The newly released Prospect Satisfaction Index U.S. Auto Industry Benchmarking Study by Pied Piper Management Company has ranked Nissan’s Infiniti brand dealerships the highest for a second year. Toyota’s Lexus brand ranks second, and dealerships selling Mercedes-Benz are ranked third. Pied Piper’s process to determine its rankings includes “mystery shopping” measurement and scoring to industry […] [Read More]

With consumers taking advantage of both pleasing gas prices and the time to shop around this summer, Autotrader has come out with its top picks for certified pre-owned deals in July, which include promotions by eight different automakers. "For shoppers that are looking for great value in their next car, but are concerned about the […] [Read More]

For the second year in a row, the NIADA Convention and Expo was the largest ever. The National Independent Automobile Dealers Association highlighted that the final count is in, and it shows this year’s convention, held June 12-15 at The Mirage in Las Vegas, edged the 2016 total for most attendees in the 71-year history […] [Read More]

To kick off summer, the Jim Ellis Automotive Group wrapped up a successful charitable campaign where a portion of each sale during the month of May went to support local first responders.  Thanks to the support of old and new customers alike, a total of $65,000 was raised and is being divided evenly between 10 […] [Read More]

Group 1 Automotive has purchased a 12-store dealership group in the United Kingdom, bumping its store count in the country to 43, the retailer announced Wednesday. Beadles Group Ltd. includes seven brands throughout its dozen stores in the greater London area: Jaguar, Land Rover, Kia, Skoda, Toyota, Vauxhall, and Volkswagen. These stores will keep the Beadles […] [Read More]

Certified pre-owned vehicle sales were down a bit year-over-year in June, but year-to-date sales still beat the first-half totals from a record 2016. According to Autodata Corp., there were 221,853 CPO sales last month, which was down 0.8 percent from June 2016. Through six months, there have been 1.34 million certified sales, up 1.2 percent […] [Read More]

On Wednesday, Carvana expanded its growing footprint into Louisville, Ky., the company’s 31st market. Louisville residents can now search through over 7,000 vehicles on Carvana.com and schedule next-day home delivery of their vehicle following a purchase. “Our Louisville launch marks our presence in 31 markets in 15 states,” Carvana founder and chief executive officer Ernie Garcia said in a […] [Read More]

An industry veteran who has experience with three different automakers most recently was involved with a large, privately held dealership group in the Northeast is now joining Kia Motors America as vice president of sales. Kia recently announced Bill Peffer will assume his new role effective on July 24. Peffer — who joins the automaker […] [Read More]

In the spirit of summer holidays like Independence Day, Cars.com suggests that auto dealers align their pre-holiday advertising and mobile content in time for holiday weekends. The third-party shopping site found that during holidays, car shoppers tend to buy — and they also want special offers delivered to their mobile phones. Consider the traffic dealerships saw this Memorial […] [Read More]

Park Place Dealerships has both moved its Jaguar dealership from Plano, Texas, to Grapevine and added the Land Rover brand to its portfolio. Construction for Park Place’s new store, Jaguar Land Rover DFW, is complete and is set to open on Saturday with a roster of 70 employees. This is the third dealership in Northeast Tarrant […] [Read More]