Total Dealer Compliance launched its platform on Tuesday with four offerings billed as a comprehensive solution that can help dealerships mitigate risk faced from proactive regulators and create a compliance culture that can reduce exposure. The solution includes on-site compliance audits and an E-Learning platform offering more than 20 online courses.  Dealership staff completing courses and […] [Read More]

Ford Motor Co. announced Tuesday that all Ford Rangers from model years 2004 to 2006 are now recalled for potentially faulty driver-side airbag inflators. This follows news of an estimated 5-million-vehicle expansion of the series of Takata airbag inflator recalls revealed Friday Ford's action affects a total of 391,394 Rangers, 361,692 of which are in the United States and its territories […] [Read More]

There were 2.55 million certified pre-owned vehicles sold in the U.S during 2015, according to Autodata Corp. Full disclosure: Two of them will be parked in front of my home this evening. I won’t tell you their brands or which dealerships they were purchased from, but I will tell you the biggest selling point for […] [Read More]

Intellaegis president John Lewis cautioned the repossession industry about a new law that went into effect at the beginning of the year in California regarding the use of data collected by using license plate recognition technology. Lewis explained the new law in the Golden State — one that could be coming elsewhere — requires any […] [Read More]

Consumers, creditors and the economy as a whole benefit from the existence of the professional debt collection industry, according to the newest white paper from ACA International. Organization officials highlighted the white paper titled, “The Role of Third-Party Debt Collection in the U.S. Economy,” explores the industry’s role in the U.S. economy, focusing on how […] [Read More]

A variety of factors made this December the ideal time to launch a certified pre-owned program for Canada’s Mitsubishi Motors. That’s according to the new program’s management. Charles Plewes, lease manager at Mitsubishi Motor Sales of Canada Inc., told Auto Remarketing Canada, “Our dealers are good used-car dealers, but all dealers can use additional tools.” […] [Read More]

The man behind Sonic Automotive and Speedway Motorsports, O. Bruton Smith, was inducted into the NASCAR Hall of Fame on Saturday, recognized for his decades of dedication to the motorsports world. Smith is currently the executive chairman and director at Sonic Automotive, based in Charlotte, N.C. He founded Speedway Motorsports Inc. (SMI) in 1994, which […] [Read More]

Barrett-Jackson announced a five-year renewal of its on-site collector car insurance program. Officials recapped Barrett-Jackson Endorsed Collector Car Insurance was introduced in 2009 in collaboration with the private client group division of American International Group Inc., (AIG), and is serviced by TDC Risk Management, an independent insurance agency. Barrett-Jackson highlighted that auto enthusiasts across the country […] [Read More]

Just before the huge blizzard hit New York City and other major areas along the East Coast this past weekend, the Greater New York Automobile Dealers Association coordinated an effort to deliver more than 6,000 winter coats as part of the New York Cares Winter Coat Drive. This past Thursday prior to when close to […] [Read More]

The impact of millennials on the auto market in coming years is a widely disputed topic — some say the demographic couldn’t care less about cars, while others emphasize that millennials view their vehicles as an extension of their personality and won’t stop purchasing cars anytime soon. The jury is still out. However, one recent study […] [Read More]