Mazda Motor Corp. filed a safety defect report with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration to signify both a recall and a stop-sale of CX-5 vehicles from the 2014 through 2016 model years in both the United States and Canada. OEM officials explained that the fuel filler pipe could rupture during a rear collision and could […] [Read More]

Q auto, the standalone used-car program that Asbury Automotive Group launched in the spring of 2014, is still a work in progress and a learning experience — a “laboratory,” if you will. And one that the group thinks has some promise. But 2016 is the year Asbury’s management hopes it turns a corner. The company aims […] [Read More]

Group 1 Automotive announced several key company changes on Thursday, including the acquisition of a dealer group in the U.K., the divestment of three of its current dealerships, and three internal promotions. The group has acquired the Spire Automotive Group, which includes 12 dealerships that operate primarily in the north and northwest London area. The […] [Read More]

Citing a defect information report provided by Takata, Honda North America announced this week that it is recalling roughly 2.23 million Takata PSDI-5 driver-side front airbag inflators in both Honda and Acura vehicles. One key takeaway from their announcement: the inflators will be replaced with parts manufactured by an alternative supplier, with repairs anticipated to […] [Read More]

In a development that prompted one Kelley Blue Book analyst to say, “people are in danger,” the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said in documents released on Thursday that Continental Automotive Systems is recalling potentially up to 5 million air bag control units. NHTSA officials indicated the affected units manufactured between Jan. 1, 2006 and […] [Read More]

Penske Automotive Group announced Wednesday it has donated $913,000 to the organization Paralyzed Veterans of America. As a corporate partner of the Veteran’s organization, the funds were raised through Penske’s “Service Matters” campaign, which gives customers the option to make a donation when they’ve had their vehicles serviced at a Penske Automotive Group Dealership. All […] [Read More]

After a fifth straight record year, the certified pre-owned car market began 2016 with a modest dip, as January sales fell 2.1 percent on a year-over-year basis. But keep this in mind: January 2015 was the best January ever for CPO sales. And this past month was the second-best, according to Autodata Corp.  There were 190,951 […] [Read More]

Toyota, Lexus and Mazda have all recently released information regarding airbag-related recalls, while Mazda has also issued a separate recall related to an issue with the fuel filler pipes in its recent CX-5 vehicles. Let’s break them down by recall size. Toyota/Lexus recall 320,000 Land Cruiser, 4Runner, Tundra, Sequoia, LX and GX vehicles Toyota announced […] [Read More]

As of mid-day Tuesday, a few automakers had reported certified pre-owned sales from the first month of the year. The results thus far have been mixed. Mercedes-Benz’s CPO program, for one, had its strongest January ever. Its 9,934 certified sales for the month were up 5.1 percent from last year. MINI also had its best January […] [Read More]

Takata Corp. said on Tuesday the company received the findings of an independent review by its Quality Assurance Panel chaired by former Secretary of Transportation Samuel Skinner. Takata plans to act on all of the panel’s 15 recommendations to improve the design and manufacturing procedures of its airbags used in millions of vehicles. The report […] [Read More]