More than $1 million will be distributed throughout the country to a wide variety of local efforts designed to help the environment as part of an initiative Toyota started with Audubon. The latter company, as some may know, runs nature centers, chapters, scientific, education and advocacy programs in communities. Toyota and Audubon teamed up two years ago to […] [Read More]

Though an initial glance at the Canadian new-vehicle market may suggest that November was quite robust, this strength is a bit deceptive, according to analyst Dennis DesRosiers, who said “there are some concerns” to be found when taking a closer look at the month’s sales. [Read More]

The Pre-Owned Automobile Dealers Alliance is offering dealership management another free opportunity to learn more about the CarMark Certified Pre-Owned program before 2010 concludes. A pair of dealership executives who have already seen what the CarMark program can do, along with CarMark’s national director and a representative from one of the POADA’s partners, are scheduled to participate […] [Read More]

Ford is refurbishing one of its plants in hopes the additional capacity and infrastructure will enhance its capability to produce fuel-efficient units and respond to quick-changing dealer and consumer demand. The automaker said Thursday it’s taking $600 million to transform its Louisville Assembly Plant into a modern, flexible facility for manufacturing the next-generation Escape for the […] [Read More]

Chevrolet will continue its efforts to give back to America servicemen and servicewomen this weekend when it begins a three-year deal to be a sponsor of college football’s annual Army-Navy Game presented by USAA. The auto brand —which will be the “Official Vehicle” of the game — is also giving the Freedom Team of Wounded […] [Read More]

Ford isn’t waiting until 2014 to include a rear-mounted camera system on all models as proposed recently by leaders of the U.S. Department of Transportation and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. The automaker recently said its Rear View Camera System will be available on nearly all Ford and Lincoln models by the end of […] [Read More]

Cars.com gained the assistance of Joey Lawrence, star of ABC Family’s Melissa and Joey, and his family to help determine what they think is the best crossover vehicle that costs less than $30,000. Nine models are in the running to be the winner of the “Family Crossover Shootout,” a campaign that also involves USA Today […] [Read More]

Kia Motors America and SIRIUS XM Radio finalized an agreement Wednesday to enhance the automaker’s certified pre-owned inventory. Officials said customers who purchase a SIRIUS-equipped Kia CPO unit will receive an introductory three-month subscription of the SIRIUS Everything package. They explained the SIRIUS Everything package contains more than 135 channels of premier sports, news, talk, […] [Read More]

The certified pre-owned segment’s positive momentum of 2010 kept rolling along in November, with monthly sales showing their ninth straight year-over-year improvement and year-to-date sales climbing for the fifth straight month. Specifically, there were 126,651 CPO units sold during November, according to Autodata Corp., which indicated that this total marks a 28.1-percent improvement from a […] [Read More]

As a part of Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group’s overall expansion unveiling Tuesday, the company indicated that eight cities that now have Thrifty Car Sales and Thrifty Car Rental combination locations. Among the sites offering used-vehicle sales are Grand Rapids, Mich.; Delano, Minn.; Johnston, R.I.; Dublin, Calif.; Charlotte, N.C.; Kearney, Neb.; Myrtle Beach, S.C.; and Centerville, […] [Read More]