If used-car managers wanted more confirmation that a quartet of Japanese sedans are in demand, first-quarter shopping traffic trends on Kelley Blue Book’s website could provide more clarity. Site officials revealed which models were searched for most during the first quarter, and it turns out four of the top five units are from Honda and […] [Read More]

Apparently, it’s not just the air outside that has heated up in recent weeks. New-vehicle sales have reached a boiling point and will likely cap what would be the best May since 2007, according to TrueCar.com, which along with other industry observers, released its new-car sales projections on Thursday. Analysts with J.D. Power and Associates […] [Read More]

An attendee at this spring’s National Auto Auction Association/CAR event that also featured a meeting of the International Automotive Remarketers Alliance remembered predictions Manheim’s Tom Webb made about gas prices. That same individual recently asked Webb whether he still stands by his estimation, and the Manheim economist responded in the May edition of the Manheim […] [Read More]

More than 75,000 vehicle owners across all major manufacturers have had their say, and two brands and one individual model stand atop the list of customer satisfaction.. Autobytel Inc. and AutoPacific on Thursday announced the winners of the 16th annual Vehicle Satisfaction Awards, with vehicle owners surveyed based on their satisfaction of the current vehicle […] [Read More]

General Motors has named a new vice president for global quality and U.S. customer experience, to replace its retiring vice president of global quality activities. Effective June 1, Alicia Boler-Davis will assume responsibility for GM’s global quality activities from Terry Woychowski, who is retiring as vice president of global quality activities, after a 32-year career […] [Read More]

One dealer was honored Thursday by the American International Automobile Dealers Association in part for his efforts to advocate dealers’ interests to members of Congress and other decision makers in the nation’s Capitol. At the Sixth Annual International Auto Industry Summit in Washington, D.C., AIADA awarded Tulsa, Ala., dealer Jim Norton its Legislative Action Network […] [Read More]

One Los Angeles-area  dealership revealed this week it has made a donation to get the youth of its community outside and active. Honda World Downey is donating $2,500 to buy skateboard equipment for the youth of the city of Downey. Jeffrey Hodge, president of Honda World Downey, made the donation at a recent Downey City […] [Read More]

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MATTHEWS, N.C. — Subprime lender Ace Motor Acceptance Corp. recently revealed that due to expansion into new markets as well as the success of dealer financing tool BHPH In a Box, the company has chosen a new chief financial officer. Tapped for the position is John Donaldson. Donaldson is a certified public accountant who has […] [Read More]