In a development the National Automobile Dealers Association said will help stores, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration unveiled a new, free, online search tool both dealers and consumers can use to find out if a vehicle is directly impacted by a recall. Also becoming effective on Wednesday under new NHTSA mandate, all major light […] [Read More]

Dealerships from all over New Jersey have raised over $500,000 for The Valerie Fund. Currently 177 different dealerships have come together to collect donations for the fund, whose mission is to raise money to support the comprehensive healthcare of children with cancer and blood disorders. The campaign, titled New Jersey Auto Retailers Unite, began June […] [Read More]

American Honda Motor Co. and Carfax have extended their certified pre-owned partnership, which began 10 years ago. As such, Carfax will continue to be a vehicle history information provider for the Honda and Acura certified pre-owned vehicle programs. Carfax Vehicle History Reports have been a major element in the Honda/Acura CPO programs the past decade, the […] [Read More]

Group 1 Automotive has announced the acquisition of a Mercedes-Benz dealership in Boerne, Texas, which will operate as Mercedez-Benz of Boerne. The dealership, which also includes a Mercedes-Benz Sprinter commercial vehicle franchise, is expected to generate an estimated revenue of $135 million annually. “We are delighted to strengthen our relationship with Mercedes-Benz and further expand our […] [Read More]

Sonic Automotive revealed the name of its pre-owned vehicle retail store concept on Monday morning: EchoPark. The pre-owned program will be launching in Denver this fall. “We believe Denver is well poised and an ideal environment to launch EchoPark with Denver, Colo. trending as one of the top pre-owned car markets in the U.S.,” said […] [Read More]

Ford announced six more recalls of late-model vehicles, totaling more than 240,000 vehicles. The largest of the campaigns covers 159,395 units — the Ford Focus ST and Escape from the 2013 and 2014 model years. These North American vehicles are equipped with the 2.0-liter engine. Blue Oval officials explained that in some of the affected vehicles, […] [Read More]

Through seven months of 2014, the brand most shoppers have requested in the Costco Auto Program’s certified pre-owned offering is Toyota, according a list provided to Auto Remarketing by the company. Placing second was Honda, followed by Ford, Chevrolet and Nissan, respectively. That top five follows the same order of most-requested CPO brands for full-year […] [Read More]

A potential airbag mechanism malfunction is prompting Jaguar Land Rover North America to recall 40,551 SUVs, according to documents from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. The recall covers the Land Rover LR2 from the 2010 through 2015 model years as well as the Range Rover Evoque vehicles from the 2012 and 2013 model years. […] [Read More]

Advertising the sale or financing of motor vehicles has become increasingly complicated with an aggressive Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the need to reach consumers (especially Millennials) through social media, which was never thought of when advertising laws and regulations were written. It certainly makes a dealer’s life more complex. The FTC has launched a […] [Read More]

Chrysler Group made several announcements today, including the establishment of a new office and the appointment of new leadership. The new office of Vehicle Safety and Regulatory Compliance will be responsible for its namesake (the company’s vehicle safety and regulatory compliance), responsibilities that had previously been held by Chrysler’s global engineering group. The group will […] [Read More]