Workers at Fiat’s Mirafiori plant in Italy gave their collective green light to an agreement with the automaker in a referendum last week. With workers voting to accept the terms — albeit narrowly, according to reports — it appears the facility will be used to build Jeep and Alfa Romeo vehicles to be distributed throughout the […] [Read More]

Winter’s cold still might grip most of the country, but General Motors reassured dealers and owners that the first Chevrolet Volts “came fully winterized.” Turns out, the first retail customers who took delivery of those extended-range electric vehicles reside in New Jersey. The transactions also occurred just as the season’s first major blast of winter […] [Read More]

Since Mercedes-Benz USA decided to advertise during next month’s Super Bowl — embarking on a campaign in connection with the big game for the first time — the automaker is doing more than just rolling out a 30-second TV spot. The company explained its Super Bowl initiative harnesses Twitter activity to power four competing race […] [Read More]

In light of the growing changes within the industry, the National Independent Automobile Dealers Association’s Certified Master Dealer course has been updated. NIADA and Joe Lescota, Northwood University’s chairman of automotive marketing, have adjusted the course so that dealers can respond to the changing landscape. [Read More]

It might be easy to say there are two Toyota Corollas or Tundras in dealer inventory. But ever wonder what to call more than one Prius? The automaker wants to know, too, so it’s asking customers to participate in a campaign that challenges the public to answer this unique grammatical question about what the plural form […] [Read More]

Based on feedback from previous events, organizers of the Auto Remarketing Canada Conference have decided to beef up the dealer-specific content at this year’s event, thus expanding the reach and relevance of this leading industry conference.   ARC 2011, which will be held in Toronto April 12-14, will feature two timely and topical sessions designed […] [Read More]

Returning to the Canadian province that was his adolescent home, Chrysler Group chief executive officer Sergio Marchionne — addressing attendees of the Chrysler Group Brampton Assembly Plant Celebration Event late last week in Ontario — called to mind his own childhood experience moving to Toronto from Italy as he discussed the new beginning the refurbished plant […] [Read More]

If franchise dealers want some face-to-face contact with top automaker executives, the National Automobile Dealers Association emphasized they have potentially more than two dozen opportunities at its annual Convention & Expo in San Francisco next month. In all, the association indicated 24 dealer franchise meetings are scheduled in just two days at the NADA event. […] [Read More]

Honda announced this week it will recall 2,277 model-year 2010 Accord 4-cylinder units and CR-V vehicles in the U.S. The recall stems from a need to replace an electrical wire harness coupler in the engine compartment. The automaker believes the wire harness coupler could have been damaged during vehicle assembly, which can lead to the […] [Read More]

Dealers experienced fairly healthy sales in most pockets of the country in the final reporting period of 2010, according to the Federal Reserve, which said eight of its 12 districts saw either increased or steady vehicle sales. [Read More]