In hopes of building momentum months before the vehicles arrive in franchise inventory, Volkswagen of America announced Wednesday it will have two advertisements during the Super Bowl. Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:”Table Normal”; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-priority:99; mso-style-qformat:yes; mso-style-parent:””; mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; mso-para-margin-top:0in; mso-para-margin-right:0in; mso-para-margin-bottom:10.0pt; […] [Read More]

vAuto founder Dale Pollak plans to answer a pair of common used-vehicle dealer questions at next month’s National Automobile Dealers Association Convention and Expo. For dealers who wonder “where did the profit go and where is the business headed,” Pollak has three workshops scheduled for NADA’s annual event, which is scheduled for the Moscone Center […] [Read More]

Building stronger customer relationships often is top of mind for dealers, so that’s why one of the first events in conjunction with this year’s National Automobile Dealers Association Convention and Expo is scheduled to hone in on just that subject. Discussing “what it takes to win big at retail” is the main theme for the […] [Read More]

Close to 2 million vehicles are being recalled by Toyota in three separate announcements that came out today. Two of the recalls are outside of North America, while one involves the U.S. [Read More]

To help consumers learn more about the automaker’s certified pre-owned vehicle program, Chrysler has brought in a dummy. A cartoon crash-test dummy, that is. “Carl,” the animated character, hosts an online auto-related pop culture quiz game called “What’s My AQ (automotive quotient)?” [Read More]

The Most Valuable Player of Super Bowl XLV between the Green Bay Packers and Pittsburgh Steelers on Feb. 6 can leave with a sporty vehicle — just before it arrives in franchise dealer inventory. General Motors revealed the player who enjoys the best performance will receive a 2011 Chevrolet Camaro Convertible. A media panel and […] [Read More]

AOL Autos recently picked 11 used sedans the company believes are the best available for below $15,000. Ranging from the 2010 model-year back to 2004, this list has a representation from most major manufacturers — including a unit from Chevrolet, Ford, Honda, Nissan and Toyota. “Looking for a sedan? It’s amazing how many choices there are on […] [Read More]

General Motors said that it will be creating 750 jobs in the near future with its plans to bring in a third shift to the Flint Assembly plant in Michigan. In some good news for the state’s manufacturing sector, all of these positions will be given to laid-off auto workers.   The automaker intends to […] [Read More]

While many Americans will be intrigued to see who claims the NFL Championship, Subaru of America is asking people to spend part of their Super Bowl Sunday with their dogs. The automaker is using its own website and Facebook page to generate interest for its “Dog Tested. Dog Approved” campaign and the new Subaru Game Day […] [Read More]

J.D. Power and Associates continued the flood of positive projections for 2011 new-vehicle sales as the firm indicated January new-unit retail sales are starting the year ahead of expectations. Analysts believe January new-vehicle retail sales are expected to come in at 632,100 units. That figure would represent a seasonally adjusted annualized rate of 10.0 million […] [Read More]