J.D. Power and Associates discovered little changed on the new-vehicle leasing front in April when comparing month-over-month and year-over-year. Senior director Thomas King indicated the fact that leasing stayed flat was consistent with recent levels “and in line with our expectations. “Although there was some movement, the changes were modest, and we consider them within […] [Read More]

Revealed late last week, Audi of America will be forming a new educational partnership with the National Automobile Dealers Association. NADA, the OEM and its U.S. network of 278 dealers will be “working together to improve dealership operations and, ultimately, customer service,” officials noted. What does this new collaboration entail? Audi is “the first automaker […] [Read More]

We talk a lot about the power of the Internet — and how it ties in strongly with consumer car-shopping behavior. But what about after a consumer drives off your lot — either with one of your cars or without one? These days, many of them are going home, posting reviews on sites like Yelp, […] [Read More]

About two months after federal officials ordered five stores to halt certain advertisements, a family-owned franchised dealership in business for more than four decades agreed to pay $225,000 in restitution, civil penalties and attorney fees to resolve allegations that it utilized “deceptive marketing tactics.” Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley announced the consent judgment against McGee […] [Read More]

Rooftop technology company MyDealerLot (MDL) revealed last week it has been picked to participate in the Mercedes-Benz USA Preferred Vendor Status Program to provide automated customer recognition, targeted messaging and asset tracking systems utilizing radio-frequency identification (RFID)  technologies. What does this mean for MBUSA dealers? [Read More]

Furthering its efforts in the fight against breast cancer, Ford revealed late last week its program Ford Warriors in Pink has launched a new campaign. The campaign, titled “Models of Courage,” highlights the stories of breast cancer survivors, officials explained. In its 18th year of raising awareness of breast cancer, Ford Warriors in Pink chose […] [Read More]

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