As part of its annual giving program, Sheehy Auto Stores announced on Wednesday that it donated $161,000 to 23 charities in Washington, D.C., Baltimore and Richmond, Va. Each of the company’s dealerships partnered with various non-profit organizations located in the communities they serve. "Our employees and family of dealerships do much throughout the year in donating […] [Read More]

On Monday, Dent Wizard International announced Ryan Briggs will fill the company’s newly-created position of vice president of customer development. In this new role, Briggs is responsible for expanding Dent Wizard’s relationships with the top 150 dealer groups as well as services and programs with non-traditional resellers. “Ryan has a proven track record for follow-through […] [Read More]

Autotrader has come out with its top picks for certified pre-owned deals in January. "Shoppers who want to start 2017 off with a smart vehicle purchase can easily do so by choosing any of these CPO offers in January," said Autotrader executive editor Brian Moody. "CPO is a popular category for car buyers on a […] [Read More]

A little more than a month after announcing plans to acquire a standalone used-car store chain in the Northeastern U.S., Penske Automotive Group has done the same in the U.K. Penske announced Friday that it has signed an agreement to buy CarShop, a chain of five standalone used-car retail stores in the U.K.  This follows […] [Read More]

On Monday, KosLo announced it enhanced its website by integrating NADAguides year, make, and model data — creating a more customized experience for car shoppers and a new way for dealers to reach them nationwide. “With the integration of NADAguides data into our system we know we will be able to make the car buying […] [Read More]

NIADA Member Services announced on Friday that it launched the National Affinity Partner Program (NAPP), a new partnership program, which gives NIADA member dealers increased access to partner providers’ products and services they use daily. “This new affinity partnership initiative focuses on firms that serve certain segments of the insurance/financial services markets as well as […] [Read More]

On Monday, TrueCar shared a handful or so of updates to its Dealer Pledge initiative for 2017 and said these enhancements will be the “centerpiece” of its efforts at the NADA Convention & Expo later this month. The company launched its Dealer Pledge in March to address concerns from TrueCar Certified Dealers. Among the six updates […] [Read More]

Used-car sales are predicted to do well in 2017, following what was a record year for used-car sales, according to two automotive industry leaders.  In an AIADA AutoTalk webinar in late December,  KAR Auction Services chief economist Tom Kontos and David Lim — vice president and equity analyst at Wells Fargo Securities — discussed last year’s used-car […] [Read More]

Make it six straight years of record certified pre-owned vehicle sales. Autodata Corp. reported Thursday that there were 2.64 million CPO sales in 2016, another best-ever sum for this rapidly expanding market. That beats year-ago figures by 3.5 percent, according to Autodata. Appropriately enough, the final month of the year was the strongest December on […] [Read More]

AutoNation announced on Wednesday that it's begining the year by hosting a coast to coast all-day hiring event on Tuesday in 15 cities. There are thousands of sales and service positions available at all stores and service centers, according to AutoNation. Store management will be present at each city’s hiring event and offers will be extended to […] [Read More]