Asbury Automotive Group announced Tuesday its expansion in the Florida market via its acquisition of Mike Davidson Ford in Jacksonville. The dealership, which generates approximately $90 million in revenues annually, will be rebranded as Coggin Ford to join the Coggin Honda and Nissan that Asbury owns in the nearby vicinity. The new addition brings Asbury's […] [Read More]

Reconditioning: for a dealership in the preowned space, it is arguably one of the more complex processes between the acquisition of a vehicle and its retail sale. Whom am I targeting with the sale of this vehicle? What needs to be fixed? What is worth fixing? These are all important questions — questions you may […] [Read More]

DealerSocket has a simple suggestion for dealerships going into the Fourth of July weekend: Man the phones and make sure managers have a formal appointment confirmation process in place. Why? DealerSocket data showed 93 percent of phone leads resulted in a scheduled appointment. From that point, the results could mean plenty of fireworks going off […] [Read More]

DealerRater is now a National Member Benefit Partner of the National Independent Automobile Dealers Association, NIADA announced this week.  In this capacity, DealerRater will aim to help NIADA dealers “connect with active, in-market consumers,” according to DealerRater’s chief executive officer, Gary Tucker. DealerRater’s suite of solutions, including CertifiedEssentials, LotShot, Resolution Advantage, ServiceEngage and ReviewBuilder, will be available to […] [Read More]

The seemingly constant record-breaking sales is certainly one way to measure the success of the certified pre-owned market, but further evidence can also be found within the traction CPO is generating online. Take Autotrader, for instance. Used-vehicle listings on its website in May climbed 4 percent from the year-ago period, while certified pre-owned listings jumped […] [Read More]

Frank Fuzy has officially started his term as the 2015–2016 president of the National Independent Automobile Dealers Association. The co-owner of Century Motors of South Florida addressed attendees of the association’s convention last week during the National Leadership Awards Banquet on Wednesday. One of Fuzy’s big goals is boosting membership numbers, he said, noting that NIADA […] [Read More]

Dealers should expect a sharp increase in late-model used-vehicle supplies along with significant decreases in used-vehicle values over the next couple of years.                                       That’s according to the National Automobile Dealers Association, which hosted its Economic Quarterly press briefing on Monday […] [Read More]

Sporty cars have been hot models for a while now since the weather turned, but models from one brand in particular are in heavy demand and short supply. According to the May installation of Autotrader’s late-model and CPO scarcity reports, used sporty Subaru models are “hot with car shoppers, but hard to find.” Since spring […] [Read More]

The National Independent Automobile Dealers Association announced today the recipients of the organization’s 2015 Scholarship Awards at the 69th Annual NIADA Convention and Expo at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas. The NIADA Foundation, each year, sponsors a student in each of the association’s four regions with a $3,500 scholarship to the college or university of […] [Read More]

It appears as though some of the automotive manufacturers affected by the Takata airbag recalls have decided to utilize airbag parts manufacturers other than Takata to address the issue. For at least one make, it has decided to cease the use of Takata parts altogether. That’s according to witness testimonies at Tuesday’s hearing of the […] [Read More]