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]

Enterprise Car Sales debuted its first-ever television commercial on Monday as part of a broader campaign geared to highlight the Enterprise brand as a total transportation solution. The company indicated the commercial focuses on the ease of a negotiation-free used-vehicle buying experience, a strategy Enterprise began in 1962. With approximately 130 locations nationwide, Enterprise Car […] [Read More]

Along with unveiling plans to roll out a “One Sonic-One Experience” guest experience initiative next year, Sonic Automotive announced this morning that it plans to open stand-alone pre-owned specialty retail sales locations next year. This pre-owned business will be run separately from Sonic’s existing new and used dealership sales operations, the company said. Sonic is […] [Read More]