Mercedes-Benz USA and Atlanta Falcons defensive tackle Grady Jarrett shared some love — and shoes — this week. The automaker and its brand ambassador handed out brand new shoes to students at Atlanta’s Michael R. Hollis Innovation Academy as part of MBUSA’s Holiday Love Celebration giveback. The company teamed up with Shoes That Fit, a […] [Read More]

The National Automobile Dealers Association commended legislators who signed a letter urging House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) to enact a provision in an appropriations bill that would prevent taxpayer funding from being used to finalize, implement, administer or enforce proposed emissions standards that would effectively require 67.5% of all new […] [Read More]

Cory Collins, the F&I trainer for Automotive Reinsurance Concepts, is back on the Auto Remarketing Podcast in an episode recorded during the Used Car Week conferences last month in Scottsdale, Ariz. Collins, a noted F&I guru who works with some of the nation’s largest independent dealers, talks with Auto Remarketing associate editor Andrew Friedlander about […] [Read More]

It’s December, and Step One Automotive Group is definitely in the holiday spirit. The Florida-based dealership group has begun its 25 Days of Giving at its 20 locations in Florida, Georgia and Alabama, with each store spreading holiday cheer in various ways to those in need. The initiative began Dec. 1 and runs through Dec. […] [Read More]

Jeremy Beck has seen the used-car industry from all angles — as a dealer, as a vendor and now from the association point of view as the National Independent Automobile Dealers Association’s vice president of dealer development. On this episode of the Auto Remarketing Podcast, recorded during Used Car Week 2023, Beck talks with Cherokee […] [Read More]

We begin our series on the Auto Remarketing Podcast highlighting some of the panels and presentations from Used Car Week 2023. The episode features some of this year’s Women in Retail honorees for a conversation led by Lindsey Pilarczyk of CarGurus. Listen to the episode in the window below. [Read More]

They say everything’s bigger in Texas, and HGreg is aiming to take that one step further. The dealership group has acquired the site of Southwest Lincoln-Mercury in West Houston, a dealership that was owned by Bud Adams, the late owner of the NFL’s Houston Oilers/Tennessee Titans and one of the founders of the American Football […] [Read More]

Sara Hoagey learned a lot about dealership operations from having served in practically every job in the store. And now she’s putting her expertise in communicating with customers through all media as the owner and CEO of EliteBDC, which provides BDC training for dealerships and well as providing outsourced BDCs. In the latest edition of […] [Read More]

A year ago, AutoNation announced it would acquire mobile auto repair and maintenance provider RepairSmith in a $190 million deal. Now it’s rebranding that operation to become AutoNation Mobile Service. In a news release, Dave Koehler, who is chief operating officer for non-franchised business at AutoNation, said the acquisition “marked a pivotal step to extend […] [Read More]

Dealership software provider Reynolds and Reynolds has partnered with TrueSpot, a real-time location services company, following a “significant investment” by Reynolds. In a news release, Reynolds said the partnership underscores its focus on innovative technologies to help auto retailers be more successful, and TrueSpot’s commitment to advancing asset location intelligence. TrueSpot’s platform is designed to […] [Read More]