May’s used-vehicle sales total is either up or down, depending on which way you look at the numbers released Wednesday by CNW Research. CNW tabulated there were 4,126,844 used-vehicle sales last month, combining activity at franchise and independent dealerships as well as private-party sales. That figure represents an 11.9-percent gain from April, but a 1.4-percent […] [Read More]

Now the oldest versions of the Toyota Prius are being recalled. Toyota Motor Sales USA announced Tuesday it will conduct a voluntary safety recall involving approximately 52,000 Prius vehicles sold in the U.S. from the 2001 through 2003 model years. The measure is to replace the electric power steering pinion shaft attachment nuts. Officials said […] [Read More]

The Dealer Services Group of Automatic Data Processing today announced that ADP and Ford have signed an agreement for the license of the Ford Automated Card Everyone solution, developed by ADP. The agreement states that Ford will work and contract directly with its dealer body for the ACE Program. The program includes the ADP-developed version […] [Read More]

Nissan said Monday that chairman of the Americas Carlos Tavares is moving to the role of chief operating officer of Renault and taking his place atop the region is Colin Dodge, whose current role is executive vice president and chief performance officer for Nissan globally. Dodge also serves as chairman of the AMIE region, which […] [Read More]

Saab Automobile had reason to celebrate just before the weekend as the automaker rolled out a batch of about 100 units on the first day of production since April 6. The company plans to increase the daily production rate in the coming weeks in parallel with the full re-establishment of the supply chain. The first […] [Read More]

Nissan North America recently announced that it will begin sharing Nissan and Infiniti vehicles’ open safety and emissions recalls with Carfax, vehicle history information company, in an effort to improve transparency for used-car shoppers. The automaker will provide updated vehicle identification numbers with open recalls to Carfax on a weekly basis in hopes that the […] [Read More]

Following a two-year suspension of the annual series, General Motors revived its Dealer of the Year Award program and spotlighted the “best-of-the-best” in its dealer body during a ceremony on Wednesday night. The 2010 Dealer of the Year Award honors were bestowed upon 50 Chevrolet, 16 Buick, 16 GMC and 20 Cadillac dealerships. Not only […] [Read More]

Honda franchise dealers received some welcome news Thursday as the automaker announced plans for the accelerated recovery of production in North America following the March 11 earthquake and tsunami in Japan. The OEM said it will increase production volume at its North American plants to a rate of 100 percent of the original production plan […] [Read More]

Porsche Cars North America has enlisted the services of NCM Associates for a two-year dealer support program, which will consist of a myriad of peer-collaboration, operations, benchmarking and in-dealership retail coaching solutions to help selected dealers boost their profits and performances. Specifically, NCM said it will offer: —Specialized Pinnacle Performance Groups. These will take the […] [Read More]

AutoNation announced Tuesday it celebrated the sale of its eight millionth vehicle at the grand opening of its new dealership called Honda of Dulles. The new store, located in Sterling, Va., opened its door’s Tuesday, and AutoNation celebrated not only the debut of another dealership, but also the company’s recent landmark sale. Mike Jackson, chairman and chief executive […] [Read More]