Close to 4,900 Chevrolet Sonics are being recalled for a possible missing brake pad in the vehicle, General Motors revealed Friday. The recall affects only 2012 model-year units and is limited to the U.S. and Canada. In the U.S., 4,296 units are included in the recall, which also covers 577 vehicles in Canada. GM is […] [Read More]

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration recently revealed a trio of recalls involving models from Nissan and Ford, initiatives that involve more than 78,000 units. The largest of the three is connected with 2010 and 2011 Nissan Sentras, vehicles equipped with MR20 engines and manufactured from May 11 to 22 and July 8 through Oct. […] [Read More]

On Super Bowl Sunday, Volkswagen of America is taking aim at replicating the buzz that a certain “mini Darth Vader” helped it generate during last year’s big game. The company revealed earlier this week that it will air a Super Bowl advertisement for the third straight year. At the start of the third quarter of […] [Read More]

Volkswagen Group believes its goal of moving 8 million units worldwide for the first time is within reach since through November, the German automaker sold 7.51 million units. The figure marks a 13.9-percent rise from last year’s sales total. VW indicated it moved 6.59 million units from January to November of 2010. The OEM is […] [Read More]

The Greater Cleveland Automobile Dealers Association recently donated $10,000 each for 12 new ambassadors of the National Automobile Dealers Charitable Foundation. GCADA president Lou Vitantonio highlighted the ambassadorships were presented by GCADA to its past 11 chairmen and current chairman Brian O’Donnell in gratitude of their hard work on behalf of Cleveland-area dealers. With the […] [Read More]

Exactly one year ago today, the Toronto City Council repealed the Personal Vehicle Tax that required drivers to pay $60 for each car registered in the city and $30 for each motorcycle or moped. In light of this anniversary, Toronto’s car dealers came out in celebration to commemorate the end of what they called a […] [Read More]

Tom LaSorda is back in the automaker business. The former chief executive officer, president and vice chairman of Chrysler Group revealed Thursday he is joining electric vehicle manufacturer Fisker Automotive in the newly created role of vice chairman of the board and chairman of the board’s strategy council. The company indicated LaSorda will also work […] [Read More]

Earlier this week, DCH Auto Group opened of the company’s newest dealership, DCH Kia of Temecula, located in Temecula, Calif. Residing on Ynez Road in Temecula, Kia of Temecula is situated so it’s near three other DCH dealerships: DCH Acura of Temecula, DCH Honda of Temecula and DCH Chrysler Jeep Dodge of Temecula. DCH Kia […] [Read More]

Dealers know the model as “The Snake.” And it’s coming back to life in Detroit. Chrysler decided Wednesday it will reopen its Conner Avenue Assembly Plant in Detroit for the production of the next generation SRT Viper. The automaker recounted the Conner facility was idled when production of the Dodge Viper ended in July of […] [Read More]

SoCal Penske is gearing up to usher in Penske Buick GMC of Cerritos, a new showroom set to open Thursday at the corner of Studebaker Road and 183rd Street in the Cerritos Auto Square. After opening to the public, official highlighted Penske Buick GMC of Cerritos will operate in its new premium, state-of-the-art, energy efficient […] [Read More]