Hyundai Motors is celebrating a new beginning, as well as presenting its “vision for the future," with the release of a rendering of its proposed new headquarters in Fountain Valley, Calif. The new building — to be built in the OEM’s U.S. base of operations for the past 20 years — will represent more than […] [Read More]

Trainer Jim Ziegler is slated to host his Internet Battle Plan VIII in Atlanta on Jan. 18–19. At this event, he is expected to talk about techniques and processes that can increase transactions and profits for dealers. In addition to Ziegler, the event hosted at the The Atlanta Marriott Buckhead Hotel & Conference Center in […] [Read More]

ARI and parent company Holman Automotive Group recently revealed the generous financial pledge made by their employees to the United Way of Camden County New Jersey. With 1,800 employees in south New Jersey, Holman Automotive and ARI became the first company to donate more than $1 million to this United Way chapter, pledging a total […] [Read More]

In what was a solid finish to a strong 2011 for the used-car market, December saw a 12-percent rise in used sales, which pushed the full-year numbers to a gain of more than 5 percent, according to CNW Research. More specifically, used-vehicle sales for 2011 totaled 38.8 million units, which was 5.2-percent stronger than the […] [Read More]

If automakers want to make a big advertising splash for their franchised dealers during the Super Bowl, they better have their spot reserved or they might be just watching like millions of others. The broadcaster of this year’s game, NBC Sports, said on Tuesday it has sold out its 30-second advertising spots for this year’s […] [Read More]

Dealers’ success this year seems to be spurring economic recovery along, at least in the Empire State. According to the Greater New York Automobile Dealers Association, franchised dealers in the New York metro area sold 403,000 new and used cars. And as a result, their businesses injected $24.9 billion into the economy, while also providing […] [Read More]

To go along with his monthly look at the specialty market, Black Book managing editor Ricky Beggs opened 2012 by offering his forecast on how wholesale activity might unfold, as well as by taking a look back at how last year went. The opening line of the current “Beggs on the Used Car Market,” video […] [Read More]

BMW poured on the incentives in December, but it appears the German automaker was not able to keep its grip on the luxury market full-year sales crown, according to Edmunds.com. Mercedes-Benz likely passed BMW for full-year sales, the firm projects. Explaining the shift, Edmunds noted that at the end of November, BMW’s year-to-date sales were […] [Read More]

AutoNation and Sirius XM Radio announced Tuesday a partnership in which the automotive retailer’s customers will now be eligible to receive a 3-month SiriusXM subscription when they purchase a pre-owned vehicle with a factory-installed satellite radio, regardless of make or model. Now, AutoNation customers purchasing pre-owned vehicles will have access to SiriusXM’s commercial-free music. SiriusXM […] [Read More]

Dynamique Auto Dealer Solutions recently revealed further integration with two key industry partners to enhance DADS DMS-Sales Edition, a cloud-based dealer management system designed to manage the entire sales process at a dealership. After DADS completed integration with Carfax for vehicle history reports, the company indicated dealers can now access critical data from dealer business […] [Read More]