With brand dealers bringing out their clubs in the name of charity, the 2012 Mercedes-Benz Dealer Golf Championships begin this month.  Now in its 19th year, officials highlighted the nationwide amateur-only golf program for men and women has raised more than $17 million to benefit charitable organizations across the United States.          […] [Read More]

Carfax revealed it is giving its Carfax Advantage Dealers a chance to win an inflatable version of the company’s well-known mascot — Car Fox. The contest is being held on the Carfax for Dealers Facebook page and started today at 8 a.m. EDT. The deadline for the contest is Mar. 26 at 8pm EDT. [Read More]

In conjunction with the upcoming New York Auto Show, Land Rover will be celebrating a landmark — the 25th anniversary of the Land Rover Range Rover being introduced to the U.S. To celebrate this milestone, the OEM will be involving its fans.  It will be inviting consumers to participate in “urban off-road adventure”, where drivers […] [Read More]

One of the dealers cited in a complaint revealed by the Federal Trade Commission last week is going back online to defend himself. Tracy Myers gave a statement to Auto Remarketing via Facebook about the FTC coming down on Frank Myers AutoMaxx LLC, one of five dealerships mentioned in the commission’s documents pertaining to a […] [Read More]

Dealers and store managers still have time to register for the first session of 2012 in the free Auto Remarketing Training Series. The opening stanza is set to include used-vehicle experts from AutoTrader.com, vAuto and Carfax. Dealers and store managers can join the instructional event that includes question-and-answer sessions beginning at 2 p.m. ET on […] [Read More]

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration indicated Subaru is recalling the Forester from the 2009 through 2012 model years. A total of 275,000 are being summoned to franchised dealerships because the automatic locking retractor in the seat belt assemblies located in the rear-center seating area do not meet lockability requirements. NHTSA said the problem means […] [Read More]

After a hearty month to kick off 2012, it appears Canda’s certified pre-owned market has continued to build steam, as several of Canada’ leading brands have reported strong growth in the first two months of 2012. Among these brands is  Audi, which has benefited from its dealers kicking their trade-in sourcing up a notch. Audi’s […] [Read More]

The Federal Trade Commission seems to be cracking down on false or exaggerated advertising, as it recently called into question ads from a group of five dealerships around the country. And Tom Hudson, of Hudson Cook, believes other dealers should take heed. The FTC charged that the ads — which ran on the dealers’ websites, […] [Read More]

Having been captain of his college basketball team, General Motors’ Ed Peper is bringing the same mentality to his current position as general manger of GM fleet and commercial operations. Peper highlighted what’s in GM’s vehicle pipeline for commercial buyers, as well as how he plans to lead the automaker’s team to meet the demands […] [Read More]

As basketball fans rush to put together their perfect bracket sheets amid NCAA March Madness, one nameplate is participating in the event in a different way. Buick donated more than 300 pairs of shoes to needy children through Samaritan’s Feet, an organization dedicated to helping cover the feet of 300 million shoeless children throughout the world. [Read More]