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]

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]