AutoIMS recently announced the company’s plans to recognize its 20 years of business with a 20-week campaign set to begin Tuesday. The company said it will launch the upcoming anniversary campaign at the CAR conference in Las Vegas this week. “Our team is energized by the relationships and experiences of the past two decades. As it […] [Read More]

Certified pre-owned vehicle sales edged up by 0.4 percent in February, keeping the year-to-date sum ahead of 2017 through two months of the year. According to Autodata Corp., there were an estimated 212,116 CPO sales last month, compared to 211,225 certified sales in February 2017. Through two months, year-to-date sales of 415,139 are up 2.7 […] [Read More]

Vincentric awarded the Toyota brand top honors in its 14th annual Best Value in America Awards. Toyota received a total of two Best Value in America brand awards and eight model-level awards, including the Toyota Tacoma which earned honors for the 14th year in a row. For the second year in a row, the Toyota […] [Read More]

Platinum Auto Finance recently bolstered its executive team with a leader who possesses a wide range of professional experience with smaller and large providers. David Knightly joined Platinum Auto Finance as senior vice president of operations and national sales director, reporting directly to chief operating officer Scott Long. In this role, Knightly will support major strategic […] [Read More]

A former award-winning member of Dealertrack’s team recently joined FrogData, a business analytics platform that can deliver advanced reporting, business insights and predictive analytics to dealers, helping them make better decisions to make a positive impact on their business. FrogData continued its rapid expansion with the hiring of Paul Arenson as senior sales consultant. Arenson […] [Read More]

Among 2018 model-year vehicles that have shown strong value in 26 segments, ALG recognized Audi and Subaru as top premium and mainstream brands, respectively, in its 10th annual Canadian Residual Value Awards (RVA). ALG presented winning automakers with their awards in advance of the Toronto Auto Show last month. The Canadian RVAs recognize the top […] [Read More]

Group 1 Automotive recently announced Mercedes-Benz and Smart franchise acquisitions from U.K.-based Robinsons Motor Group. The dealer group has also appointed Darren Guiver to serve as its U.K. operations managing director, a move that was effective Thursday. The company acquired three smart franchises and five Mercedes-Benz franchises. During Group 1’s quarterly conference call on Feb. 8, the […] [Read More]

An auction executive who gained experience in Florida now is overseeing an operation in Virginia Auction Management Solutions client Richmond Auto Auction recently announced that Wyatt Carter has been promoted from assistant general manager to general manager, effective immediately.  Carter has been with Richmond AA since the beginning of 2017, previously working for ADESA Orlando […] [Read More]

Lithia Motors continues to add more stores to the dealer group near locations already in the company’s portfolio. Within days of announcing an acquisition near Pittsburgh, Lithia said on Thursday that it has acquired six marquee stores from Prestige Family of Fine Cars in Bergen County, N.J., including a BMW, Mini, Mercedes-Benz, Toyota and two […] [Read More]

The automotive industry is changing at an unprecedented pace as consumers demand the industry to embrace the digital-first world. Individuals are beginning their car-shopping process online at an increasing rate, completing most of their research before stepping foot in a dealership. In fact, according to Cox Automotive’s recent "Future of Digital Retail Study," seven in 10 […] [Read More]