Volkswagen of America has named a new vice president of marketing for the Volkswagen brand, tapping an executive previously with Chevrolet. Appointed to the role was Kevin Mayer, who will be called to direct all aspects of marketing for the Volkswagen brand in the United States, the company said. He will report directly to Tim […] [Read More]

Auction Academy, an education program developed by TPC Management Company, celebrated welcoming its inaugural class earlier this month. And its first quarterly session, held over the May 3–5 weekend in Nashville, Tenn., “exceeded expectations,” according to the company. Randall McCathren, chief operating officer of Auction Academy, noted, “The first session exceeded our expectations in every […] [Read More]

Automotive ranking and comparison website Total Car Score has issued its list of the Top Ten Cars for College Graduates, based on safety, fuel efficiency, comfort, performance and cost. At the head of the class are three Volkswagen models, two Mazda models and representatives from five additional automakers. “College grads are looking to make an […] [Read More]

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Following a recent trend, potentially due in part to falling gas prices and a new wave of inventory hitting the lanes as the new-car sales surge brings more trade-ins to the market, NADA Used Car Guide reported all the wholesale price segments it tracks are expected to experience declines over the course of the current […] [Read More]

Manheim said Thursday it has moved two of its top executives into new roles. In an effort to further the company’s goal to serve customers’ needs “anytime and anywhere”, Rick Pomeroy, vice president of national client sales support, and Erik Kibler, general sales manager, major dealer, are both now responsible for key organizations that focus […] [Read More]

It likely doesn’t come as a surprise that $4 per gallon gas would have strong downward impact on the used values of large SUVs. Interestingly enough, though, a white paper from the National Automobile Dealers Association suggests that short supply of these units greatly mitigates the used value swoons caused by surging costs at the […] [Read More]