SureSale Certified has made its debut in Phoenix, Mota Motors revealed earlier this week, and officials contend that it gives dealers in the area even more options in terms of offering certified pre-owned vehicles. As detailed by Auto Remarketing last month, SureSale Certified is a new third-party CPO program from Mota Motors that offers eligibility […] [Read More]

The Auto Remarketing Canada conference revealed the addition of new speakers and sponsors this week, including key executives from Canadian Black Book and Automotive Lease Guide. New executives joining this conference include Josh Bailey, of Canadian Black Book; Carey Smith, director of investigations for the Motor Vehicle Dealers Act; and Matt Rispin, of the North […] [Read More]

Franchised dealers from a variety of backgrounds and market sizes constitute the 50 nominees for this year’s TIME Dealer of the Year Award, an honor now sponsored by Ally Financial. The awards program, which is produced in cooperation with the National Automobile Dealers Association, aims to recognize the nation’s most successful auto dealers who also […] [Read More]

When asked by Auto Remarketing about the dealership earning the top spot as Audi’s No. 1 store in 2011, Keyes Audi general manager Brian Gelt boiled it down to the “great team” at the Los Angeles dealership. And on Wednesday, Keyes Audi received the praise of Audi of America, which touted the store for being […] [Read More]

Dealers who have seen great benefits from the CarMark Certified Pre-Owned Program are scheduled to be a part of another free Webinar orchestrated by the Pre-Owned Automobile Dealers Alliance. Set to be a part of this free Webinar — another installment of the POADA ongoing free series Pre-Owned LIVE — are Graham Edwards, owner of […] [Read More]

Since both events strive to reach similar audiences, DrivingSales decided to expand the 2012 DrivingSales Executive Summit to include a joint keynote with J.D. Power and Associates Automotive Marketing Roundtable. The company also announced the dates and location for the events. The fourth annual DrivingSales Executive Summit will be held Oct. 21 through Oct. 23 […] [Read More]

Lexus has joined the fray of automotive companies advertising in what’s arguably the sports world’s biggest event, announcing Tuesday that it will roll out a Super Bowl commercial for the first time ever this year. The plan is for the luxury brand to showcase its 30-second spot during the first half of the game. Super […] [Read More]

With the Super Bowl coming to town, Central Indiana GMC Dealers have teamed up with the National Football League to give away 3,400 NFL Super Bowl XLVI Experience tickets. These participating dealers are handing out these tickets when potential buyers test-drive a new GMC vehicle before Sunday or while supplies last. Officials indicated that all […] [Read More]

General Motors announced Sunday that vice chairman and chief technology officer Tom Stephens is retiring on April 1 after 43 years with the automaker. The longtime executive has headed up product technology for GM since being named to his current role early last year. GM will appoint his replacement later. Stephens became vice chairman of global […] [Read More]

Only halfway through the first month of the year, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has detailed three recalls that encompass more than 530,000 vehicles from the Ford, Mercury and Mini brand. The largest of the recalls is connected with the oldest model. NHTSA indicated that Ford is recalling 244,530 Escapes from the 2001 and […] [Read More]