In the latest round of monthly sales projections, analysts with Edmunds.com are forecasting June’s used-vehicle market to hit just under 3 million sales. Specifically, Edmunds is calling for 2.98 million used units to be sold for the month, which would translate to a seasonally adjusted annualized rate of 37.0 million. In May, there were 3.15 […] [Read More]

Payless Car Sales has expanded its automotive franchise family, with a just-announced Florida addition. This week, Payless reported that Germain Automotive Partnership has joined the Payless program. Germain’s Fort Myers, Fla., store will now offer its late model used cars under the Payless Assurance Certified Pre-Owned program, as an authorized Payless dealer. Dealers selling under […] [Read More]

Just in time for the Fourth of July, TrueCar.com has released its list of vehicles most likely to be purchased as our nation celebrates its birthday. According to the site, it seems Americans feel more patriotic around Independence Day, as the data shows last year’s most-sold cars during the period of June 27 to July […] [Read More]

Auto Data Direct and the National Motor Vehicle Title Information System recently added bilingual vehicle history reports to its array of products. Officials recapped that NMVTIS reports, containing DMV title data, salvage information and total loss reports, are federal vehicle histories designed to protect consumers from fraud and unsafe vehicles. By offering the report in […] [Read More]

Though not expected to show as dramatic an improvement as the new-vehicle market, used-car sales are projected to wrap up the month ahead more than 6 percent of June 2011, according to TrueCar.com. The firm is predicting 4.77 million used sales for June, which would be a 6.3-percent improvement from a year ago and a […] [Read More]

A North Carolina dealer is ready to take the reigns as president of the National Independent Automobile Dealers Association. Officially assuming the role during NIADA’s 66th Annual Convention and Expo at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas was Chris Martin, president of E-Z Auto in Fayetteville, N.C. Martin, the son of champion drag racer Buddy Martin […] [Read More]

Most dealers and shoppers are familiar with the vehicle showroom — pristine, well-lit areas to show off nameplate’s newest models — but normally, these elements of the dealership stay put. That said, what if the showroom took off on wheels? Chrysler Group has run with this idea and is hitting the road with its 2012 […] [Read More]

As National Highway Traffic Safety Administration investigators ramped up separate files associated with close to 1.8 million Toyota and Chevrolet vehicles, General Motors revealed late last week the automaker will recall 413,418 Chevrolet Cruzes in the United States for the 2011 and 2012 model years. Officials said the recall is necessary to modify the engine […] [Read More]

TrueCar has appointed the founder and former top executive of Asbury Automotive Group — whose background also includes executive roles with Chrysler, Ford and Subaru of America — to serve as a member of its board of directors. Named to the position today is Tom Gibson, who founded Asbury in 1994 and served as its […] [Read More]

The National Automobile Dealers Association recently introduced what it’s calling a fully automated online energy usage survey as part of a national effort to understand energy consumption trends among dealerships in the United States. NADA explained that data derived from the survey will aid in the development of a national ENERGY STAR energy performance scale […] [Read More]