The Environmental Protection Agency recently announced that diesel vehicles are making a bit of a comeback in the U.S., as fuel efficiency becomes more of a concern. Auto Remarketing reported on NADA Used Car Guide’s analysis of the diesel market here last week. NADA determined through comparing two different 3-year-old vehicles and their respective diesel […] [Read More]

Online auto retailer Carvana announced Friday that what it’s calling the first Carvana certified pre-owned Tesla is now available on its website. The vehicle is a 2013 Tesla Model S and can be found at www.carvana.com. (Carvana also clarified that the CPO offering is via Carvana.com, versus coming directly from Tesla) Carvana says the Model […] [Read More]

The overwhelming majority of import brands listed in Autodata Corp.’s set of monthly certified pre-owned sales results showed year-over-year increases in April, many by double-digit percentages.  As a whole, Asian brands increased their sales by 5.8 percent last month, moving 91,027 CPO units, according to Autodata. Year-to-date, they have sold 352,808 certified units for a […] [Read More]

Dealers interested in learning how their stores compare with others across the region and nation now have a bit more time to submit their data for a comprehensive, no-cost industry study. The deadline to participate in the 2014 NADA-ATD Dealership Workforce Study has been extended to June 30, to provide members of the National Automobile […] [Read More]

The Big 3 combined to sell more than 68,000 certified pre-owned vehicles last month, as their year-to-date figures race ahead of 2013 numbers by nearly 17 percent. That’s according to figures released last week by Autodata Corp., which said the programs within General Motors, Ford and Chrysler moved a grand total of 68,253 CPO units […] [Read More]

General Motors informed the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration about two more recalls, including one campaign associated only with orphan brand Saturn. The two recalls cover more than 100,000 units. The larger of the two campaigns is for Saturn Aura vehicles from the 2007 and 2008 model years. A total of 56,214 units equipped with […] [Read More]

With the aim of streamlining the website experience across all 382 Mitsubishi dealerships in the U.S., Mitsubishi Motors North America on Monday announced its selection of a third preferred website provider. Named as one of only three such providers for Mitsubishi dealers is Haystak Digital Marketing. The Mitsubishi Motors’ program will offer dealers access to […] [Read More]

Though what your salespeople wore to work this morning might be the least of your worries as the bustle of your day begins, neatness of appearance can make a huge impression on potential buyers. But there are many different schools of thoughts as to dress code and uniform in the showroom, and it varies by […] [Read More]

With the amount of information available online during a shopper’s initial search for a new vehicle, it is becoming more and more important to showcase a store’s best assets on the Web — including its salespeople. DealerRater is debuting a new program at an industry conference this week that helps stores do just that. The company’s […] [Read More]

In an overall used-car market that was 3.65 percent stronger than the one in April 2013, sales of vehicles ages 1 to 5 were especially “hot” last month, according to CNW Research. And likely not coincidentally, certified pre-owned sales jumped nearly 10 percent year-over-year in April, data from Autodata Corp. indicates. CNW said there was […] [Read More]