General Motors of Canada has appointed a new vice president of sales, service and marketing. Tapped for the new VP position is John Roth, who succeeds Marc Comeau, who will move to GM Korea. In his latest role, Roth was the regional director responsible for the Cadillac South Central Region within U.S. sales and service. […] [Read More]

Manheim Canada announced this week there is a new general manager at Manheim Halifax. Appointed to the role is Howard Connolly. The company shared that Connolly brings more than 30 years of automotive and auction experience to the role. His career includes 16 years in the remarketing industry serving in a variety of roles including […] [Read More]

“Facebook can’t be used for sales.”   “SEM and SEO are just black holes for advertising dollars.” “Social advertising isn’t profitable.” These are just a few of the arguments dealers are faced with as they try to enter the worlds of social media and search engines to advertise their vehicles. However, many experts and consultants […] [Read More]

The annual report from the National Automobile Dealers Association showed sales figures generated at franchised dealerships’ service and parts departments as well as body shops in 2012 exceeded $80 billion for the second year in a row. The exact figure according to NADA Data 2013 came in at $81.35 billion, representing a 0.1-percent dip from […] [Read More]

June used-vehicle sales were up from both May and the year-ago period, according to CNW Research, but apparently, they weren’t expected to be this strong. CNW president Art Spinella explained that a “late-month surge in used-car shoppers and buyers in the franchised and private-party channels put the used-car market well above the mid-month projections.” Total […] [Read More]

Among several other automakers already reporting strong certified pre-owned results for June, Hyundai Motor America said Tuesday it achieved its strongest month ever for certified sales, moving 6,775 units for a 7.5-percent uptick. First-half CPO sales for the company reached 37,423 units for a 12.9-percent hike. Hyundai was joined by several other brands sharing June […] [Read More]

NextGear Capital announced on Tuesday that the company moved its vice president of customer service over to be its vice president of operations and business development for the Western region of the United States. Now with oversight of the rapidly developing growth throughout the Western region is Randy Dohse. NextGear Capital chief operating officer Shane […] [Read More]

Ever since the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau released its fair lending guidance to indirect auto lenders on March 21, dealers and lenders have questioned the basis for the guidance — and now Washington lawmakers are, as well.   The foundation for the CFPB’s guidance wholly rests on a disputed theory of liability called “disparate impact.” […] [Read More]

Does marketing your service department online make sense? Is it profitable? These are some of the questions Paul Potratz tackles in this week’s “Think Tank Tuesday” video report. In this week’s offering, titled, “Do you have an SEM strategy for service?,” the chief operating officer and founder of Potratz Partners Advertising delves into why it […] [Read More]

One automaker has just announced it will continue a philanthropic campaign to assist American students. After providing educational resources to nearly 500,000 public school students across America last year, this week Kia Motors America made the announcement that it will extend its philanthropic partnership with online charity DonorsChoose.org.  As part of that continuing partnership, Kia […] [Read More]