One hundred and forty-eight Cox Automotive Canada executives, vendors and customers from Southern and Southwestern Ontario teed off this summer for the annual joint fundraising tournament hosted by Manheim and the Used Car Dealers Association of Ontario (UCDA). Not only did Cox Automotive Canada recently announce that this year’s Manheim and UCDA Ruth Hart-Stephens and Bob […] [Read More]

Flexdrive announced Wednesday that the Florida Fine Cars dealerships will be using the car subscription and technology provider’s platform for its AmeriDrive vehicle subscription service in South Florida. The program will be available at the independent dealership’s four stores in Hollywood, Margate, Miami and West Palm Beach. Flexdrive, led by chief executive Jose Puente, is […] [Read More]

The used-car market is trending toward 3.2 million sales this month, with a seasonally adjusted annualized rate of 39.2 million, according to an analysis from Edmunds. That’s down from May, when 3.3 million used cars were sold for a 39.3 million SAAR, Edmunds said, but the volumes of pre-owned cars coming out of leases this year […] [Read More]

Dealers Auto Auction Group continues to spread its reach throughout the Southeast. The company announced that it has purchased Tri-Cities Auto Auction in Bluff City, Tenn. A news release indicated the auction will be renamed Dealers Auto Auction of East Tennessee.  The facility operates with four lanes along with detail and mechanical departments and offers […] [Read More]

An unattended or unsecured workstation or mobile device showing a customer’s personal information could be the gateway that creates potentially significant data breach problems at your dealership or finance company. Shred-it recently released its annual State of the Industry Report that exposes information and data security risks currently threatening Canadian enterprises and small businesses and […] [Read More]

When it comes to tackling burdensome operational costs, the updated automotive auction management system from Xcira can help auctions access valuable streamlined, mobile operations at auction sites. Version 6.5 of Xcira’s Cubed AMS product has been integrated into Xcira’s Cubed Platform with added features such as new mobile interfaces, reports and an accounting module, the […] [Read More]

The Association of Global Automakers inserted a clever line as part of its 12 pages of comments in connection with the U.S. Department of Commerce Section 232 investigation into automotive imports that includes a Trump administration proposal, based ostensibly on “national security” grounds, to impose high tariffs on vehicle imports and parts. “America does not […] [Read More]

Not only did the Haus Auto Group owner from Canfield, Ohio place the winning bid for charity on a 2018 Honda Accord at the 72nd Annual NIADA Convention and Expo, Chris Haus was also honored as Ohio's State Quality Dealer award winner last week. While Haus was one of 13 nominees in the running for […] [Read More]

Nationwide recovery management and skip tracing firm Millennium Capital and Recovery Corp. made a total of eight personnel moves this week as five executives ascended into new positions, and three managers joined the company. According to a news release, the promotion of several key company leaders included: — Jeffrey Marsh has been promoted to chief […] [Read More]

Your company employees can be one of your greatest assets, but a new study from Shred-it showed how your workers also can present significant risks, too. With one-third of working adults in the U.S. admitting to potentially risky behavior at work, employee negligence poses major security concerns for U.S. businesses, according to Shred-it's State of […] [Read More]