Certified pre-owned programs are vital to many markets right now, but what are their pros and cons, and what opportunities do they offer in the Canadian marketplace? Those questions will be addressed in a panel discussion at the Auto Remarketing Canada 2011 conference, which will be held April 12–14 in Toronto. The session, titled “Certified […] [Read More]

Canadian new-vehicle sales began the year in rather respectable fashion, according to analyst Dennis DesRosiers, who said he could even go as far as to say that the opening month of 2011 was “surprisingly positive,” in light of the potential impact that existed from the flood of incentives at the end of 2010. Based on […] [Read More]

The match-up between the Green Bay Packers and Pittsburgh Steelers in Super Bowl XLV on Sunday is more than just pairing of a group of fans known as “cheeseheads” with a fan base that waves the “Terrible Towel.” The cities these teams represent contrast in several ways, and  their “Small Town USA” versus “Big City” […] [Read More]

CarMark Certified Pre-Owned, a nationwide certification program designed to be equivalent to manufacturers’ CPO programs, has just launched a completely redesigned website at www.carmarkcertified.com. 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; mso-para-margin-bottom:10.0pt; mso-para-margin-left:0in; line-height:115%; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; […] [Read More]

Thanks to healthier auto market and a strong marketing push by the site, AutoTrader.com said Thursday that January was its best-ever month in terms of website traffic. There were 17.4 million unique visitors to AutoTrader.com, besting the total from May of last year (16.8 million) when the prior all-time high was achieved. Moreover, January’s total […] [Read More]

Before discussing surprising price movements by trucks, Black Book managing editor Ricky Beggs touched on several other points he saw coming to light in January. 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; mso-para-margin-bottom:10.0pt; mso-para-margin-left:0in; line-height:115%; […] [Read More]

On Thursday, Cars.com revealed the results of its $29,000 SUV Shootout, which set out to determine the top family SUV. Winning the shootout was the 2011 Chevrolet Equinox, which beat out eight other contestants in the group of midsize SUVs and crossovers. All nine vehicles vying for the award had prices of less than $29,000. [Read More]

General Motors has officially rolled out its new Certified Service program for its four core makes and it appears to have generated quite a positive response from the automaker’s dealer body. GM said that 93 percent of its dealer body has enrolled in the program, which replaces the previously used Goodwrench brand. GM, of course, […] [Read More]

NADA University announced seven of its partner trainers will conduct workshops at the upcoming National Automobile Dealers Association Convention & Exposition in San Francisco. 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; mso-para-margin-bottom:10.0pt; mso-para-margin-left:0in; line-height:115%; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; […] [Read More]

Thanks to better inventory and credit conditions, the January used-vehicle sales total came in about 50,000 units higher than CNW Research president Art Spinella predicted. Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 /* 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; mso-para-margin-bottom:10.0pt; mso-para-margin-left:0in; […] [Read More]