The Best of State awards, given annually to recognize excellence in various categories ranging from arts and entertainment to sports and recreation in the state of Utah, were announced this week. Three automotive companies were recognized in the merchandising and consumer services division. In the category of Best of State new auto dealers, the Larry […] [Read More]

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has announced several sizeable recalls that were reported to NHTSA in March, the majority of which have remedies planned for April. The following data is provided by the NHTSA. Toyota Recalls Toyota is recalling certain model year 2015 examples of the 2015 Camry, Camry Hybrid, Highland, and Highlander Hybrid as […] [Read More]

In the landscape of the digital auto world, Greg McGivney of Cars.com points out, there have been a number of advancements in price transparency on both the used- and new-car side that have helped consumers make confident decisions in their vehicle and dealership selections. So why not make a similar move on the service side, […] [Read More]

If you need convincing of the capacity challenges facing the vehicle transportation industry, consider what United Road Services president and chief executive officer Kathleen McCann had to say during a keynote address at last month's NAAA/IARA/CAR Conference in Las Vegas. As part of her presentation on “What’s Ahead in Car Haul … Capacity, Compliance, Customer Experience […] [Read More]

For the most part, used electric-vehicle prices continue to be very soft, a trend that has remained pretty steady over the past couple of years and has been compounded as of late due to low gas prices. And with many of the newer model-year EVs, such as the 2014 Chevy Volt, set to hit the […] [Read More]

The Canadian government announced on Monday that is has entered an agreement to sell all of its remaining shares, totaling more than 73 million, of General Motors Co. common stock. The unregistered block trade, between the Canada GEN Investment Corporation, a Canadian federal Crown corporation, and Goldman, Sachs & Co., will complete the sale of […] [Read More]

Certified pre-owned sales for Asian and European brands both increased in the neighborhood of 2 percent in March, and five import brands reported best-ever CPO months. According to Autodata Corp., Asian brands combined to move 101,466 CPO vehicles, which beat March 2014 sales by 2.0 percent. First-quarter sales were at 275,622 (up 5.3 percent year-over-year). […] [Read More]

The Big 3 combined to move more than 84,000 certified pre-owned vehicles in March, including a record month for the Chrysler certified programs, according to Autodata Corp. Specifically, there were 84,064 CPO sales for domestic brands last month, an 18.2-percent year-over-year increase, the firm’s data set indicated. In the first quarter, they combined to sell […] [Read More]

The American Financial Service Association along with the West Virginia Bankers Association applauded Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin for signing a measure that originated out of the state that Senate officials said made much needed revisions to the state’s collections law. Currently, AFSA explained a creditor or debt collector is prohibited from communicating with a consumer […] [Read More]

Connectivity may be the best feature to plug when talking to a used-car shopper. And whether or not that car is in good shape may be the most crucial piece of information you pass along to that shopper.   That's according to a white paper from CarStory, which among other areas, investigated the top features used-car […] [Read More]