The National Automobile Dealers Association has announced that president Phillip Brady has been appointed senior vice president of government affairs for Phillips 66. NADA chairman Bill Underriner is forming a search committee to find a new NADA president to replace Brady, who has held the role the past 12 years. Brady heads to Phillips 66 […] [Read More]

For the second straight year, Brasher’s Northwest Auto Auction is celebrating its win as US Bank’s Specialty Auction of the Year. The auction has now won top honors in each year of the award’s existence. “We work hard to prove to our customers that our auction is their best choice for remarketing cars and trucks, […] [Read More]

Time is money, so the old saying goes, and new features and updates to the Charleston Auto Auction website are meant to offer dealers faster service. Charleston AA general manager Bill McCready has announced company website updates that include one-click access for dealers to run lists and no-sale lists straight from the home page, with […] [Read More]

The amount of profit that a franchised dealer pulled out of his or her used-vehicle department in 2011 was the highest it had been in four years. That’s according to data from the National Automobile Dealers Association, which indicates that the average used-car department net profit at franchised dealerships last year was $110,618. The last […] [Read More]

Along with mentioning the availability of early registration, Auto Remarketing Conferences offered more details about the opener to the National Remarketing Conference, one of the many highlights of the 2012 Used Car Week. Coming off the heels of the Re3 Conference, NRC is set to begin with an Opening Keynote Discussion titled, “2012: The Used […] [Read More]

As a good chunk of automotive analyst companies revealed their predictions for July’s new-vehicle sales, noting they expect the month’s SAAR to rise above 14 million, experts also shared just which OEMs are likely to benefit the most from this sales spike. Kelley Blue Book explained that it expects Japanese brands to lead industry grains, […] [Read More]

If a shopper steps on a dealer’s lot and is confident and educated about the car-buying process, there are likely to be fewer obstacles that the salesperson must overcome in discussing a potential purchase with the consumer. With a confident shopper who is knowledgeable about car-buying, the dealer can devote his conversation with the customer […] [Read More]

What first began as an investigation by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration turned into a recall last week for the Ford Escape from the 2001 through 2004 models years. Officials said the Blue Oval is recalling 423,634 Escapes equipped with 3.0L V6 engines and speed control. These units manufactured from Oct. 22, 1999 through […] [Read More]

The number of fuel-efficient vehicles on U.S. highways is growing at a fast tick, according to industry analysts Baum & Associates. In fact, the company reported that the first half of this year set the record for the highest-ever fuel efficiency for new passenger vehicles entering the U.S. market.  [Read More]

Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:”Table Normal”; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-priority:99; mso-style-qformat:yes; mso-style-parent:””; mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; mso-para-margin-top:0in; mso-para-margin-right:0in; mso-para-margin-bottom:10.0pt; mso-para-margin-left:0in; line-height:115%; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:11.0pt; font-family:”Calibri”,”sans-serif”; mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family:”Times New Roman”; mso-fareast-theme-font:minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;} NEW YORK — As subprime auto lending volume continues on an upward trend, both […] [Read More]