Sirius XM Radio has expanded its offering for Chrysler dealers, announcing Monday that these dealerships can now also offer their customers a three-month SiriusXM subscription on all used vehicles that have factory-installed satellite radios — even for non-Chrysler Group vehicles on the dealers’ lots. This deal was already provided to new-vehicle and certified pre-owned customers […] [Read More]

One nominee has a knack for making Hyundai stores successful. Another one served in the U.S. Air Force before beginning a long dealership career. Still another, the car business was love at first sight. In the next group of profiles of nominees for TIME Dealer of the Year Award, these store executives all share what’s […] [Read More]

Vehicle Production Group, which designs, manufactures, markets and distributes models for wheelchair accessibility, selected Ally Financial Monday as the preferred financing provider in the U.S. Officials explained Ally will offer wholesale financing, floor plan insurance and remarketing services for VPG dealers, as well as retail financing for their customers. [Read More]

Two more organizations joined the International Automotive Remarketers Alliance Monday. IARA executive director Matt Marks indicated the two new members are Ready Auto Transport and Harley Davidson Financial Services. “The IARA is pleased to welcome Harley Davidson Financial Services and Ready Auto Transport and looks forward to their participation,” Marks stated. Marks added, “HDFSI is […] [Read More]

Tragedy struck this weekend when a part-time employee of Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers was killed Sunday during a forklift accident at the company’s Orlando heavy-equipment auction site. Ritchie Bros. released a statement Sunday confirming the accident and fatality, while also offering condolences to the family of the deceased and fellow employees. The accident happened while light […] [Read More]

The wholesale market in his area has rebounded in the first few weeks of the year with the bulk of the surge being found among the later-model and pricier vehicles, according to John Brasher of Brasher’s Sacramento Auto Auction. And while the lower-priced units “seemed to be a little bit softer the past two or […] [Read More]

Manheim wrapped up 2011 with a double-digit gain in traffic to its online portals, according to the auction company’s latest monthly digital update. Officials arrived at a 10-percent website traffic climb thanks to more than 4.9 million visits to the Manheim website as well as dealers using the company’s apps for iPhone, iPad and Android […] [Read More]

The CarMark Certified Pre-Owned program, an industry leader in  comprehensive third-party pre-owned vehicle certification programs, announced recently that three new dealers — two in West Virginia and one in California — have joined its ranks and are gearing up to offer CarMark Certified pre-owned vehicles to their customers in the immediate future. Pioneer Auto Sales, […] [Read More]

Culling in trends from 15 auto sites, as well as the Jumpstart Strategic Insights’ division, a new report from Jumpstart Automotive Group discovered one domestic automaker stood out at the clear winner last year. And taking home this honor is Ford. “Much of Ford’s success can be attributed to an aggressive digital marketing campaign that […] [Read More]

To help put the emphasis on new technology development in the new year, OneCommand has named a new vice president of information technology. Taking on this role is Mary Braunstein, OneCommand’s new vice president of information technology. Braunstein will manage the company’s growing development team and work to accelerate the introduction of new and enhanced […] [Read More]