If Tesla Motors is successful in pushing its direct-to-consumer sales model forward as well as bringing a more affordable electric vehicle to the market, the company may make an even bigger splash in the dealer market in the near future. And if Tesla solidifies a larger footprint in the industry, its core business practices, such […] [Read More]

On the same day that fellow domestic automaker Chrysler announced a recall of more than 860,000 SUVs worldwide, the new chief executive officer at General Motors faced a barrage of pointed questions from lawmakers on Capitol Hill for the second day in a row. During a hearing on Wednesday orchestrated by the U.S. Senate Commerce […] [Read More]

To many, it would seem luxury electric car company Tesla Motors has been fighting an uphill battle against dealer organizations across the country that dissaprove of its direct-to-consumer sales model. But the company is gaining ground, as it was announced this week it has reached a compromise with New York state, through which the company […] [Read More]

As part of an ongoing strategy to reach company milestones, Lithia Motors this week announced yet another store acquisition, along with the opening of a new Chrysler franchise. Acquisitions will push the company toward achieving its goals in the next few years, more so than organic growth, said company president and chief executive officer Bryan […] [Read More]

Notching an all-time high in March, the certified pre-owned market has just completed its best quarter ever, according to Autodata Corp. Releasing monthly and quarterly CPO results Wednesday afternoon, Autodata said there were 206,409 certified sales in March, which was an 8.6-percent year-over-year increase. This capped a record quarter, as 551,707 certified cars were sold […] [Read More]

Much to the frustration of lawmakers who are members of the U.S. House Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, General Motors chief executive officer Mary Barra could not give direct answers to pointed questions regarding the automakers handling of ignition switch problems in millions of recalled vehicles. Barra often referenced the ongoing efforts of U.S. Attorney […] [Read More]

The first quarter of 2014 is now officially in the books, and with that, a few automakers have shared their Q1 certified pre-owned results this morning. Starting with Hyundai, it achieved its best-ever month for CPO, selling 8,484 units. This marked the first time it has sold more than 8,000 certified cars and is a […] [Read More]

In the past four days, General Motors expanded its recall to cover more units with potential faulty ignitions and announced campaigns for two newer models, including one associated with an abrupt stop-sale. That’s added more than 2 million units to the over 3 million units the automaker has recalled since the entire ignition turmoil first […] [Read More]

DealerSocket has picked DMEAutomotive as its exclusive call center provider for dealers who use its popular customer relationship management platform. The partnership gives DealerSocket users direct integration with DMEautomotive’s call-center service, MasterCall, and its mobile app, Driver Connect, the companies shared. “I am very pleased to announce this partnership. Our users will hugely benefit from […] [Read More]

IHS Automotive has announced a newly created vice president of automotive marketing and customer management solutions position at the company, and appointed to the role is Steve Had, who comes over from Nielsen Global Automotive. He will lead the team responsible for developing and delivering marketing and communications tools and services for IHS Automotive OEM […] [Read More]