The Toyota Certified Used Vehicle program in Canada has seen growth of more than 9 percent this year, having sold over 15,000 vehicles thorough July. And on Monday, the automaker expanded its CPO offering. It announced the launch of the Toyota Certified Used Hybrid program. [Read More]

From manufacturer to brand, cars are all about performance. And in recent rankings, Subaru is still in the lead. Subaru earned the highest grade by manufacturer for the third straight month in the TrueCar.com Performance Scorecards, receiving an A+ for July. BMW and Toyota tied for second in the manufacturer rankings with A grades, while […] [Read More]

Perhaps a result of the decrease in gas prices earlier this summer, accompanied by increased consumer interest in trucks and larger units, shoppers in the market for late-model used or certified pre-owned pickup trucks may have to shop around a bit more than usual. [Read More]

Not only is the body of franchised dealers in the U.S. expected to grow for the second straight year, these stores are likely to hit an all-time high for average new-vehicle sales per dealership, according to the latest Franchise Activity Report from Urban Science. And these record sales would then bring record profitability, the study […] [Read More]

The revamped certified pre-owned programs at Ford are on track to eclipse 2011 sales by 29 percent, the automaker said Monday, but that’s not the only sign of progress being spotted in its retooled CPO offering. National CPO sales manager Todd Fites shared with Auto Remarketing a few other strides Ford has made in the […] [Read More]

Dealerships that offer free and pre-paid maintenance plans stand a better chance of retaining their service customers. That’s the word from DMEautomotive, per the results of a new study. On Monday, DMEa released key findings from its new national consumer survey, which studied more than 2,000 U.S. vehicle owners in April of this year. The […] [Read More]

In an increasingly digitalized automotive environment,  one OEM, in particular, is busy ramping up its mobile offerings to help dealers turn more potential shoppers into loyal customers. Ford revealed this week the new SHOWCASE app for the apple iPad, which it contends helps Ford sales associates find “just the right car for their customers faster […] [Read More]

While Honda Canada’s combined certified pre-owned sales for its Acura and Honda brands in July was essentially static with the year-ago period (down less than 0.5 percent), both divisions are seeing double-digit gains when it comes to year-to-date CPO growth. “Honda CPO sales continues its successful sales year. Currently, we are 12.6 percent up in […] [Read More]

A new product is sent to hit the Canadian fleet industry, potentially making it easier to calculate ownership costs. Vincentric revealed this week the realease of its Dynamic Cost to Own: Canada Fleet Edition calculator. “This online lifecycle costing tool for Canada is an extension of the Dynamic Cost to Own product line, resulting in […] [Read More]

To see where Volkswagen’s upcoming WorldAuto program may have already had some impact on the company’s dealer body, take a look at one particular VW store in Orange County, Calif. According to the dealership’s used-car manager, Capistrano Volkswagen’s sales of off-brand used vehicles jumped 37 percent year-over-year in June. And while acknowledging that there may […] [Read More]