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]

Larry H. Miller Dodge Ram Avondale recently announced that it has once again made it onto The Arizona Republic and azcentral.com’s 2017 list of Top Companies to Work For in Arizona. The dealership is on the list for the second consecutive year. A total of 100 companies are chosen each year. All of the companies were […] [Read More]

Used-car sales this month could trend down a bit from May, but they should maintain the same annualized rate, according to Edmunds. The company released its monthly industry sales projections on Wednesday, calling for approximately 3.2 million used-car sales in June. That’s down from 3.3 million in May. However, the seasonally adjusted annualized sales rate […] [Read More]

Dominion Dealer Solutions recently announced that it is the latest company to join the National Independent Automobile Dealers Association’s National Member Benefit program. NIADA members can now save on multiple Dominion products, including Web Control, Cross-Sell Reports, websites and Dominion Dealer Specialties' on-the-lot inventory services. "Forging a partnership with NIADA is a natural fit for […] [Read More]

Galpin Motors is currently aiming to sell 11,000 vehicles during its annual summer sales event, which kicked off on Memorial Day weekend and will continue through the end of September. Over the years, the dealership has committed to sales challenges such as the Galpin 3,000, the Galpin 4,000, the Galpin 6,000 and the more recent […] [Read More]