As Commonwealth Motors celebrated its 20-year anniversary as a Honda dealer, the automaker itself took note of the store’s accomplishment as well. Executive vice president of North American sales for Honda John Mendel showed up at the store to congratulate Charlie Daher, the owner of the Lawrence, Mass., store. "Seeing John Mendel show up was […] [Read More]

Jaguar is taking its brand in a “new direction” with a new TV advertisement rolled out Thursday that spotlights a trio of the company’s highest performance models. “Jaguar at Play” — which was set to debut on the NFL Network — features the brand’s XFR, XJL Supersport and XKR-S models, and plays on the performance […] [Read More]

The American International Automobile Dealers Association revealed Thursday an upcoming free Webinar that will highlight dealership employee benefit programs. In an effort to prepare dealers for “rising costs and government-mandated reforms,” the Webinar aims to help stores navigate what AIADA calls an increasingly complex environment for employee benefits. [Read More]

According to the Federal Reserve’s latest Beige Book, vehicle sales increased in a number of districts. Officials revealed Wednesday that gains in auto sales were reported in Philadelphia, Cleveland, Richmond, Atlanta, St. Louis and Minneapolis. They indicated Chicago also reported gains in sales during October, but noted the pace of sales slowed in November and that […] [Read More]

Neither income growth nor rising revenue triggered investment analysts’ interest when Copart revealed its performance for the first quarter of its 2012 fiscal year. Seeing Copart’s cash on hand reading jump by more than $130 million is what turned Wall Street observers’ heads. So is Copart planning to buy more than just its own stock […] [Read More]

December hasn’t traditionally been known as the year’s best month for new-vehicle sales, but based on the past two years — and the expected results for this December — there may be a “new normal” when it comes to the final month of the year. In fact, it’s highly possible this month could be the […] [Read More]

Inventory management and marketing solutions company Liquid Motors has chosen a former DealerTrack executive as its new vice president of business development. Tapped for the position is John Fitzgerald, who brings more than 15 years of sales experience in the automotive industry to the company. [Read More]

About four months after rolling out the first edition of its Facebook marketing tool for dealers, multimedia and video-marketing technology provider Liquidus has launched an enhanced version of Socialink that is designed to help dealers gain more control over their targeted marketing on the social networking site. Socialink 2.0 can allow dealers to prioritize vehicle video […] [Read More]

After more than 50 vehicles debuted at the recent Los Angeles Auto show, Kelly Blue Book’s staff highlighted a few units that caught their eye. Taking in all the lastest and greatest in automotive technology and design, KBB’s Micah Muzio offered his “wrap-up of what was hot” from the new lineups.  According to the editor, the following […] [Read More]

For dealers and other car enthusiasts who may be interested in this niche of the automotive world, Hemmings Motor News is now offering an encyclopedia providing a comprehensive look into collector cars and their history. Going back to the “earliest years” of the automobile, the Hemmings Motor News Illustrated Collector-Car Encyclopedia provides profiles on car […] [Read More]