For the second time this year, Nissan North America unveiled a new comprehensive training center for franchise dealer service personnel. The opening of the new Ontario Training Center — located about 40 miles east of Los Angeles — is geared to provide technician product training on both Nissan and Infiniti products for service center personnel […] [Read More]

Greater Rockford Auto Auction has joined the list of approved auction providers for General Motors and GMAC Remarketing, the physical auction business unit of Ally Financial. Auction management said GMAC and Ally vehicles are scheduled to be sold weekly at 9 a.m. on Wednesdays, and GM-sponsored auction vehicles are to be sold every other week. […] [Read More]

Automotive Resources International revealed some changes in its vehicle remarketing team late last week. The company named Scott Braidwood as the manager of BuyDirect development and hired Brian Garner to serve as manager of market sales for vehicle remarketing. Braidwood’s first post with ARI was as a vehicle remarketer. Since then he has moved on […] [Read More]

AutoCanada revealed recently that president Bob Clark is no longer with the company. Chief executive officer Pat Priestner said he and other senior management staff would take on the presidential duties until AutoCanada finishes its “internal head office review.” [Read More]

Carfinco Income Fund revealed earlier this week that it continued its record-breaking streak during the third quarter. For the sixth straight quarter, net earnings for the company reached an all-time high, this time coming in at $4.6 million. This performance was 112.5 percent stronger than Carfinco’s net earnings in the year ago-period and a 7-percent […] [Read More]

In some good news for Chrysler Canada, the first Fiat 500 to make its way into Canada fetched $85,000 at a charitable auction held earlier this month. The vehicle — which was donated by Chrysler Canada — is a Fiat Cinquecento (500) Prima Edizione and sports a “Numero Uno” numbered badge. It was sold at […] [Read More]

Nissan North America revealed the extent of a voluntary safety recall to replace an electrical relay for the engine control module. The recall is connected with certain Nissan and Infiniti truck and SUV models in the U.S and Canada. The automaker said approximately 747,000 potentially affected vehicles are in the U.S. and approximately 23,000 are […] [Read More]

General Motors made several moves Thursday meant to reduce its debt by as much as $11 billion as well as unveiled a strategy to shore up its balance sheet as an initial public offering approaches. Chris Liddell, GM vice chairman and chief financial officer, described the actions as decisions that will bring down the manufacturer’s […] [Read More]

The J.D. Power and Associates 2010 Used Vehicle Market Report confirmed what many dealers already realize — more consumers are turning to the Internet during their vehicle-shopping process and the appeal of certified pre-owned units is on the rise. This year, J.D. Power found the percentage of used-vehicle buyers who used the Web during the […] [Read More]

Along with revealing the six states where it will operate Fiat dealerships, AutoNation discussed how a lower overall third quarter net income figure still resulted in an improvement on a per-share basis. The company shared Thursday that its third quarter net income from continuing operations came in at $59 million, or 39 cents per share. […] [Read More]