While also revealing that it has closed on a $6 million round of funding, CarWoo announced that it has brought on a former AOL Autos executive as chief operating officer and hired a former Dealix exec as vice president of marketing. Tapped for the COO role is Rudi Thun, who comes over from his post […] [Read More]

Volkswagen Group believes its goal of moving 8 million units worldwide for the first time is within reach since through November, the German automaker sold 7.51 million units. The figure marks a 13.9-percent rise from last year’s sales total. VW indicated it moved 6.59 million units from January to November of 2010. The OEM is […] [Read More]

Roger Penske had a choice to make. It was February 1965 and the then general manager of a Philadelphia Chevrolet dealership had been offered the opportunity to become the store’s owner. But in order for that to happen, Penske would have to give up what drew him to Chevy in the first place: racing. [Read More]

In the spirit of giving, West Michigan Auto Auction and remarketing partner GE Fleet have teamed up contribute to community betterment nonprofit United Way. For the third year in a row, the two companies have partnered for a third quarter, three-month long promotion that uses weekly raffles help generate United Way cash donations from customers and […] [Read More]

The Greater Cleveland Automobile Dealers Association recently donated $10,000 each for 12 new ambassadors of the National Automobile Dealers Charitable Foundation. GCADA president Lou Vitantonio highlighted the ambassadorships were presented by GCADA to its past 11 chairmen and current chairman Brian O’Donnell in gratitude of their hard work on behalf of Cleveland-area dealers. With the […] [Read More]

InspectMyRide.com recently formed a strategic alliance with Experian Automotive to provide vehicle inspection customers with an AutoCheck vehicle history report summary. As a subsidiary of DataScan Field Services, InspectMyRide.com already provided a 150-point visual inspection, a variety of quality digital photos and a road test when conditions permit. Now, the service also includes a summary […] [Read More]

Those looking to move used cars on autoTRADER.ca received some good news recently, as the website announced that it has increased the duration of free ad listings to 45 days. Previously, it was two weeks. “Extending free private ad duration is another example of why autoTRADER.ca is Canada’s No. 1 digital automotive brand, helping Canadians […] [Read More]

Wholesale prices dipped across the board during November, as values were off by more than 5 percent month-over-month on average and all segments fell from their October levels, according to the latest analysis of the ADESA Canada Used Vehicle Price Index. Specifically, ADESA’s data — powered by ALG Canada — indicates that the November index […] [Read More]

Exactly one year ago today, the Toronto City Council repealed the Personal Vehicle Tax that required drivers to pay $60 for each car registered in the city and $30 for each motorcycle or moped. In light of this anniversary, Toronto’s car dealers came out in celebration to commemorate the end of what they called a […] [Read More]

With new-vehicle sales expected to hit their highest level in five years, it has left some automakers “virtually out of stock” of some hot-selling vehicles, according to the 24/7 Wall Street website. In light of this dynamic, the publication has released a list of “Cars So Hot They Are Out of Stock,” a collection of […] [Read More]