A week after venturing into the state capital, online vehicle retailer Carvana added another Texas market on Tuesday, officially launching in San Antonio. The addition of San Antonio to Carvana’s lineup bring the company’s total to eight U.S. markets, including: — Atlanta — Austin, Texas — Birmingham, Ala. — Dallas — Charlotte, N.C. — Houston […] [Read More]

Digital marketing intelligence company Netsertive announced Tuesday it has been selected to join Kia’s list of digital providers. The company is now one of six Kia Certified Website and Digital Advertising providers, a program that began in September at the Kia National Dealer Meeting in Las Vegas. “Digital advertising is an important focus of our […] [Read More]

Group 1 Automotive’s management was “particularly pleased” with one used-car metric seen throughout the retailer’s U.S. and international operations during the third quarter: same-store used-vehicle sales climbing double-digits. In the company’s statement announcing its Q3 earnings results, Group 1 president and chief executive officer Earl Hesterberg said: "We are delighted to announce an all-time quarterly revenue record of […] [Read More]

Dealers who handle older vehicles should take notice of today’s recall announcement from General Motors, which includes 125,785 sedans and coupes in Canada from model years 1997 to 2004 that may present a fire hazard. GM specified that the total number of affected vehicles in the U.S., Canada, Mexico and “exports” totals 1,411,332 units. Auto […] [Read More]

Dealers who handle older vehicles should take notice of a recall announcement from General Motors, which includes 1,283,340 sedans and coupes in the U.S. from model years 1997 to 2004. Auto Remarketing reached out to GM on Tuesday for comment, and the automaker replied with the following statement: General Motors is recalling 1,283,340 older sedans and coupes […] [Read More]

Car values declined at a normal seasonal pace last week, while pickup trucks continued to hold their value. But one segment that has been stable for most of the year is beginning to see prices drop a bit more in the lanes: SUVs. Anil Goyal, vice president of automotive valuation and analytics at Black Book, […] [Read More]

As part of the site’s effort to take car shopping from “transactional to experiential,” Edmunds.com has launched a new app for Apple TV. The new tool, Edmunds TV, aims to bring automotive content into the living room, the company reported. The reasoning behind the move? Edmunds cited research that shows over 60 percent of car […] [Read More]

Both Allied Finance Adjusters and the American Recovery Association highlighted ways repo agencies can get involved in upcoming events. First on Wednesday and Thursday, ARA is hosting two sessions of its monthly webinar training series. This week’s sessions are set to feature Dave Kennedy, who is the chief executive officer of First Credit Resources based […] [Read More]

During an interview at last month’s NAAA Convention, Shane O’Dell outlined the process a buying dealer traditionally goes through to turn a wholesale purchase into a retail-ready car. After making the purchase, the dealer has to pick the car up or have it transported to his or her store. Then, it’s time for an inspection […] [Read More]

Following a public comment period, the Federal Trade Commission approved final consent orders against two Las Vegas dealers that the regulator determined to have misrepresented the cost of vehicle in advertising. Officials recapped that back in June, TC Leadership —which does business as Planet Hyundai and Planet Nissan — agreed to settle FTC charges that […] [Read More]