NABD is coming to the Big Easy. The National Alliance of Buy-Here, Pay-Here Dealers is having its first major event in New Orleans, and organizers of this year's East Coast BHPH Conference highlighted that early bird discounts are available through Oct. 4. Rates through that date are $495 for a single attendee or $890 for […] [Read More]

Results from the July dealer survey orchestrated by KeyBanc Capital Markets showed how much used-vehicle and F&I momentum stores had going into this past weekend’s Labor Day holiday sales stretch. All 100 percent of participating dealers said July sales were higher than the same month a year earlier. A total of 86 percent of responding […] [Read More]

Ford announced Friday that it is issuing a safety recall in the U.S. and Canada for approximately 370,000 large sedans — the Ford Crown Victoria, Mercury Grand Marquis and Lincoln Town Car — from the 2005 through 2011 model years. Blue Oval officials pointed out that the recall is only for vehicles in high corrosion […] [Read More]

Just before Labor Day weekend, Asbury Automotive Group made a financial market announcement and Penske Automotive Group boosted its international presence. First at Asbury, the company said it issued a notice of redemption for all of its outstanding 7.625 percent Senior Subordinated Notes due in 2017. Officials indicated the redemption date is Sept. 28,  and […] [Read More]

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]