The Buick Achievers Scholarship Program has revealed the first five of 100 U.S. high school and undergraduate college students that will receive up to $25,000 in annual scholarships for “demonstrating excellence in the classroom and in the community.” [Read More]

Paul Potratz proposed a question many dealers might be asking themselves nowadays: “Do you feel like your mobile advertising strategy is spraying and praying?” In the latest edition of his weekly online video series called, “Think Tank Tuesday,” the chief operating officer and founder of Potratz Partners Advertising explained how dealers can improve on a […] [Read More]

Bringing more than four decades of industry experience with them, NCM Associates hired two new associates to serve its retail automotive clientele this week. Joining the dealership training firm are Mark Shackelford and Kevin Herndon. Shackelford, formerly of the National Automobile Dealers Association, joined NCM as executive conference moderator for the 20 Groups division under […] [Read More]

American Honda Motor Co. has recognized 114 Acura dealers with this year’s Precision Team – Dealer of Distinction Award, which recognizes stores that “exemplify the core values of the brand.” The company indicated that objectives of the award — which was created in 1987 — are adjusted every year “to continually challenge dealerships to excel […] [Read More]

In keeping with its goal of providing professional certification and compliance training documents to the collateral recovery and lending industries, Recovery Industry Service Co. has been working with the National Alliance of Buy-Here, Pay-Here Dealers to provide these services to BHPH dealers. Company officials intend to offer crucial repossession training and compliance materials during the […] [Read More]

The overall used-vehicle price movement among car segments last week was static, but six of the 10 car categories that Black Book tracks saw their prices rise. And one was particularly noteworthy. Used prices for premium sporty cars climbed $7 for the week, something Black Book’s Ricky Beggs said he hasn’t seen happen in quite […] [Read More]

The best-ever month for certified pre-owned sales capping the best-ever quarter in the CPO market. A slew of brands achieving their best certified sales in history. Sound familiar? It should. [Read More]

Dealers have a new tool when it comes to ensuring customers’ confidence, as two industry leaders announce their partnership.   On Monday, DealerRater announced a partnership with vAuto to integrate its car dealer reviews into vAuto Genius Labs’ vehicle validation tool AutoVisor.   The move brings in more than 1 million car dealer reviews into […] [Read More]

In a recent story for Auto Remarketing, Megan Barto of Ciocca Honda talked about the mix of social media the dealership uses to connect with consumers. She noted that when it comes to direct return on investment, Twitter might be the most effective of the social tools her store employs. So what's the best way […] [Read More]

Manheim economist Tom Webb said it’s “quite easy and quite logical to assume” that used-vehicle retail sales will hit an all-time high before 2015. Webb backed up his projection by highlighting how used-vehicle retail sales during the first quarter of 2013 moved 12 percent higher year-over-year against some headwinds that are slowing other industries. According […] [Read More]