As the 2013 NADA Conference & Expo approaches, companies continue to highlight their top offerings for dealers before the big event. NADA exhibitor PartProtection launched Monday an extended service coverage on original equipment parts sold through a dealership's parts department, through Parts eStores, and on OE parts installed in a dealership's service department.  [Read More]

After eclipsing the best-ever annual sales mark in 2012, the certified pre-owned market began 2013 by setting a record for the strongest January of all time, according to Autodata Corp. There were 150,626 certified vehicles sold last month, which was a 14.9-percent year-over-year improvement, Autodata said, also noting that all-time records were set at Mercedes-Benz, […] [Read More]

In their merger to form NextGear Capital, Manheim Automotive Financial Services and Dealer Services Corp. each bring something unique to the table that can benefit dealers and auctions. That’s the word from Brian Geitner, president of the new company, who had held that same role for DSC and talked with Auto Remarketing on Friday about […] [Read More]

As predicted, 2013 began with a healthy used-vehicle sales gain in January. CNW Research indicated the year-over-year sales increase came in at 6.9 percent as deals originating at franchised and independent dealerships as well as private-party transactions totaled 2.35 million units. During the first month of last year, CNW said the industry produced sales of […] [Read More]

During Thursday’s conference call with investors, AutoNation’s management didn’t dispute the notion that its used-vehicle performance relative to the overall industry was stronger in the first half of 2012 than it was in the second. The company also didn’t shy away from acknowledging what appears to be a “shift from used to new.” But it […] [Read More]

Sales reports from the first month after the best year in the history of the certified pre-owned market have begun to surface, and it appears a few brands have raced out of the gates to begin 2013. Mazda, for example, just finished off its best January ever with 2,560 CPO sales, said Roger Basa, the […] [Read More]

CAFE standards and fuel efficiency have been water cooler topics for dealerships and OEMs, alike, as gas prices flew over $4 last year and manufacturers look into ways to increase MPG. But what about the dealership itself? Could dealers improve their bottom lines by increasing their stores’ energy efficiency? In an effort to help dealers […] [Read More]

One presenter, who focused his workshop on driving online customer traffic at the 2012 NADA Convention & Expo, will be speaking again at this year’s upcoming event. Pat Ryan Jr., founder of FirstLook and MAX Systems, will present again in Orlando, but this time, “he’ll share the secrets behind hooking young shoppers,” officials noted. [Read More]

The General Motors Foundation revealed late last week it is giving a $1 million grant to Habitat for Humanity International in an effort to help with neighborhood revitalization efforts in 12 U.S. cities. The grant was presented Thursday by the Foundation president and GM director of corporate relations Vivian Pickard during the Washington Auto Show. [Read More]

BANDON, Ore. — CNW Research said the number of subprime buyers in January soared nearly 60 percent versus a year ago while at the same time transactions at buy-here pay-here dealerships jumped 8.2 percent year-over-year. What do the trends say about the prospects for subprime lenders and BHPH dealers for the rest of 2013? CNW […] [Read More]