March will conclude with busted NCAA Tournament brackets, the start of the NADA Convention & Expo in Las Vegas and, according to Edmunds.com, about 3.6 million used-car sales. The company said the resulting used-car SAAR for the month would be 36.7 million. In February, Edmunds said, there were 3.5 million used sales with a 37.4 […] [Read More]

Five different nameplates took honors as Nielsen announced the winners of its 10th Annual Automotive Advertising Awards, celebrating the most effective automotive ads that aired during 2015. Crowned as Automotive Ad of the Year was Dodge’s “Wisdom” spot, which featured an emotional montage of interviews with centenarians describing what they have learned in life juxtaposed […] [Read More]

Volkswagen has until April 21 to submit a plan to federal regulators regarding how to fix or buy back vehicles included in the diesel emissions controversy; a situation that based on the estimates from Kelley Blue Book could cost the automaker more than $7 billion. U.S. District Judge Charles Breyer on Thursday extended the deadline […] [Read More]

Users of eBay Motors will now have the inspection services of WeGoLook at their disposal, thanks to a partnership between the two companies.    Through WeGoLook, eBay Motors will be able to offer on-site inspections on any car, motorcycle, RV, powersport vehicle or boat in the U.S. Rates will start at $69 per inspection, eBay […] [Read More]

CarLotz, a consignment store for vehicles serving the sale-by-owner and corporate vehicle markets, announced the opening of its first store in Charlotte, N.C. Along with the location being first in the Tar Heel State, the store located at 6501 East Independence Blvd. in the heart of what the company called “Charlotte’s largest auto mile” also is the […] [Read More]

It was a tight race at the top, but Galpin Ford managed to rank as the top-selling certified pre-owned dealer for Ford in 2015. The North Hills, Calif., dealership sold 1,464 CPO units last year. As part of our “Best CPO Dealers in the United States” issue this winter, we asked Al Joseph — the general […] [Read More]

The National Independent Automobile Dealers Association announced a new National Member Benefit partner on Friday, bringing Car Brite into the fold. Car Brite provides professional detailing and restoration products. With this move, NIADA members will receive a bonus package for installing the Car Brite SELECT detailing system. “We are delighted to have Car Brite become […] [Read More]

One of the biggest areas of growth for the auto business in recent years, and one particularly impactful for franchised dealers, has been certified pre-owned car sales. Even after five straight years of record years, we may only be scratching the surface for CPO. In an emailed Q&A with National Automobile Dealers Association chairman Jeff Carlson ahead […] [Read More]

Not only can you expect new-car buying and vehicle ownership to remain relatively unscathed by car-sharing and ride-sharing upstarts, these burgeoning services may actually present an opportunity for dealers and others in the auto business. That’s according to a recap of the 2016 Kelley Blue Book Ride Sharing/Car Sharing Study, which was commissioned by KBB […] [Read More]

U.S. dealerships were buying and selling at rapid rates last year, fueled in part by Berkshire Hathaway’s giant acquisition of the Van Tuyl auto group. According to The Blue Sky Report from Kerrigan Advisors, which released its full-year 2015 analysis on Wednesday, U.S. dealership buy/sell activity reached record highs last year. According to The Banks Report […] [Read More]