The New Jersey Auto Retailers Unite program, which experienced a successful campaign last year, continues again this year between the months of June and October. The group of franchised auto retailers from the Garden State will again partner with The Valerie Fund to raise funds for children with cancer and blood disorders. Franchises within the […] [Read More]

Consumers who shop for certified pre-owned vehicles may have unique needs in a vehicle that are different from those of shoppers looking for a new or non-certified used vehicle. So as part of our annual “Best CPO Dealers in the United States” special edition this winter, we reached out to top dealerships — Lincoln stores, […] [Read More]

A CPO vehicle often serves as an entry-point into a particular brand — for those shoppers looking to secure a particular nameplate, without doling out what it takes to buy new. And this rings particularly true for luxury automakers. Perhaps this trend, as well as OEM investment, played a role in the results of Autotrader’s […] [Read More]

Count Lexus among the handful of brands posting best-ever years for certified pre-owned sales in 2014. And count on this: Lexus has its sights set on another record year in 2015. With 6,049 CPO sales last month — its best-ever February — Lexus has now recorded seven straight monthly certified sales records, said Paul Rohovsky, […] [Read More]

Asbury Automotive Group has revealed its most recent plan to cull the shortage of automotive technicians at the company. The auto group says it plans to hire between 200 and 400 technicians over the next year or two.            The dealership group says it has opportunities to expand its quick service […] [Read More]

The National Automobile Dealers Association reiterated its stance against a rule made by the National Labor Relations Board late last year concerning union organization. In December, the NLRB issued the “ambush” election rule, which shortens the time between when union organizers ask for a union election and when that election must take place. NADA explained […] [Read More]

Almost 16 years ago, Autotrader launched its online automotive marketplace. Today, the company is recognizing its evolution into a digital solutions company offering a suite of tools that make car buying and selling easier for consumers, dealers and manufacturers with the launch of a new logo and brand identity. "This new brand identity reinforces the […] [Read More]

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration recently announced a handful of recalls of varying sizes that were originally reported to the organization toward the end of February. The largest among them includes a recall of 625,000 certain 2013-2015 model year Nissan Altimas with a possible hood latch issue and nearly 340,000 Jeep and Dodge vehicles with a […] [Read More]

Warren Buffett now is officially a dealer, and according to the famous investor whose net worth tops $70 billion, “the fun has just started.” Buffett’s famed company, Berkshire Hathaway, on Tuesday completed its acquisition of the Van Tuyl Group, the largest privately held dealership group in the United States. The company claimed this historic transaction, […] [Read More]

An auto dealer law firm filed a mass action lawsuit on Tuesday against TrueCar in the Federal Court for the Southern District of New York, a suit the firm says includes 117 dealerships. Bellavia Blatt & Crossett, PC, said in its statement that it is planning to file a second suit, on behalf of TrueCar-affiliated […] [Read More]