On Wednesday, Chrysler Group announced that it has added two new members to its board of independent directors, effective immediately. The automaker also revealed the elected board chairman is Sergio Marchionne. The new board additions are Léo Houle and John Lanaway. The new directors replace C. Robert Kidder, George F.J. Gosbee and Scott Stuart, who have […] [Read More]

A group of Sonic Automotive stores in Oklahoma have changed their names and are now under the “Momentum” umbrella brand. The move was designed to "unite" the dealers and stress the advantages of the Momentum brand, which includes an “upfront price” model, customer benefits program and the 25,000 vehicles in its nationwide inventory, officials said. [Read More]

Experian Automotive revealed Wednesday that Jaguar Land Rover North America is now using Experian’s vehicle history reports in its certified pre-owned program. What this means is that Land Rover and Jaguar dealers now have AutoCheck as an option when providing history reports on CPO cars. “The addition of AutoCheck vehicle history reports is an important […] [Read More]

Though AutoNation’s car sales slipped 3 percent year-over-year in August as import sales slid double-digits, the dealership group said it saw improvement in its domestic operating segment. Specifically, sales for Big 3 brands came in at 5,788 units for the month, a 7-percent gain from August 2010. Overall, AutoNation’s dealers sold 18,121 new cars in […] [Read More]

As American Honda revealed separate recalls that include more than 85,000 units, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration reported a BMW recall that could cover more than 200,000 units. The BMW recall includes 3-Series Sedans from the 2002 to 2005 models years, a cluster that could cover more than 241,000 units. But the automaker believes […] [Read More]

Aristocrat Motors and Mercedes-Benz of Kansas City want local children to sleep better. So they are teaming with local charity Sleepyhead Beds to help area children obtain a bed. Both dealerships are set to host bed drives at their locations as well as provide pick-up service for households with beds to donate but do not […] [Read More]

Limited by such factors as the continued challenges from the Japanese earthquake, low consumer confidence and Hurricane Irene hitting the East Coast, import automakers’ new-vehicle sales were essentially static in August, according to the American International Automobile Dealers Association. Despite last month’s flatness, however, AIADA remains confident September will tell a different story for import […] [Read More]

Bob Lutz is back at General Motors. The automaker revealed prior to Labor Day weekend that the auto legend and the OEM’s former vice chairman is going to provide counsel to the senior leadership team of the company GM indicated Lutz will be available to executives on a part-time consultancy basis effective immediately. The company […] [Read More]

On Thursday, shipments of new Chevrolet Volts began rolling out to Canadian dealers, who were set to deliver these extended-range electric vehicles to customers. The Volt is currently available in Vancouver, Victoria, Toronto, Oshawa, Ottawa-Gatineau, Montreal and Quebec City. Customers in the select markets could begin ordering Volts on May 2. General Motors of Canada […] [Read More]

Mazda recently moved its head of certified pre-owned and remarketing to a new position overseeing all retail marketing and incentives for the company and is now looking to fill his spot. Eric Watson, who was group manager of remarketing and CPO for Mazda North American Operations, officially began his tenure as the company’s group manager […] [Read More]