Retail
Lithia to add dealerships, boost used-car sales this year
Arlena Sawyers , Correspondent
For the past two consecutive years, Lithia Motors acquired dealerships that generate over $1 billion in annualized revenue, and it is poised for additional growth this year, said its president, Bryan DeBoer. Speaking during Lithia’s quarterly conference call on Feb. 14, DeBoer also said the group expects to continue making progress toward increasing its used-vehicle […] [Read More]
HGreg appoints 2 new execs
Auto Remarketing Staff
HGreg.com announced Monday that it has appointed Chase Sattler as vice president of operations and Soledad Gonzalo as the company’s new regional marketing director. This follows news from last month that the company opened its third location, the new HGreg.com Broward store in West Park, Fla. Along with the HGreg.com Broward dealership, the company operates […] [Read More]
Avis Budget announces multi-year deal to add 10,000 Connected Toyota vehicles
Auto Remarketing Staff
Avis Budget Group announced Monday a multi-year deal that will add 10,000 Toyota vehicles to Avis Car Rental’s growing fleet of connected vehicles. The company said Connected Toyota vehicles are expected to be available this September. “As connected car technology continues to evolve in the auto industry, we are rapidly adapting our fleet and rolling […] [Read More]
Best CPO Dealers: Strategies for success — Part II
Joe Overby, Senior Editor
As part of our annual special issue honoring The Best CPO Dealers in the USA, Auto Remarketing shared the respective top 10 certified pre-owned sales leaders for a wide array of automakers. In addition to the lists of CPO leaders, which were based on full-year 2017 sales, we also connected with many of these dealers and asked them about […] [Read More]
Edmunds recognizes over 350 dealers for high customer satisfaction ratings
Auto Remarketing Staff
Edmunds announced Monday that its Five Star Dealer Awards have recognized over 350 car dealers nationwide for their outstanding customer satisfaction ratings. This year, 25 dealers were also selected to receive Edmunds’ Five Star Premier Dealer designation for receiving the highest overall satisfaction ratings. “Car shopping is a daunting task for many, but finding the […] [Read More]
NADA Foundation outlines plans for major workforce initiative
Auto Remarketing Staff
Last fall, a robust research project involving Cox Automotive and Hireology uncovered how much personnel turnover costs dealerships as well as what characteristics stores should seek in new employees. Now, the National Automobile Dealers Association is strengthening its efforts to help dealerships stabilize and strengthen their human resources. On Friday, the NADA Foundation’s Board of […] [Read More]
KeyBanc dealer survey shows positive used sales start
Auto Remarketing Staff
The newest dealer survey from KeyBanc Capital Market showed the opening month of 2018 was a fruitful one for dealerships’ used-vehicle departments. According to the results shared Friday, the majority of respondents — 75 percent to be exact — continued to report increasing used-vehicle sales in January. “We are anticipating a low single-digit used-car volume […] [Read More]
Best CPO Dealers: Strategies for success — Part I
Joe Overby, Senior Editor
As part of our annual special issue honoring The Best CPO Dealers in the USA, Auto Remarketing shared the respective top 10 certified pre-owned sales leaders for a wide array of automakers. In addition to the lists of CPO leaders, which were based on full-year 2017 sales, we also connected with many of these dealers […] [Read More]
Hyundai lists CPO vehicles for sale on Carfax.com
Auto Remarketing Staff
Hyundai Motor America announced Wednesday that it has begun launching vehicles for sale on Carfax Used Car Listings. Along with access to a free Carfax Report with every Hyundai Certified and non-certified vehicle, online shoppers who visit Carfax.com can now choose to see only Hyundai CPO vehicles in their search results. “Our certified program has grown significantly […] [Read More]
Best CPO Dealers: 2017 sales rankings by brand
Joe Overby, Senior Editor
It has now been seven straight years of record certified pre-owned vehicle sales, according to Autodata Corp. To recognize the dealers leading the CPO car business, Auto Remarketing presents our annual special section honoring The Best CPO Dealers in the USA. As part of the Feb. 15 issue of Auto Remarketing, we reached out to automakers […] [Read More]
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