With women accounting for more than two-thirds of all dealership service visits, Women-Drivers.com notes that it’s wise for dealers to address the specific needs of these customers.    The company, which captures dealer reviews from women about their dealership experience, has released its mid-year report on the top auto brands for service, with scores measured […] [Read More]

Honda Financial Services reported a milestone this week using its upstream sales platform provided by OPENLANE.  This past June, HFS celebrated the sale of more than 200,000 vehicles through OPENLANE. Commenting on the news, Jean-Marc Leclerc, vice president and chief compliance/risk officer, and secretary at Honda Financial Services Inc., said, “We are very excited to […] [Read More]

June saw mixed results for CPO sales from automakers in Canada — some saw double-digit sales gains, while others continue to feel the impact of tightening used supply. But one luxury automaker seemed unaffected by the inventory environment. Audi of Canada sold 494 CPO vehicles, marking an 23.5 percent increase over last June’s results (400 […] [Read More]

Today, General Motors confirmed to Auto Remarketing the details listed by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration about a recall of late-model Chevrolet and Buick sedans. The campaign covers 42,904 vehicles, including the Chevrolet Malibu Eco from the 2013 model year and the Buick Regal and LaCrosse from the 2012 and 2013 model years. All […] [Read More]

In addition to reporting that June was the third-strongest certified pre-owned sales month in history — capping off the best quarter ever for the CPO market — Autodata Corp. also found that Ford, Hyundai, Kia and Subaru achieved best-ever sales records during June, as well. Starting with Hyundai, it moved 6,775 units for a 7.5-percent […] [Read More]

A new partnership for Chrysler brand will help the company to meet both the physical and educational needs of children in metro Detroit.  From mid-July through September, Chrysler brand announced it will partner with United Way for Southeastern Michigan and Michigan No Kid Hungry to distribute 148,500 Scholastic children’s books. The books will be distributed […] [Read More]

Dealers racked up the third-best-ever sales month for certified pre-owned vehicles as the industry enjoyed a June that included the best new-vehicle seasonally adjusted annual rate since November 2007 and used-vehicle sales above initial projections. Autodata Corp. tallied up last month’s CPO sales during the Fourth of July holiday weekend and found they came in […] [Read More]

Chrysler group revealed a series of recalls last week, dealing with a total of more than 842,000 vehicles worldwide. The largest recall will include 490,000 cars and utility vehicles worldwide to address active head-restraint function. Affected models are the 2011–2013 Chrysler Sebring, 200 and Dodge Avenger midsize cars; 2011–2013 Jeep Liberty SUVs and 2011–2012 Dodge […] [Read More]

In celebration of the opening of its fifth Houston-area store, CarMax is hosting an online charity content.  The new Katy, Texas, store is more than 21,000-square-feet and is located at 21636 Katy Freeway. In recognition of the new store, the company is hosting the “Road Rally for Charity” content, which is being held on the […] [Read More]

Mimicking how the new-car industry performed in June, AutoNation reported that its new-vehicle unit sales rose 10 percent year-over-year. The dealer group turned 25,162 new units last month. AutoNation’s same-store retail new-vehicle unit sales in June came in at 24,107, an increase of 5 percent as compared to the same month last year. Total retail […] [Read More]