General Motors of Canada has given AutoCanada Inc. the green light on a new dealership investement, marking the company’s fourth dealership in Winnipeg. AutoCanada Inc. is expanding their dealership count with the acquisition of a Cadillac Buick GMC dealership, which in 2013, retailed 593 new vehicles and 520 used vehicles. The company announced it has […] [Read More]

Starting with its latest Retail Automotive Summary, CNW Research is now publishing incentive spending data each quarter. And here is what the firm found when dissecting numbers from the first quarter of 2014, as explained in the report. “For the industry, the average sticker price in the first quarter was $36,948, with an average transaction […] [Read More]

Used prices are spiking as of late due in part to the regular surge in demand during tax season. However, as supply continues to expand this year, prices are expected to continue the annual decline from post-recession highs. According to NADA Used Car Guide’s 2014 Used Vehicle Price Forecast report, average wholesale prices of used […] [Read More]

Much to the frustration of lawmakers who are members of the U.S. House Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, General Motors chief executive officer Mary Barra could not give direct answers to pointed questions regarding the automakers handling of ignition switch problems in millions of recalled vehicles. Barra often referenced the ongoing efforts of U.S. Attorney […] [Read More]

A new product hit the market Tuesday that has the potential to help dealers learn more about their customers and what these buyers want from a dealership. Customer relationship management platform OneCommand revealed a new survey tool this week. Dealer Review is a mobile responsive email survey tool, which helps dealers capture customer feedback about […] [Read More]

As part of what the auction company called its continuing focus on developing talent and improving its customer experience, Manheim named three veterans to manager positions at Manheim Fredericksburg, Manheim San Antonio and Manheim El Paso. The company announced on Tuesday that Craig Amelung now is general manager at Manheim Fredericksburg while Mike Browning now […] [Read More]

The first quarter of 2014 is now officially in the books, and with that, a few automakers have shared their Q1 certified pre-owned results this morning. Starting with Hyundai, it achieved its best-ever month for CPO, selling 8,484 units. This marked the first time it has sold more than 8,000 certified cars and is a […] [Read More]

With General Motors chief executive officer Mary Barra about to face Congressional hearings about the automaker’s handling of recalls, analysts from both AutoTrader.com and iSeeCars.com each conducted investigations to gauge what kind of impact these kinds of campaigns are having. First, the AutoTrader.com team wanted to see how or if the recent high profile recalls […] [Read More]

Repossession and remarketing services provider Consolidated Asset Recovery Systems recently formed a partnership with MVTRAC, a provider of automatic license plate recognition called The Intelligent Data Network. Officials explained the partnership allows CARS to use this technology to immediately locate vehicles of interest and execute compliant skip-tracing and instant-recoveries through MVTRAC’s ALPR software. Through this […] [Read More]

Fiserv announced this morning that Remarketing Services of America — which is under its Lending Solutions business — is officially rebranding as Fiserv to align with the rest of the company. The company emphasized that the renamed business will continue to offer services to aid in moving returned vehicles. “We have more than 20 years […] [Read More]