Cox Automotive presented its third annual Leader in Sustainability Award to Motorcars Honda this past week. The award, which was given out at the at the 2017 Automotive News Best Dealerships to Work For celebration, honors dealerships that promote green business practices and make a difference through community service. The dealership will receive $10,000 to fund a sustainability […] [Read More]

Auto Remarketing has named its 2017 CPO Dealer of the Year, an award presented by ADESA. Earning this year’s honors is Kia of Irvine. For three consecutive years, the California dealership has been the automaker’s top seller of certified pre-owned vehicles nationwide. And Kia of Irvine might make it four in a row in 2017, […] [Read More]

Just weeks before the holiday season approaches, Autotrader has come out with its top picks for certified pre-owned deals in October.  That list includes attractive incentives from BMW, such as comprehensive coverage with no mileage limit at the end of the original four-year/50,000-mile warranty that's included on all new BMW models. "One advantage for shoppers […] [Read More]

With President Trump evidently having no objections to seeing the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) potentially disappear, the American International Automobile Dealers Association (AIADA) expressed great concern over the impact changes to the policy involving the U.S., Canada and Mexico would likely have on the cost of vehicle prices. This past Wednesday, Trump hosted […] [Read More]

A service provider sporting relationships with nearly 20 automakers now is in place to help independent dealerships retail certified metal. Wheel’s Automotive Dealer Supplies has been selected by the National Independent Automobile Dealers Association as the exclusive supplier of point-of-sale merchandising, collateral and printing services for the NIADA Certified Pre-Owned program. Wheel’s Automotive, which also […] [Read More]

It’s probably been a topic mentioned during sales staff meetings and around the coffee pot at franchised dealerships — stair-step programs sometimes leveraged by automakers to incentivize stores to get new metal rolled over the curb. Current National Automobile Dealers Association chairman Mark Scarpelli took on the subject this week within a test drive of […] [Read More]

J.D. Power chief executive officer and president Finbarr O’Neill will retire in March, the company announced Wednesday. In a news release, the company said O’Neill will stay on during the transition process when the new CEO takes the helm. Following that transition, he will be a senior adviser for J.D. Power. O’Neill has been with J.D. […] [Read More]

NIADA announced Tuesday that Spireon will contribute $100,000 to the NIADA Foundation's Disaster Relief Fund to help members of the automotive community recover from hurricanes Harvey and Irma. The association said Spireon chose to give to the NIADA Foundation Disaster Relief Fund because it was the quickest way to contribute to the customers and the […] [Read More]

AutoNation announced Monday that chief executive Mike Jackson recently joined Fort Lauderdale, Fla., Mayor John  Seiler to unveil a giant pink ribbon statue on Fort Lauderdale Beach in recognition of Breast Cancer Awareness Month. The 20-foot tall statue symbolizes the importance of raising awareness and funding for breast cancer. It will be on display throughout the month of […] [Read More]

Along with projecting how third-quarter results might land for a trio of the large publicly traded dealer groups, KeyBanc Capital Markets recently shared its latest dealer survey that offered more clarity on how much Hurricane Harvey impacted used-vehicle sales in August. The survey results showed just a third of dealers who participated had used-vehicle sales […] [Read More]