After turning around a disorganized used-car department into a well-oiled machine — improving volume, gross profit, inventory levels and retail readiness in the process — one New York dealer gave vAuto founder Dale Pollak some insight into what went into this turnaround. In Pollak's latest blog post, Paul Lynch, the general sales manager at DePaula […] [Read More]

Central Auto Auction of Hamden, Conn., this week announced its new assistant general manager. Peter Saldamarco, president of the auction, named Anthony Salerno to the role. Salerno previously worked as assistant general manager for ADESA Long Island, and more recently as general manager of ADESA Miami. Salerno’s prior experience at these major national auction facilities […] [Read More]

Organizers of the Dealers Auto Auction of Oklahoma City silver anniversary celebration say plans to give away a “Mystery Car” at the event are creating buzz among dealers. DAA/OKA will hold Round 1 of its 25th anniversary celebration on June 27, where auction customers who have been submitting entries for an entire year will finally […] [Read More]

Twitter recently unveiled the Lead Generation Card for businesses to promote their products' services. Marketing with ROI is about leads, and this new platform is solely focused on that premise. [Read More]

The latest report from Metrolinx regarding “The Big Move” — a long-term Ontario transit and transportation solutions plan — that poses various increases in transportation taxes has local dealers up in arms. The Trillium Automobile Dealers Association says it is “disappointed that Metrolinx is recommending increasing taxes —  specifically on Ontario drivers —  to fund […] [Read More]

There were quite a few high points in ALG’s latest Industry Report for the Canadian market, including reports of last month’s new-car sales notching the second-highest April rate on record as well as predictions for increased used-market supply. Specifically, new-car sales in Canada during April grew by 8.9 percent year-over-year, coming in as the second […] [Read More]

Overall “softness” for used prices in the lanes continued last week, says Black Book’s Ricky Beggs. But reasons including housing growth and the recent Oklahoma tornadoes may be contributing to truck segment auction prices remaining stronger than their smaller counterparts. The trucks have been holding their value at auction a bit better than cars this […] [Read More]

The alleged targeting of conservative groups by the Internal Revenue Service pushed a member of Congress who also is a franchised dealer in Pennsylvania to question how some stores were closed after the government bailout of automakers more than four years ago. Rep. Mike Kelly, who operates Chevrolet, Cadillac, Kia and Hyundai franchises in Butler, […] [Read More]

The topic of advertising in newspaper classifieds and its future is a common one being bantered about these days, but what are the actual numbers behind this ad channel? In its latest Retail Automotive Summary, CNW Research looked into the dealer angle of classified ads and boiled down the statistics on how stores are using […] [Read More]

When Charleston Auto Auction holds its 10th annual Luau/Pig Pickin’ & Car Sale next month, vehicles from Avis Budget Group will be running down the lanes. Auction management highlighted Avis Budget Group intends to send more than 50 vehicles for the Luau Sale. “Look for these late-model, low-mileage, well-maintained units running in the lease/bank lane,”, […] [Read More]