As summer travel season gets under way, including the family road trip, dealers may want to push affordable SUVs — and new SUV rankings by Kelley Blue Book could help that sales initiative. KBB.com released its inaugural listing of experts’ recommendations this week, as the 10 Best SUVs Under $25,000 in 2013. Coming in on […] [Read More]

For the second year in a row, Ford Motor Co. has announced it will increase capacity to meet strong demand for its products on dealership lots. The increase will come in the form of an additional 200,000 units of annual straight-time capacity this year, along with production of an extra 40,000 units by idling select […] [Read More]

Earlier this week, the nation was shocked by the destruction that tornadoes wreaked upon Oklahoma. And the automotive industry is wasting no time in comnig to the aid of victims of the storms. The GM Foundation is pledging $50,000, and Chevrolet is donating a 2013 Chevy Silverado to nonprofit Forgotten Harvest to assist with the […] [Read More]

Southeast Toyota Distributors announced seven senior-level promotions on Tuesday, all of which become effective June 1.  The appointments are as follows: — Hank Grooms takes on the new role of vice president, marketing and field operations. Prior to this position, Grooms was vice president of marketing. — Michael Brennan will be promoted to vice president, […] [Read More]

The Big Apple is tops when it comes to used-car sales by independent dealers and between private parties, but the crown for most used sales by franchised dealers is actually claimed by the nation’s second-largest city, according to CNW Research. Los Angeles was No. 1 on CNW’s list of top 10 DMAs for used units […] [Read More]

The National Independent Automobile Dealers Association highlighted two companies that now are National Member Benefit Partners of the association. The two newest partners are Security Key Systems and ALLDATA Security Key Systems, which has provided key control systems to dealerships for more than a dozen years, offers NIADA members two key security products: KeyBank and […] [Read More]

In the past couple of years, from the Tsunami in Asia to the recent Hurricane Sandy in the U.S., companies in the automotive space have been rising to the occasion to offer services to those affected by the storms. Now, the GM Foundation is pledging $500,000 to help victims of the recent tornadoes in five […] [Read More]

Paul Rogers, long-time automotive industry trainer, died May 13. He endured years of complex medical conditions, but in his last weeks, suffered from a rare vascular disease. He was 57.   Paul’s automotive career spanned more than 30 years, where he rose from salesperson to general manager with the Larry Miller Group. He subsequently worked […] [Read More]

You know those high-mileage used vehicles that aren’t quite on par with your other pre-owned rides, but that might just be the right fit for someone out there? In the past, you may have sold these vehicles to local wholesalers and auctions, but one dealer group in particular is trying to capitalize on these cars […] [Read More]

As the summer family vacation season begins, KBB.com editors offered consumers their choices for the “10 Best Family Cars of 2013.” And the vehicles on the list have more than a few selling points for dealers carrying these new models.   For example, the 2013 Honda CRV (No. 8) has the highest residual value on […] [Read More]