Sheehy Auto Stores' 19th annual Sheehy 7000 sales event to benefit the American Heart Association will start Friday and run to July 5. "We are proud to once again partner with the American Heart Association through fundraising efforts and events to make a difference in the communities we service,” Vince Sheehy, president, said in a […] [Read More]

Joe Lamphier, vice president of sales and marketing for Crown Automotive Group, said he will be participating in Cut for a Cure to benefit the National Pediatric Cancer Foundation. Cut for a Cure is the National Pediatric Cancer Foundation’s annual campaign to raise money and awareness for pediatric cancer. Individuals who participate in the campaign […] [Read More]

Hyundai and Lexus took top honors in the non-luxury and luxury categories, respectively, during Autotrader’s recent analysis of the best certified pre-owned vehicle programs. While manufacturers tend to offer a range of perks with CPOs, Autotrader opted to focus on warranty coverage. “The No. 1 benefit of any CPO program is the warranty, so we […] [Read More]

Black Book on Thursday announced a distribution agreement with HP360 that enables the full-service marketing company to offer Bullseye Prospecting, a turnkey solution for its dealer clients looking to launch more efficient marketing campaigns. Powered by data from Black Book, Bullseye Prospecting is designed to reduce and consolidate the many different touch points involved in […] [Read More]

When it comes to finding deals on pre-owned vehicles, it turns out that holidays may be both the best of times and the worst of times. According to a recent study by iSeeCars.com that analyzed more than 40 million used-car sales between 2013 and 2015, Black Friday is the best time to find a deal, […] [Read More]

The certified pre-owned vehicle market climbed more than 8 percent in April and approached 233,000 sales for the month, according to Autodata Corp. Releasing figures late Wednesday afternoon, Autodata said there were 232,853 CPO sales last month, which beat year-ago figures by 8.3 percent and pushed the year-to-date tally to 879,211 sales (up 5.9 percent). […] [Read More]

Possibly the death nail in Takata’s airbag inflator business could mean major headaches for franchised dealers and their service departments. Under the Amended Consent Order issued to Takata this week, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) is expanding and accelerating the recall of Takata air bag inflators. The company is required to make a […] [Read More]

Though it’s a bit early to tell how increasing off-lease volume impacted certified pre-owned sales in April, the gains have certainly pushed CPO sales in recent years and so far in 2016. But keep this in mind, Kelley Blue Book’s Alec Gutierrez said during a teleconference with reporters on Tuesday: Extra off-lease supply can be […] [Read More]

Dealers who want a new hook to reach their customers and drive traffic to their service departments could leverage the marketing and safety initiative orchestrated by the Rubber Manufacturers Association (RMA). Under the banner of National Tire Safety Week 2016, RMA is offering free “Be Tire Smart” brochures and other materials. Participating dealers can join […] [Read More]

While multiple forecasts have new-vehicle sales gaining significant or perhaps record-setting steam in April, the projection for used-vehicle sales to be generated during the fourth month of 2016 contains a year-over-year decline of nearly 4 percent. TrueCar indicated that its used-vehicle forecast for total sales — including turns at franchised and independent dealerships as well […] [Read More]