As part of its Automobility program to help customers with special needs, Chrysler has upped the reimbursement for the installation of adaptive driver or passenger equipment to $1,000 across its lineup. Now, owners of all eligible Chrysler, Jeep, Dodge and Ram vehicles who have special needs can receive up to a $1,000 reimbursement for converting […] [Read More]

As the automaker posted another record sales performance, Subaru of America revealed last week how much money went to five charities during its third annual “Share the Love” event. Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:”Table Normal”; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-priority:99; mso-style-qformat:yes; mso-style-parent:””; mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; mso-para-margin-top:0in; […] [Read More]

Summit Resources is now providing dealers with a free version of its LoyaltyCash online rewards program, a tool it believes can drive more repeat customers at dealerships. LoyaltyCash allows dealers to reward customers who come back to the store to make transactions, thus giving dealers another strong selling point. [Read More]

With Honda Canada Finance vice president David Sudbury set to retire in less than a month, the longtime Honda executive talked with Auto Remarketing Canada this week to share some of the highlights of his career and how the Canadian remarketing and auto finance fields have evolved during his 29-year Honda tenure, which ends March 1. Among other topics, […] [Read More]

In addition to recently revealing a pricing pledge for its XSELLERATOR dealership management product, Calgary-based Quorum Information Technologies rolled out a “DMS Assurance” program for its new customers.  Officials explained that three components compose the program: —Price Assurance. New customers will have permanently locked-in monthly support rates. There will be no future factory integration costs […] [Read More]

With the dealership outgrowing its former location, Mercedes-Benz Canada announced it has broken ground on a brand-new building for its landmark Vancouver dealership this week. The new facility will be located downtown and will be situated on 3 acres of land. “With more than a decade of compounded sales growth, and a finite amount of space, Mercedes-Benz Vancouver has […] [Read More]

The first month of 2011 may have brought massive winter storms to much of the U.S., along with a sequential decline in the certified pre-owned industry, but that didn’t keep a slew of brands from experiencing their best-ever respective Januaries on record. Furthermore, certified sales — though softer from December — climbed double digits from January 2010, […] [Read More]

Both Jonathan Banks, of NADA Used Car Guide, and Paul Taylor, the National Automobile Dealers Association’s economist, teamed up to give a special presentation on market trends this past weekend at the NADA convention.   Interestingly, Taylor pointed out that the lack of used cars is a source of strength for new car sales. He explained, "More households […] [Read More]

With president and chief executive officer Charles Oglesby set to retire this summer, Asbury Automotive Group unveiled its revamped leadership structure on Thursday, revealing its new president and CEO while also announcing the role in which Oglesby will serve until he steps down from the company July 31. Asbury’s president and CEO is now Craig […] [Read More]

In a period where the company achieved new and used sales gains that bested the industry average, Group 1 Automotive reported significant growth in its earnings and revenue to wrap up a successful year. Specifically, adjusted net income during the fourth quarter came in at $14.7 million, up 43.4 percent year-over-year. Meanwhile, net income on a GAAP basis […] [Read More]