Dent Wizard International recently announced it has chosen a  new regional business development manager from within its ranks. Eric Walker, who has been with the company for more than a decade, has been chosen for the position. His role will cover the states of North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Kentucky and Southern Virginia.  “Eric’s promotion […] [Read More]

Winter has thrown a few hard punches this year, cutting down on selling days and shoppers on the lots, due to inclement weather.  In turn, this has led to unusually high inventory levels at dealerships. Now, automakers and dealers are ramping up incentives and discounts in an effort to make way for spring inventory —  […] [Read More]

When Chrysler Group notifies approximately 18,700 owners of certain Jeep Grand Cherokee and Dodge Durango SUVs from the 2012 and 2013 model years about a recall announced last week, the automaker will have to follow a new protocol established by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. NHTSA explained that all OEMs now must use a […] [Read More]

The nation’s ninth largest auto retailer is now  larger, as the company continued its strategy of seeking exclusive franchises within its markets in announcing the expansion of its store count.   Lithia Motors on Friday noted its acquisition of Honolulu Buick GMC Cadillac and Honolulu Volkswagen in Honolulu, Hawaii, bringing the company’s store count in […] [Read More]

In addition to achieving a best-ever daily selling rate last month, the certified pre-owned business had its strongest February on record and beat year-ago sales by more than 14 percent, according to Autodata Corp. Announcing industry-wide CPO numbers on Wednesday, Autodata said there were 179,042 certified sales in February, a 14.1-percent year-over-year hike and a […] [Read More]

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration sent General Motors a 27-page special order demanding more specifics regarding the recall of more than 1.3 million units because of ignition problems. According to the order, GM has until April 3 to give NHTSA answers and clarifications to more than 100 questions regarding how the automaker handled the […] [Read More]

Did your franchised dealership perform particularly well with customers on Edmunds.com? If so, your store’s name might have made the cut for the second annual Five Star Dealer Awards. Edmunds.com is honoring a group of more than 250 dealers who have earned a five-star rating on the site’s Dealer Ratings and Review page. A total […] [Read More]

Sales for a couple domestic nameplates fell a bit this past month due in part to winter weather sweeping through most of the East Coast and Midwest. Both Ford and General Motors suffered a bit of a decline in February, but spring is just around the corner — and it will likely bring a stronger […] [Read More]

Earlier this week, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration closed a nearly year-long preliminary evaluation to investigate allegations of electronic throttle body (ETB) failures resulting in sudden reduction of engine power in four different models: the Ford Escape and Fusion and Mercury Mariner and Milan. During this investigation of nearly 1.6 million units from the […] [Read More]

AutoNation’s new chief financial officer is entering the position with the company off to a good year, as the dealer group revealed its choice for CFO as well as a 4-percent year-over-year increase in new-vehicle sales this past month — notching its best February for new-vehicle sales since 2007. AutoNation — which sold 21,987 new-vehicles […] [Read More]