Explaining new-vehicle features to customers just got easier for Ford dealers, thanks to a new “video snack” program by the OEM. On Monday, Ford announced this week’s launch of its Vehicle Orientation program at dealerships nationwide, offering customers access to an online library of “video snacks,” or short videos that explain how to use specific […] [Read More]

Overseeing the development and launch of new products for Cars.com is the company’s newly announced vice president of product. Cars.com on Monday revealed its appointment of Barbara Mousigian to the position. In the role, Mousigian will also be responsible for defining Cars.com’s product strategy, the company said, and will guide enhancements to its existing properties. […] [Read More]

In light of the former head of the Ram Truck Brand, Fred Diaz, leaving for a position at Nissan last week, Chrysler Group announced Monday who will fill this position. Named president and chief executive officer of the Ram Truck Brand is Reid Bigland, who will also continue as head of U.S. Sales, and president […] [Read More]

Auction Broadcasting Co. recently revealed it has broken ground at the all new ABC Baton Rouge facility. This new auction is located on the Baton Rouge International Airport property in Louisiana, and in phase one will feature six lanes on 30 acres of land, the company explained. Mike Hockett, chief executive officer,  of Auction Broadcasting […] [Read More]

Tom Kontos noticed seasonal movement when ADESA Analytical Services completed its monthly analysis of wholesale used-vehicle prices by vehicle model class. ADESA determined wholesale used vehicle prices in March averaged $10,028 — a level 2.9 percent higher compared to February but 5.6 percent lower relative to the same month last year. “Wholesale used vehicle prices […] [Read More]

After spending more than two decades at Chrysler Group, Fred Diaz left the domestic automaker for an executive role with a Japanese OEM. Late last week, Nissan announced that Diaz has been named to the newly formed position of divisional vice president of Nissan sales and marketing in the U.S. Diaz will be reporting to […] [Read More]

A short time after four Japanese automakers announced they were recalling 3.4 million units worldwide because of an airbag issue, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said a domestic OEM is going to conduct a campaign for late models with airbag problems. Chrysler Group is recalling a total of 119,497 units — Chrysler 300, Dodge […] [Read More]

As spring got under way and perhaps more consumers were inspired to turn their interest toward fun, cruising rides, luxury certified and late-model pre-owned vehicles continued to be hard to find in March. According to the latest installment of vehicle scarcity data that is provided monthly to Auto Remarketing by AutoTrader.com, Porsche really “jumped out” in […] [Read More]

H. Carter Myers III, a third generation franchised dealer in Virginia, recently chose to honor family members and dealership employees by naming them Ambassadors of the National Automobile Dealers Charitable Foundation. Myers, who served as chairman of the National Automobile Dealers Association in 2002, said, “The Ambassadors program allows benefactors to basically set up a […] [Read More]

A new product being deployed to hundreds of dealerships could help them increase profits by a quarter million dollars or more each year, its maker says, by assessing employee engagement. Strativity Group Inc. late last week announced the release of its Automotive IMCO Model for assessing automotive dealership employee engagement. The product is being deployed […] [Read More]