Volvo Cars of North America has upgraded its certified pre-owned program to kick off 2013 and its dealers are already seeing some positive effects. What started in January, Volvo’s CPO warranty is now a seven-year/100,000-mile deal, up from six years/100,000 miles previously. Additionally, Volvo changed its pricing structure for dealers to where it is now […] [Read More]

Toyota Motor Sales USA has shared its recent 2012 President’s Award winners as well as its lists of 2012 Board of Governors and President’s Cabinet award winners with Auto Remarketing. The recipients for each of these respective awards can be found in the charts below provided by Toyota: President's Board of Governors President’s Cabinet One […] [Read More]

More than 480,000 Chrysler Group vehicles either are being recalled or are under investigation, according to documents from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. First, the recall involves 295,345 vehicles, including the Jeep Grand Cherokee from 2005 through 2010 model years manufactured from Feb. 11, 2004 through March 9, 2010 as well as the Jeep […] [Read More]

For the 15th straight quarter, the nation’s seven publicly traded dealership groups saw their same-store used-vehicle retail unit volumes increase, according to the latest blog entry from Manheim Consulting’s Tom Webb. And this, Webb said, together with more operational efficiency, more quickly turning inventory and hearty income in the F&I office, helped push record profits. […] [Read More]

AskPatty.com, an online resource for female car-buyers, revealed last week that it will be partnering with the National Multiple Sclerosis  Society and running a month-long campaign to “raise funds and awareness” for the disease. This is an illness that has affected AskPatty chief executive officer Jody DeVere’s family on a personal level. DeVere’s two adult […] [Read More]

In an interesting social media and marketing effort, Honda announce last week it is sponsoring a few of the big-name music festivals this year and offering attendees ways to connect through social media channels and contents throughout the season. Honda will have major sponsorships at three music festivals this summers: Sasquatch! (May 24–27) at the […] [Read More]

New guidance for dealers regarding the requirements of health care reform laws has been issued this week, according to a bulletin from NADA Regulatory Affairs posted in Thursday's issue of NADA Headlines. The bulletin said that “temporary guidance” was provided by U.S. Department of Labor regarding the written notice employers are required to provide to […] [Read More]

In the retailer’s first-quarter earnings conference call back in April, AutoNation president and chief operating officer Mike Maroone attributed some of the group’s modest year-over-year dip in same-store gross profit per used vehicle retailed to “the increased cost to acquire vehicles for certified pre-owned programs.” Of course, slimmer gross profit per vehicle may not be […] [Read More]

Just in time for Memorial Day, Dallas-Fort Worth GMC dealers are sending out a call for submissions honoring active duty military, veterans and first responders, to help raise funds for nonprofit Carry The Load. The nonprofit was founded in 2011 by two former U.S. Navy SEALs, Clint Bruce and Stephen Holley, to help people celebrate […] [Read More]

Used-vehicle performance numbers brought mixed results for AutoCanada during the first quarter. The company saw slight overall used sales and revenue increases, but pre-owned same-store numbers showed a bit of a different story. Used retail vehicles sold came in at 2,187 for Q1, up slightly from the 2,172 pre-owned units sold in the fourth quarter […] [Read More]