McLEAN, Va. — NADA University has two free upcoming training events for dealers focused on federal health-care reform and inventory marketing. The sessions are available through its monthly mini-Webinar series MarketINSIGHT. Since sweeping health care reform pushed its way through Congress and the White House, NADA officials wanted to keep dealers informed. The Webinar "Federal Health Reform: Changes Aplenty for […] [Read More]

OTTAWA, Ontario — The Canadian new-vehicle marketplace has started off 2010 on the right foot and will likely see a full-year lift in sales somewhere between 5 percent and 6 percent compared to a weak 2009, according to Michael Hatch, chief economist for the Canadian Automobile Dealers Association. During a conference call earlier this week, Hatch said […] [Read More]

TORONTO, Ontario — Used Car Dealers Association of Ontario members can now easily reach a wider array of shoppers thanks to a vehicle search site via www.ucda.ca introduced earlier this week. The search site was launched in conjunction with UCDA's new ad campaign, which helps member dealers by encouraging shoppers to buy from dealers who show […] [Read More]

RICHMOND HILL, Ontario — New-vehicle sales in Canada climbed 4 percent during April, but the market so far in 2010 is largely divided between haves and have-nots, as some automakers have managed to thrive, while others have struggled due to "very different reasons," according to DesRosiers Automotive Consultants.   Company president Dennis DesRosiers also urged caution when looking […] [Read More]

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The parade of recalls coming through the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's Office of Defect Investigations continues. This time, one involves General Motors and the Hummer H3. Officials indicated on Wednesday that GM is recalling this Hummer unit from the 2006 to 2010 model-years to rectify a condition involving clip-tabs on the hood […] [Read More]

TORRANCE, Calif. — Toyota executives had some positive news to share on Wednesday regarding ongoing recalls for its various Toyota and Lexus models. To date, the automaker highlighted that more than 3 million remedies have been performed for three recent recalls. The company gave an approximate breakdown of how it compiled that figure: —1.6 million to […] [Read More]

DETROIT — General Motors on Wednesday announced a change of its vice president of U.S. marketing, moving out Susan Docherty who was assigned to the role just two months ago. The automaker revealed that effective May 24 former Nissan North America executive Joel Ewanick will serve vice president of U.S. marketing and report to Mark Reuss, […] [Read More]

DETROIT — GM Certified Used Vehicles has given its dealers another online tool to help them drive showroom traffic and move CPO units. Executives announced Tuesday that eligible dealers can use free video streaming for their certified vehicles on GMCertified.com and select GM Certified partner sites. "Simply by providing a minimum of six photos, our certified […] [Read More]

FRANKLIN, Tenn. — Nissan North America rolled out a voluntary recall on Tuesday of approximately 134,000 Infiniti G35 models to address a possible passenger air bag harness connector issue. The automaker said the campaign involves model-year 2005 to 2006 G35 sedans and model-year 2005 to 2007 G35 coupes. The company insisted that only on a small […] [Read More]

TORONTO, Ontario — Thanks to a decision last week by a judge in Ontario Superior Court of Justice, a group of dealers rejected as part of General Motors of Canada's wind-down process can continue its lawsuit against the company and won't be forced into individual arbitration cases. As most know, 240 of GM Canada's 700 dealers received […] [Read More]