As automakers and dealership groups both here and abroad continue to gauge the extent of the Japanese disaster’s impact on their operations, it seems the effects of the parts supply dearth have already appeared in the U.S. General Motors revealed Thursday that its Shreveport Assembly facility in Louisiana will halt production next week because of the parts […] [Read More]

Two dealerships in Miami are reaching out to benefit animals in need when they host an event early next month that will not only help give some furry four-legged friends proper homes, but also raise significant funds for the local Humane Society. The second annual Humane Society of Greater Miami Event will be held April 2 […] [Read More]

Canadian auto superstore HGrégoire said this week that it is launching its second Quebec franchise. The store — HGrégoire, Canada’s Car Superstore Estrie — will call Magog, Quebec, home as it serves the Estrie region. Setting up the franchise is Centre Honda Estrie, a three-store Honda dealership group founded by Christian St-Pierre. Officials said there […] [Read More]

Honda Canada announced this week  that it is conducting a fuel pump module recall that impacts more than 3,600 Civics and a small amount of Acura CSX units in Canada. Specifically, the company said that 3,636 Civics in Canada as well as nine CSX units in the country are being recalled to evaluate and, if necessary, […] [Read More]

DealerTrack Canada announced this week that it has added five new certified partner providers to its OpenTrack program in Canada. OpenTrack is designed to allow systems that run in a dealership to integrate seamlessly and securely with DealerTrack systems and solutions in real time. Signing on to the program in Canada are: —Precursoft (Groupe PPP) for Maestro […] [Read More]

In what could be stemming from gas-price anxiety, dealers’ used-vehicle inventory on hand appears to be changing. And the shift that CNW Research spotted could possibly end up being "troubling" for dealers. What, exactly, did CNW see? Basically, CNW noticed that instead of there being a shortage of trucks within dealership inventories, dealers are now finding that […] [Read More]

Cars.com believes the recent 10-percent increase in fuel prices has consumers thinking back to 2008 when prices at the pump shot above $4 per gallon and dealers couldn’t keep compacts and hybrids in inventory. An analysis of user search data shows Cars.com has seen nearly a 70-percent surge in interest for hybrid vehicles and a […] [Read More]

Among U.S. industries that import goods in transport containers from Japan, the biggest is the auto sector, according to analysis from The Journal of Commerce/PIERS. Most catastrophic natural disasters like the one that decimated Japan tend to have a far-reaching economic impact and can certainly dole a heavy blow to exports; however, the auto industry and related fields […] [Read More]

The days of Chevrolet’s retail sales being significantly dependent upon models with large engines appears to be waning. Brand officials revealed Wednesday that models with smaller, four-cylinder engines have accounted for 46 percent of their retail sales thus far this year, making this feature the top choice in the Chevrolet lineup To illustrate the change, Chevrolet mentioned […] [Read More]

For more than 40 years, the American International Automobile Dealers Association has worked in Washington, D.C., to represent the interests of international nameplate auto dealers. Sometimes that means challenging legislation that will impact our bottom line. Sometimes it means bringing dealers to town to meet with their legislators and advocate for their businesses. And sometimes […] [Read More]