This week marks the launch of two new Dealer 20 Groups, part of a 10-group addition for franchised auto dealers announced Monday by NCM Associates. Launching Thursday and Friday is a Kia 20 Group, which will conduct its organizational meeting, moderated by Jeff Bethel, at NCM Associates’ headquarters here. Getting under way the same days […] [Read More]

Nissan and Infiniti recently opened their largest U.S. training facility, a brand new operation in New Jersey consisting of 31,000 square feet and aimed at serving dealerships in the Northeast region. When assessing the site, Nissan Americas vice chairman Bill Krueger said, “Making sure that we have service technicians, service advisers, sales people trained on […] [Read More]

Celebrating the OEM’s successful partnership with Internet marketing company Trilogy Smartleads, Hyundai hosted a vehicle giveaway marking a milestone sale. One lucky shopper picked up the keys to a free 2012 Hyundai Sonata, commemorating the 50,000th OEM sale originating from Trilogy SmartLeads. The 50,000th lead came from Cars.com, officials shared. And the company revealed last […] [Read More]

In the latest development in a legal clash that’s been going on for close to two years, dealers from five states filed a lawsuit against Indian truck manufacturer Mahindra & Mahindra and its U.S. counterpart accusing fraud, misrepresentation and conspiracy. The lawsuit alleges Mahindra duped hundreds of U.S. dealers and walked away with more than […] [Read More]

It was revealed late last week that luxury electric vehicle automaker Fisker Automotive has joined forces with Penske Automotive Group, which was one of the dealer groups to make it onto the list of “Top 125 Used-Car Dealership Groups” in the June 15 print issue of Auto Remarketing. Serving Arizona and the surrounding region, Penske […] [Read More]

The National Automobile Dealers Association announced Thursday the U.S. House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing and Trade passed H.R. 5859, a bill that eliminates a requirement that dealers provide information on auto insurance costs to customers. Officials explained that the bill, which is strongly endorsed by NADA, also eliminates a $1,000 fine per […] [Read More]

Dealers have a new opportunity to influence their position in online search results with a just-announced tool that presents their inventory to a unique audience of car buyers. Kelley Blue Book, in partnership with its parent company, AutoTrader.com, on Thursday announced its new Classifieds shopping experience on Kbb.com, as an innovative way for dealers to […] [Read More]

With strategies and tips to give dealers and managers the tools they need to have a successful summer selling season, the next free Auto Remarketing Training Series Webinar is bringing together experts from Kelley Blue Book, Carfax and vAuto. The free session is scheduled for 2 p.m. ET on Tuesday. The expert panel includes:  —Rob […] [Read More]

Three months into the program and Bryan Leaitch — Mazda Canada’s manager of certified pre-owned — has already seen some progress and good signs from dealers. Since debuting Mazda Canada’s CPO offering in March, the automaker has sold 941 CPO units, including 360 certified sales in May alone. As the program continues to grow, Leaitch […] [Read More]

The auto industry has a new group of leaders celebrating their success as the first-ever graduates of a new management training program. Students of NCM Associates’ General Management Executive Program for franchised dealers celebrated their graduation on Wednesday. “I am very proud of each one of today’s graduates; they have worked diligently to balance the […] [Read More]