts. The company explained that it now provides a direct-to-consumer model amid increased demand for former rental cars. A […] [Read More]

A trailblazing federal lawmaker who took a stand against the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is set to address the independent dealership community. Rep. Stephanie Murphy (D-Fla.) will be the featured speaker for the Welcome Luncheon at the 2018 National Independent Automobile Dealers Association Convention and Expo, coming up June 18-21 in Orlando, Fla. Murphy, who […] [Read More]

While car shoppers enjoy the last full month of spring, automakers have presented the market with several attractive certified pre-owned deals, which are sure to turn heads both before and after the Mother's Day and Memorial Day weekend ahead. Autotrader has come out with its latest list of top CPO deals that shoppers can take […] [Read More]

Thanks mostly to two fewer selling days, used-car retail sales last month declined an estimated 2 percent from April 2017 — but they’re pacing ahead of year-ago figures and reached the highest SAAR yet in 2018, according to Cox Automotive. The seasonally adjusted annualized rate of used-car sales was at 39.7 million, company analysts estimate in […] [Read More]

Here’s an alert for auction managers and dealership personnel to look for a pair of recalled, older-model compact pickups that might be in the next sale or currently in inventory. There are 21 locations in particular where the U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) is deeply concerned that certain higher-risk 2006 […] [Read More]

AutoNation chief executive officer Mike Jackson recently joined other company executives to expound on the significance of reaching its fifth standalone used-car store and service center this year. Along with discussing the March opening of the retailer's respective fourth and fifth AutoNation USA stores in Las Vegas and Katy, Texas, during the company's latest quarterly call, Jackson shared rewarding sales results […] [Read More]

Costco members who are interested in a Volvo purchase or lease can get attractive benefits on select 2018 models through July 2. The Costco Auto Program announced the launch of its Volvo Special Offer, a nationwide promotion for Costco members Friday. Benefits of the promotion include Volvo Employee Pricing, additional incentives and a $250 Costco Cash […] [Read More]

Along with Doggett Auto Group’s acquisition of Houston's large Lone Star Ford automotive dealership, the industry has also seen a sizable en bloc purchase of 10 Canadian stores north of the border this week. Leslie Doggett Industries' affiliate the Doggett Auto Group has acquired Houston's Lone Star Ford store from Sonic Automotive. The heavy equipment dealership group […] [Read More]

Executives with Group 1 Automotive have touted new efforts to capitalize on the higher mileage spectrum of the used-car market through the company's latest pre-owned car project: Val-U-Line, a proprietary brand for high-mileage pre-owned vehicles. It was in the first quarter that the company launched Val-U-Line, with the goal of growing it to represent 10 percent of the […] [Read More]

A pair of top Sonic Automotive executives reiterated the potential of its chain of dedicated pre-owned stores — EchoPark — not just because of the project’s capability of retailing used vehicles for a strong margin and building long-standing customer bonds. Furthermore, the top Sonic brass is pushing resources into EchoPark because requirements from automakers about […] [Read More]