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]

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]

Manheim Canada announced this week there is a new general manager at Manheim Halifax. Appointed to the role is Howard Connolly. The company shared that Connolly brings more than 30 years of automotive and auction experience to the role. His career includes 16 years in the remarketing industry serving in a variety of roles including […] [Read More]

June used-vehicle sales were up from both May and the year-ago period, according to CNW Research, but apparently, they weren’t expected to be this strong. CNW president Art Spinella explained that a “late-month surge in used-car shoppers and buyers in the franchised and private-party channels put the used-car market well above the mid-month projections.” Total […] [Read More]

Among several other automakers already reporting strong certified pre-owned results for June, Hyundai Motor America said Tuesday it achieved its strongest month ever for certified sales, moving 6,775 units for a 7.5-percent uptick. First-half CPO sales for the company reached 37,423 units for a 12.9-percent hike. Hyundai was joined by several other brands sharing June […] [Read More]

One automaker has just announced it will continue a philanthropic campaign to assist American students. After providing educational resources to nearly 500,000 public school students across America last year, this week Kia Motors America made the announcement that it will extend its philanthropic partnership with online charity DonorsChoose.org.  As part of that continuing partnership, Kia […] [Read More]

As the data starts rolling in, June used sales are up both from May and the same period of 2012, according to CNW Research. Total used sales for June came in at 4.49 million, per CNW data. This is up from 4.39 million used sales in May and 4.38 million during the same period last […] [Read More]

McLaren Automotive, the British manufacturer of high-performance sports cars that recently rolled out a certified pre-owned program, appointed a new chief executive officer on Monday. Rising into the role is Mike Flewitt, who previously was the OEM’s chief operating officer, a position McLaren says no longer will exist now that he has been appointed as […] [Read More]