Getting into the spirit of NFL season, which is in full-swing, Cars.com revealed late last week that not only will football fans see a company ad while watching Super Bowl XLVI, but the site also revealed its top tailgating picks. According to Cars.com, the best tailgating vehicles for the 2011–2012 football season range from the 2012 Ford […] [Read More]

Amid what he called a “tough” and “worrisome” September that perpetuated the topsy-turvy Canadian new-vehicle sales, one of the bright spots pointed out once again by analyst Dennis DesRosiers, was Chrysler. The previously embattled Big 3 company has an outside shot — albeit slim — at bumping General Motors from the No. 2 spot for […] [Read More]

The Montreal Automobile Dealers Corp. and NADA University have broadened their training partnership to give the Quebec association’s dealer members three additional courses, each of which is taught in French. Late in 2010, the organizations rolled out the pilot course of their partnership, which delved into parts operations. Following the successful pilot, NADA U and […] [Read More]

The fate of ex-used-car sales manager Alireza Zolnasr is now in the hands of British Columbia Supreme Court Justice Peter Willcock after Zolnasr was convicted of  swindling nearly $260,000 from the Pacific Honda dealership that used to employ him, according to a report by North Shore News. Sentencing for Zolnasr is scheduled for November, and […] [Read More]

On Thursday, KAR Auction Services announced three key appointments to the executive management team of OPENLANE for both the U.S and Canada. KAR named Jason Ferreri as senior vice president in charge of commercial sales. The company gave added responsibility for OPENLANE’s dealer sales to Tim Zierden to go with his capacity as senior vice president […] [Read More]

CarMax Auctions is thanking its dealers throughout October — which it dubbed “Dealer Appreciation Month” — with special events throughout its 52 facilities. Each appreciation sale includes breakfast or lunch, as well as cake, giveaways and an AFC 30-day float sale. “We appreciate our dealers because many of them have been with our company for […] [Read More]

For dealers looking for advice on how to close 2011 strong, Auto Remarketing is again bringing together three of the used-vehicle industry’s top dealer trainers for a free Webinar. Experts from Carfax, DealerTrack and OPENLANE are set to be a part of the next Auto Remarketing Training Series Webinar beginning at 2 p.m. EST on […] [Read More]

In its ongoing efforts to standardize the remarketing industry for enhanced customer service and satisfaction, the National Auto Auction Association on Thursday chose to adopt an Auction Block Announcement Standard. The association board approved the set of minimum recommended announcements at its 63rd annual conference last month in Chicago. Now in effect, the Auction Block […] [Read More]

Cobalt/ADP Digital Marketing — a unit of ADP dealer services — announced Thursday the release of its new Search Engine Optimization tool. PowerSEO is designed to help dealers get their name out and was guided by input from dealers who have been searching for an expanded SEO website solution, officials noted. [Read More]

Thanks to a deal with Sirius XM Radio announced Thursday, Nissan and Infiniti dealers now have another selling point at their disposal to move pre-owned units on their lots. The dealers can now offer a three-month subscription to Sirius XM to customers who buy any used vehicle (regardless of  manufacturer) that has factory-installed Sirius or XM […] [Read More]