FordDirect announced late last week the promotion of three of its employees to senior vice president status. The three former vice presidents — James Casazza, John Gottschalk and Marianne Tappy — have been moved up to their senior-level positions after many collective years working in the automotive industry. Stacey Coopes, the chief executive officer of […] [Read More]

At the halfway mark for 2014, we’ve seen some interesting developments in the vehicle transport industry. Here’s a quick breakdown from both the haulaway (truck) and rail perspectives. Truck Driver Safety In industry language, a “haulaway” is a truck designed for the transportation of automobiles. As safety is of primary importance to transport providers, we […] [Read More]

The analysts at CarGurus announced last last week the list of U.S. cities with the highest and lowest used-car prices. An East/West trend emerged from the study, with the top-10 most affordable cities being near the East Coast, and the most expensive spread westward. Miami tops the list of most affordable cities to purchase a […] [Read More]

Chrysler Group announced Friday a recall of approximately 895,000 SUVs due to potentially improper wiring to vanity mirrors and/or headliners. The vehicles affected, certain 2011-2014 Jeep Grand Cherokees and Dodge Durangos that have previously had their vanity mirror and/or headliners serviced, may have been reassembled unsafely by the dealer and may be prone to short-circuiting […] [Read More]

General Motors has revealed its choice for the new president of Cadillac. Chosen for the position is Johan de Nysschen, who previously held executive positions with Audi and Infiniti. In fact, it was announced on Friday morning that de Nysschen resigned as Nissan Motor Co.'s head of its Infiniti luxury line after two years — a few […] [Read More]

Southeast Toyota Distributors announced this week the new hire of a vice president of sales operations. Appointed to the newly created role is Billy Hayes, former vice president of global zero emissions vehicles for Nissan in Japan. As the VP of sales operations, Hayes will oversee the field sales and training departments. Ed Sheehy, the […] [Read More]

Women heading into a Mercedes-Benz or Volvo dealership leave the lots the most satisfied with their experience. That’s according to the Mid-Year Report from Women-Drivers.com highlighting top automotive brands rated by women when purchasing. The site analyzed car dealer reviews written by women when purchasing a vehicle from January through June of this year. On […] [Read More]

Ford issued six separate safety recalls this week for various models in their production lineup. The total recall number, based on totals provided by Ford with figures as of June 23, add up to 100,610 vehicles, with a possible overlap with two of the six recalls. The majority of the recalls, 91,162 units, are vehicles […] [Read More]

When Asbury Automotive Group discussed its first-quarter results and announced its Q auto stand-alone pre-owned store concept this spring, chief operating officer Michael Kearney talked about the retailer’s used-car culture. It’s an approach that has led to significant used-vehicle growth for Asbury in recent years, setting the group up nicely to roll out such an […] [Read More]

AutoNation reported its best new-vehicle sales for the month of June since 2007. The 25,450 units tallied last month marked a 1-percent increase over June 2013 and contributed to the retailer’s best second quarter new-car sales number (81,394) since 2006. This quarterly mark was also a 10-percent increase over AutoNation’s second quarter last year. AutoNation […] [Read More]