FordDirect and Ford recognized the Ford and Lincoln-Mercury Internet Dealers of the Year for 2011 at the National Automobile Dealers Association Convention earlier this week. Winning the respective 2011 awards were Galpin Ford, of North Hills, Calif., and Hines Park Lincoln, which is located in Plymouth, Mich. This marked the second straight year Hines Park […] [Read More]

The Automotive Industries Association of Canada has signed on to the Canadian Automotive Service Information Standard. The voluntary agreement aims at ensuring the automotive aftermarket has access to service information, diagnostic tools and training information from all vehicle manufacturers in Canada.   [Read More]

Results from a nearly yearlong federal study revealed Tuesday determined Toyota vehicles did not contain electronic flaws that could create unintended acceleration, delighting automaker officials but still leaving some industry analysts skeptical. 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 […] [Read More]

Avis Budget Group and OPENLANE recently announced an agreement to begin offering Avis Budget Group vehicles for sale on the auction platform’s Canadian site.   Avis Budget first joined forces with OPENLANE in 2007, and since that time, the company has sold thousands of rental vehicles to dealers in the United States using the OPENLANE […] [Read More]

In addition to a variety of workshops and panels discussing specific topics relevant to the used-car market in Canada, the 2011 Auto Remarketing Canada conference, presented by CarProof, will feature a panel discussion overview of the Canadian economy designed to provide the broad picture of the current state of the industry.   [Read More]

Heading into Super Bowl XLV this past weekend, Chrysler said it kept its new ad with Eminem for the 2011 Chrysler 200 under wraps so that it would generate a stronger response. The commercial appears to have achieved exactly that, according to industry analysis, although one particular survey said the rap song-infused spot created some confusion […] [Read More]

Along with the announcement of the 2011 Time Dealer of the Year, this past weekend’s National Automobile Dealers Association Convention included a wide-ranging pledge by new chairman Stephen Wade. The multi-franchise dealer from St. George, Utah, told 18,000 total attendees he plans to work with manufacturers, regulators and Congress to ensure that the nation’s economic […] [Read More]

The American International Automobile Dealers Association held its 41st annual Meeting and Luncheon on Monday in San Francisco, where it welcomed its 2011 chairman and also named the David F. Mungenast Sr. Lifetime Achievement Award honoree. The new chairman is Jim Smail, who assumed the new post at the event. [Read More]

ADESA Seattle added another honor to its mantel Tuesday as ADESA revealed the site won the year-end 2010 General Motors Sponsored Auction Operational Award. Officials explained the results of this award are based on the quarterly results for all General Motors sponsored auctions throughout the United States. They said the General Motors Operational Award recognizes […] [Read More]

ADP Dealer Services recently shared developments on several fronts, including a partnership with Hertz Corp. for its Hertz Rent2Buy program, an update on its Cobalt acquisition and more. 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; mso-para-margin-right:0in; […] [Read More]