Eight more auto models and six more years of partnership are the result of an announcement this week from Sirius XM Radio and American Honda Motor Co. Inc. The two companies are extending their collaborative relationship to January 2020, and plan to significantly increase the penetration of SiriusXM factory-installed technology in new Honda and Acura […] [Read More]

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said Nissan North America is recalling a total of 151,695 crossovers to correct a brake issue. The vehicles included in the campaign are: —2013 and 2014 Nissan Pathfinder manufactured April 18 of last year through Sept. 20. —2013 Infiniti JX35 manufactured from Sept. 15, 2011 through Jan. 16 of […] [Read More]

Amin Tejani, vice president of dealership operations at Weins Canada and Auto Remarketing Canada’s 2013 Dealer of the Year, cites Weins Canada’s rich history and heritage as a significant factor behind the success of the organization.   Weins Canada, formerly known as the  Don Valley North Automotive Group, was founded in October of 1973 with […] [Read More]

In an effort to connect with clients, CarProof Vehicle History Reports held its first Client Advisory Board meeting earlier this month. Held in Blue Mountain, Ontario, the company invited 40 of its top dealer, auction and corporate customers to attend the meeting. “Our loyal partners provided us with valuable insight that we intend to put […] [Read More]

A day after Sonic Automotive discussed its plans to roll out a network of stores solely dedicated to selling pre-owned vehicles, investment analysts wanted to know if Asbury Automotive Group is constructing a similar strategy. While Asbury’s leadership team on Tuesday discussed many segments of its used-vehicle operation, president and chief executive officer Craig Monaghan […] [Read More]

As fall got underway in September, a few segments and models stood out as particularly hard to find, according to the latest installment of vehicle scarcity date that is provided monthly to Auto Remarketing by AutoTrader.com. SUVs and some trucks populated the lists once again in September, and  another segment showed up that normally loses […] [Read More]

Sonic Automotive’s quarterly used retail sales volume and quarterly per-store per-month used-vehicle sales have never been higher. The retailer posted a record 27,632 used retail sales during the third quarter, which put its pre-owned average quarterly volume per-store per-month at an all-time high of 91. These best-ever results were accompanied by across-the-board records throughout Sonic’s […] [Read More]

Hyundai Motor America recently enhanced a recall for 27,500 vehicles — the Genesis from the 2009 through 2012 model years. According to a blog post from Cars.com, these vehicles are being recalled to address potential durability issues with the brake system’s hydraulic electronic control unit. Hyundai told Cars.com that a previous service campaign fixed approximately […] [Read More]

Asbury Automotive Group’s used-vehicle department shined again during the third quarter as the company reported this morning that its used retail sales, revenue and gross profit all climbed by double digits year-over-year. The company said it retailed 18,715 used vehicles during the third quarter, a figure 29 percent higher than the 14,463 used units Asbury […] [Read More]

One hundred stores would only be the “tip of the iceberg” for the pre-owned retail specialty store program announced Monday morning by Sonic Automotive. “Think bigger than that, is what I would tell you,” said Jeff Dyke, Sonic’s executive vice president of retail operations, when asked by an analyst about the potential size of its […] [Read More]