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]

Although its net earnings dropped 3.8 percent, CarMax increased its retail used sales volume by 3.5 percent year-over-year in the first quarter and pushed its total net sales and operating revenues up 3.5 percent, as well. The company sold 112,291 retail used vehicles during the quarter, compared to 108,511 sales in the year-ago period. Wholesale […] [Read More]

Audi of America has a new president to fill the shoes of Johan de Nysschen, who recently moved on to serve as the global head of the Infiniti brand.   Tapped for the position was Scott Keogh in a move that was effective immediately. Before moving on to Infiniti, de Nysschen had led the organization […] [Read More]

A Windsor, Ontario man pleaded guilty to two counts of charges involving illegal car sales earlier this week and will have to shell out $62,500 along with taking a year of probation. More specifically, the charges to which Bahjat Touma pleaded guilty were one count of acting as a dealer without benefit of registration and […] [Read More]

Canadian web-based loyalty and rewards technology provider Ackroo has announced the appointment of a new dealer development manager, tasked with growing market share of its DealerCard revenue retention tool in Southern Ontario. Ackroo has tapped former Reynolds & Reynolds executive  Wayne Doucette for the position. Doucette’s career in the automotive industry spans over 35 years, […] [Read More]

The National Automobile Dealers Association welcomed the news that the House Energy and Commerce Committee approved legislation Wednesday repealing a mandate that requires dealers to provide buyers with a booklet on vehicle insurance costs. The bill, H.R. 5859, introduced by U.S. Reps. Gregg Harper, R-Miss., and Bill Owens, D-N.Y., is strongly supported by NADA. “The […] [Read More]

In its largest fundraising effort to date, Smail Auto Group announced Tuesday that it raised more than $60,000 in support of Troops First Foundation. As part of the group’s Smail Auto Group Cares campaign, and in honor of Memorial Day, the project featured a monetary donation for every new and used vehicle sold throughout May. […] [Read More]