Honda currently outpaces all brands when it comes to reliability, according to a new analysis based on real-world vehicle repair. Three of Honda’s most popular models — the CR-V, Civic and Accord — are among the top 10 most reliable cars on RepairPal.com’s recently introduced Reliability Rating that is based on vehicle repair orders from the […] [Read More]

ACE Rent A Car, Advantage Rent-A-Car, Mercedes-Benz and Fox Rent A Car are the top ranking retailers for customer loyalty, according to this year’s Temkin Loyalty Index, which examines the loyalty of 10,000 U.S. consumers to 329 companies across 20 different industries. The three rental car companies and luxury automaker outpace retailers of all other […] [Read More]

GPB Capital affiliate Capstone Automotive Group said Monday it now has a majority equity stake in Prime Motor Group. With the stake in Prime — which has more than 25 businesses throughout Massachusetts, Vermont, New Hampshire and Maine — this marks Capstone’s first foray into New England. The acquisition also adds the Acura, Honda, Mercedes-Benz, […] [Read More]

CarMax has plans to bring on more than 2,000 new hires by the end of the year, the company announced Monday. The used-car retailer is mostly looking for sales consultants, technicians, detailers and inventory associates companywide. Several CarMax stores are also hiring for positions within its business offices, according to CarMax. In addition to the headquarters in […] [Read More]

More workers making more money. That’s the crux of the latest report from the National Automobile Dealers Association Employment and payroll at franchised dealerships continued to rise through the first six months of 2017, according to a new midyear report released by NADA. Officials tabulated that franchised dealerships directly employed 1,134,200 workers through the second quarter […] [Read More]

The National Alliance of Buy-Here, Pay-Here Dealers, Manheim and the National Independent Automobile Dealers Association are all rallying during the East Coast BHPH Conference that begins on Monday to help operators still impacted by hurricane damage. Officials from NABD and Manheim confirmed with Auto Remarketing on Friday that a golf cart will be auctioned off […] [Read More]

T3 Consulting Group announced Wednesday it has brought aboard former Dominion Dealer Solutions vice president George Nenni to join the company’s roster of  advisors. Nenni brings more than three decades of automotive technology expertise. In 1993, Nenni began his career with Dealer Specialties, where he oversaw overall automotive operations and remained with the company after […] [Read More]

Acura has introduced a revamped certified pre-owned vehicle website, AcuraCertified.com. The new completely redesigned site built to simplify the online CPO vehicle shopping process allows shoppers to compare vehicles and easily share their selections online, Acura announced Wednesday. "With the booming growth in Acura Certified Pre-Owned sales and tremendous increase in online and mobile vehicle shopping, we […] [Read More]

Similar to what Penske Automotive offered, Sonic Automotive recently provided an update on the impact Hurricanes Harvey and Irma likely had on its operations. The details came as Sonic prepares to release its complete third quarter financial results on Oct. 24. Sonic reiterated that it has 19 franchise stores and five collision repair centers in […] [Read More]

The National Automobile Dealers Association relayed a warning from the Internal Revenue Service about the latest tax-related activities generated by unscrupulous entities on the Internet. The IRS warned all e-services users to beware of a new phishing scam that tries to trick tax professionals into “signing” a new e-Services user agreement. The phishing scam seeks […] [Read More]