CARLSBAD, Calif. — Skip-tracing, repossession and remarketing management firm Del Mar Recovery Solutions recently expanded its call center operations into Grand Rapids, Mich. Company executives highlighted that a year of steady growth across all of their business lines led Del Mar to open its third call center, which will come online during the fourth quarter. […] [Read More]

A growing market trend regarding dealer consignment is at work at Brasher’s Northwest Auto Auction.  Brasher's 64th Anniversary Sale was held here on Sept. 25, with company officials noting that dealer consignment, which was on the rise through the summer months, is continuing to build even beyond a particularly strong showing at the anniversary sale […] [Read More]

Sonic Automotive’s quarterly used retail sales volume and quarterly per-store per-month used-vehicle sales have never been higher. The retailer posted a record 27,632 used retail sales during the third quarter, which put its pre-owned average quarterly volume per-store per-month at an all-time high of 91. These best-ever results were accompanied by across-the-board records throughout Sonic’s […] [Read More]

Skip-tracing, repossession and remarketing management firm Del Mar Recovery Solutions recently expanded its call center operations into Grand Rapids, Mich. Company executives highlighted that a year of steady growth across all of their business lines led Del Mar to open its third call center, which will come online during the fourth quarter. The Grand Rapids […] [Read More]

Hyundai Motor America recently enhanced a recall for 27,500 vehicles — the Genesis from the 2009 through 2012 model years. According to a blog post from Cars.com, these vehicles are being recalled to address potential durability issues with the brake system’s hydraulic electronic control unit. Hyundai told Cars.com that a previous service campaign fixed approximately […] [Read More]

Changing up the car buying experience a bit, Edmunds.com will be setting up shop at a St. Louis dealership as Bommarito Nissan / Honda / Volkswagen / Ford of Hazelwood allows the site to “take over” its showrooms.  During this event — scheduled for Friday through Monday — every new car will be available at […] [Read More]

Asbury Automotive Group’s used-vehicle department shined again during the third quarter as the company reported this morning that its used retail sales, revenue and gross profit all climbed by double digits year-over-year. The company said it retailed 18,715 used vehicles during the third quarter, a figure 29 percent higher than the 14,463 used units Asbury […] [Read More]

One hundred stores would only be the “tip of the iceberg” for the pre-owned retail specialty store program announced Monday morning by Sonic Automotive. “Think bigger than that, is what I would tell you,” said Jeff Dyke, Sonic’s executive vice president of retail operations, when asked by an analyst about the potential size of its […] [Read More]

The used-car retail sales market is looking “tepid” in October, according to CNW Research, but dealers might be able to find some more positive news in what the firm had to say about what has been happening in the certified pre-owned market lately. Not only are customers willing to shell out the extra money for […] [Read More]

Digital Air Strike and Cars.com formed a new partnership on Monday to create integration for customer verified reviews of dealerships. Digital Air Strike has built a direct customer survey integration process that can allow vehicle buyers and service customers to turn their dealership survey feedback into a dealer review on Cars.com — all without leaving […] [Read More]