While brand officials highlighted their upcoming Super Bowl commercial, the National Highway Traffic Administration revealed a recall Kia Motors America is orchestrating. NHTSA indicated Kia is recalling the Optima from the 2006 through 2008 model years and the Rondo from the 2007 and 2008 model years for a problem associated with the front air bags. […] [Read More]

Based on the perspectives of new-vehicle shoppers surveyed late last year, the car brands whose websites are most useful during the shopping process are a pair of Japanese brands from the same manufacturer. Releasing its 2012 Manufacturer Website Evaluation Study — Wave 1 on Wednesday, J.D. Power and Associates found that Acura, followed by Honda, […] [Read More]

In the next group of nominee profiles related to the TIME Dealer of the Year Award, these store executives all knew in college they wanted to get into the car business. A pair even went through law school first before venturing into the dealer world. The awards program, which is produced in cooperation with the […] [Read More]

ASEDA Fleet has partnered with AutoNation to offer affordably priced new and used vehicles for members of Native American and Alaska Native Tribes. The program, which can be accessed online, started Tuesday in California, Alaska and Florida. Through this joint effort, officials explained accredited tribal members will be able to search online for new or […] [Read More]

Telling Auto Remarketing it is anticipating a strong spring, CarMax revealed Monday it is looking to fill more than 965 positions throughout the U.S., with most being sales and service operations roles. [Read More]

While announcing that its January new-sales projection is coming in at 30 percent below the December high, Kelley Blue Book also revealed that the monthly total is likely to beat January 2011 by 10 percent. In total, the company is forecasting January new-vehicle sales to reach 900,000, coming in at a 13.2 million seasonally adjusted […] [Read More]

One nominee has a knack for making Hyundai stores successful. Another one served in the U.S. Air Force before beginning a long dealership career. Still another, the car business was love at first sight. In the next group of profiles of nominees for TIME Dealer of the Year Award, these store executives all share what’s […] [Read More]

The CarMark Certified Pre-Owned program, an industry leader in  comprehensive third-party pre-owned vehicle certification programs, announced recently that three new dealers — two in West Virginia and one in California — have joined its ranks and are gearing up to offer CarMark Certified pre-owned vehicles to their customers in the immediate future. Pioneer Auto Sales, […] [Read More]

Group 1 Automotive recently announced the acquisition of Rod East Volkswagen in San Antonio. The dealership will be renamed Volkswagen of Alamo Heights and is expected to generate $48.5 million in estimated annual revenues. "The addition of Volkswagen of Alamo Heights will augment our existing Freedom Chevrolet dealership in the San Antonio, Texas, market," explained […] [Read More]

One nominee is the son of an Ellis Island immigrant. Another nominee is part of a family that’s operated a dealership for more than 100 years. Yet another took what some might consider a big leap — going to work with his father-in-law. In the next group of profiles of nominees for TIME Dealer of […] [Read More]