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;} BANDON, Ore. — May might have been a great month for used-vehicle sales, but […] [Read More]

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In the wake of two trade developments announced in the last week that affect Canada, the impact for the country’s car dealers will likely be more indirect, according to Michael Hatch, the chief economist for the Canadian Automobile Dealers Association. It was revealed this week that Canada, along with Mexico, is signing on to the […] [Read More]

A Windsor, Ontario man pleaded guilty to two counts of charges involving illegal car sales earlier this week and will have to shell out $62,500 along with taking a year of probation. More specifically, the charges to which Bahjat Touma pleaded guilty were one count of acting as a dealer without benefit of registration and […] [Read More]

Canadian web-based loyalty and rewards technology provider Ackroo has announced the appointment of a new dealer development manager, tasked with growing market share of its DealerCard revenue retention tool in Southern Ontario. Ackroo has tapped former Reynolds & Reynolds executive  Wayne Doucette for the position. Doucette’s career in the automotive industry spans over 35 years, […] [Read More]

May might have been a great month for used-vehicle sales, but CNW Research president Art Spinella doesn’t expect the same for June. He’s forecasting a 1.5-percent year-over-year downturn. “The used industry had a stellar May, but June is looking to take some of the gains back,” Spinella said. “Based on the first 19 days of […] [Read More]

With consumer demand for used vehicles riding high, Avis Budget Group launched a new program on Wednesday that sells late-model off-rental units directly to the public. Avis Budget has teamed up with AutoNation for the “Ultimate Test Drive” initiative, which lets consumers use the AutoNation Direct sales channel to purchase off-rental Avis and Budget units. […] [Read More]

Kelvin Thompson will have owned Perry’s Auto Auction — the oldest continuously running operation in Georgia — for five years as of August. It’s such an achievement that CNBC sought out Thompson to share his story of diving into a new industry without any previous wholesale experience just before the deepest recession in recent memory. […] [Read More]

Initial quality is on the rise in the auto business, according to J.D. Power and Associates, which said Wednesday that it was 2009 the last time this much progress was made. But one thing remained the same. Once again leading the pack among auto brands is Lexus, which earned the No. 1 position in J.D. […] [Read More]

As the organization handed out other honors and scholarships, ADESA president and chief executive officer Tom Caruso recently became the newest member of the National Independent Automobile Dealers Association’s Ring of Honor. A veteran of more than 30 years in the automotive industry, Caruso is the 22nd industry leader to be inducted into the Ring […] [Read More]