It was announced late last week Mark Kaczynski, who currently serves as controller of sales and marketing at Nissan Americas, will succeed Steve Lambert as president of Nissan Motors Acceptance Corp. Lambert will be taking on the role of vice president of information systems. These appointments take effect Dec. 1, following a transition process that […] [Read More]

Consumer car research website zAutos.com late last week launched its Used Car Portal — designed to take consumers step-by-step through finding a used vehicle. By providing information on hundreds of thousands of pre-owned vehicles, the application can allow users to research details on units for sale near them, including selling prices, images, locations, special features […] [Read More]

The Larry H. Miller Automotive Group announced late last week that it is hosting a grand opening and ribbon-cutting ceremony for a new Chrysler dealership in Albuquerque, N.M., on Tuesday. The event at Larry H. Miller Chrysler Jeep Dodge Ram Albuquerque is slated for 1 p.m. MST and will include LHM Group of Companies’ owner Gail […] [Read More]

In an effort to increase the convenience of online car shopping, LemonFree.com recently announced the launch of its mobile site, describing the site as “another simple, fresh approach to car buying on the go.” The new mobile site is compatible with all mobile devices and platforms and provides all the features of the full site, […] [Read More]

Though some concern exists in Canada — and despite the “fairly grim” economic prospects for several of the top economies throughout the world — the economic picture in Canada is pretty stable, according to ALG Canada, which offered its take on four key economic indicators in the market. In fact, during the first quarter of 2011, […] [Read More]

Mercedes-Benz Canada said it has put a stronger emphasis on its pre-owned business — ramping up everything from wholesale management to facility space to training — and it has resulted in dynamic growth in pre-owned sales the past two years. Auto Remarketing Canada reached out to Mercedes-Benz Canada’s leadership to figure out what exactly drove […] [Read More]

The Used Car Dealers Association of Canada says the Insurance Bureau of Canada has “terminated” its access to the accident insurance claim data that it uses in its AutoCheck vehicle history reports, so now the group has initiated legal action to get that data back and get these history reports rolling once again. To shed […] [Read More]

The applause was palpable after the dealers heard the news from Michael Ashton. Jaguar Land Rover North America’s national remarketing, CPO and fleet manager told attendees of the company’s grassroots dealer body meeting that the Land Rover certified pre-owned brand was being brought in house. What he got in response was a rousing wave of […] [Read More]

In an effort to provide a more consistent sales experience as well as meet its customers’ changing business needs, Manheim revealed Thursday it is aligning its major dealers and dealer sales functions within a single unit. Promoted to vice president of dealer sales is Susie Heins, former VP of major deal dealers for Manheim. Heins […] [Read More]

Interestingly, J.D. Power and Associates and Compete recently discovered that social networking site Facebook refers nearly as many new-vehicle customers to automaker websites as do major independent automotive content providers such as Cars.com, AutoTrader.com and Edmunds.com. According to the two companies’ Website Performance Tools Report, 6 percent of new-vehicle buyers who visit an OEM site […] [Read More]