It’s eight years and counting for one automotive partnership, which benefits some 20,000 dealers nationwide in advertising their inventories.  AutoTrader.com and Carfax on Wednesday announced the renewal of their eight-year partnership that allows dealers to include Carfax Vehicle History Reports on their AutoTrader.com listings. The agreement impacts more than 27,000 dealers which currently offer free […] [Read More]

Getting to the point where you’re moving 300 used vehicles a month — particularly if half of them are certified pre-owned sales — doesn’t happen overnight. For Bill Luke Chrysler Jeep Dodge & Ram, which has steadily climbed to these heights, it has required a significant investment in processes and a dealership-wide buy-in from the […] [Read More]

Baseball and business will come together on Sept. 18, thanks to the efforts of one Florida-based auto group to show its support for the local team. Brett Morgan, variable operations director for Morgan Automotive Group, is leading the event dubbed Top Off the Trop, to help sell out Tropicana Field for the Sept. 18 Tampa […] [Read More]

Classic car shows and other events often fill the air with the roaring engines amplified by special exhaust systems and more. During the recent Woodward Dream Cruise in the Motor City, a group of Chevrolet Volt owners participated but showcased their vehicles for the opposite extreme. General Motors welcomed dozens of people who own Chevy’s […] [Read More]

Three days of intensive training on Reynolds and Reynolds newest dealership software platform are now being offered by the company, to boost productivity. The company said Tuesday it is now providing in-depth, management-level training for dealerships using the ERA-IGNITE platform, which is a foundation of Reynolds Retail Management System. ERA-IGNITE features a Windows-based design and […] [Read More]

The Office of Defects Investigation within the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration recently opened an examination of more than 100,000 Chevrolet Corvettes from the 2005 through 2007 model years. Investigators said they have received reports from consumers alleging that after driving for a short time (five to 30 minutes), both low beam headlights stopped working […] [Read More]

Models like the Toyota Camry, Honda Civic and Nissan Altima ruled the used-car market in July for dealerships in California, while Texas — not surprisingly — leaned on a trio of pickups from the Big 3. The Ford F-Series was the top-selling used vehicle at Florida dealerships in July, but passenger cars had a big […] [Read More]

Toyota Canada recently announced it has come to an agreement to settle economic loss litigation in Canada related to Toyota recalls in 2009 and 2010 regarding unintended acceleration. The company said “turning the page on this legacy legal issue is in the best interests of the company, employees, dealers and, most of all, customers.” According […] [Read More]

A few members of the National Automobile Dealers Association’s leadership met with the board of directors and management staff of General Motors last week, the first time that NADA has ever been asked to address an automaker’s board, the association said Friday. Calling GM’s board “receptive” to the concerns of dealers, NADA chairman David Westcott […] [Read More]

Late last week, Autobytel named its Dealer of the Month for July. The honoree for this past month is Kenny Jakel, general sales manager of Lee Johnson Kia in Kirkland, Wash. The award program introduced earlier this year honors  Autobytel dealers who “employ the highest standards in customer service, Internet automotive retail sales and lead […] [Read More]