Everything old is new again. Anyone who has been in the car business long enough knows that saying to be true. Both good times and challenging times are cyclical, and most of the crises we face today have been seen before. For a veteran dealer like me, that’s a good thing. It means I’ve sold […] [Read More]

The end to the fiscal year for Nissan was somewhat of an enigma. The Japanese automaker was in the midst of wrapping up the most successful year for global vehicle sales in its history when the March 11 disasters in Japan put Nissan and its island nation peers temporarily back in “recovery mode,” as president […] [Read More]

Porsche Cars North America says it’s building a new headquarters, but it’s not leaving Atlanta, the city it has called home for 13 years. The automaker indicated its new complex will be located in the Aerotropolis Atlanta development site, near the new international terminal at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport. The company highlighted its new facility […] [Read More]

Herb Gordon Mercedes-Benz has a new name and a new showroom. A year after breaking ground, dealership management celebrated the opening of the new rooftop this week at 3301 Briggs Chaney Road, just off of Route 29 in Silver Spring, Md. The franchise operation is now called Mercedes-Benz of Silver Spring. Since inception in 1972, […] [Read More]

Auto Remarketing learned on Wednesday that Cadillac has revamped and relaunched its certified pre-owned program. Cadillac said it’s relaunching the program to boost the resale value of the models and provide “added confidence to customers seeking a used luxury automobile.” Cadillac’s enhanced CPO program being rolled out this spring includes a more robust vehicle inspection system, a six-year, 100,000-mile limited warranty, 24-hour […] [Read More]

I have been invoking the inimitable Yogi Berra a lot recently; in particular, his observation about a restaurant that was so busy that no one ever went there. Perhaps unwittingly, Yogi highlighted one of the effects that makes auto sales forecasting tricky these days. It is that people modify their actions based on what they […] [Read More]

Chrysler thinks its city’s connection to football, fashion and hip-hop music can further enhance the success of its ongoing marketing campaign, “Imported from Detroit.” The automaker announced Wednesday the campaign for the all-new 2011 Chrysler 300 continues the "Imported from Detroit" messaging featured in the Chrysler 200 Super Bowl commercial and takes it to a “new […] [Read More]

A college football scandal involving a car salesman that has undoubtedly led to gray hairs and scarlet faces across the Buckeye Nation appears to have made a bit of a U-turn. It was reported in The Columbus Dispatch last week that Aaron Kniffin, a car salesman formerly with Jack Maxton Chevrolet in Columbus, Ohio, sold […] [Read More]

ResponseLogix announced Wednesday that the company plans to launch efforts to help its Japanese-affiliated U.S. auto dealerships recover and cope with inventory shortages due to the Japan earthquake and tsunami that hit on March 11. ResponseLogix, a provider of auto digital response management software for Internet leads, has decided to reduce pricing for its products […] [Read More]

Depending on which financial or performance metric you consider; Toyota Motor Corp. either had a steady 2011 fiscal year or a challenging one. The automaker revealed Wednesday that on a consolidated basis, net revenues for the fiscal year totaled 18.993 trillion yen, an increase of 0.2 percent compared to the previous fiscal year. Toyota computed […] [Read More]