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]

Long-time enemies of a vehicle’s current condition — corrosion and rust — created a recall of more than 660,000 units by Subaru of America. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said Subaru is recalling four different models because of the possible excessive corrosion near the brake lines. The models included in the campaign are: —2005-2009 […] [Read More]

Though car dealership employees, on average, earn more than the average weekly earnings of U.S. private sector employees, retention remains a large problem for dealerships across the country. According to NADA’s 2013 Dealership Workforce Study Industry Report, franchised dealership employees, on average, earn 27 percent more than the average weekly earnings of all U.S. private […] [Read More]

The clash between Chrysler Group and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration over the recall involving 1993-2004 Jeep Grand Cherokees and 2002-2007 Jeep Liberty vehicles took another turn on Wednesday. NHTSA officials issued a special order because they want to know why it’s taking what they consider to be a long time to repair 1.56 […] [Read More]

For the first time in one-and-a-half years, monthly certified pre-owned sales fell on a year-over-year basis — but take that with a grain of salt. Sales in June declined more than 2 percent, but there's more to the story. CPO sales through the first half of 2014 beat prior-year figures by more than 8 percent, […] [Read More]

As the weather heated up in May, demand for sporty cars for the summer months spiked, contributing to a scarcity issue for some models. The Porsche Cayman, in particular, was difficult to find for dealers. That’s according to May’s installment of vehicle scarcity data that is provided monthly to Auto Remarketing from AutoTrader.com. The Cayman […] [Read More]

Early indications are that June was another solid month of certified pre-owned sales as the first half of 2014 drew to a close. Hyundai, for example, had its strongest June on record for CPO, selling 7,324 vehicles — an 8.1-percent gain. Its 45,852 year-to-date CPO sales are up from 37,424 in the first half of […] [Read More]