Executives inside and outside of automotive who might already be skeptical of what happens in Washington, D.C., probably aren’t surprised a major federal agency conducted a closed-door meeting. But the Federal Trade Commission acknowledged that it orchestrated one last week focused on the Unfair or Deceptive Fees Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM). What the FTC […] [Read More]

Automotive customer data platform and marketing automation engine Fullpath announced an integration with DealerBuilt’s Oplogic variable operations platform of CRM, desking, F&I menus, equity, telephony, fraud protection, and artificial intelligence tools. It is a partnership the companies say is designed to provide dealerships with seamless data connections and enhanced data consolidation to support more precise […] [Read More]

The first certified pre-owned program is still the best. That’s the conclusion of U.S. News & World Report, which named Lexus — the brand that introduced CPO in 1996 — as the Best Certified Pre-Owned Program in its 2025 Best Vehicle Brand and Best Certified Pre-Owned Program awards. The magazine evaluated 38 brands to select […] [Read More]

Canada-based dealership group HGreg is doing its part to help its adopted American home. HGreg, which operates 10 dealerships in Florida, including one in the Tampa Bay area, has donated $10,000 to Feeding Tampa Bay, a local nonprofit dedicated to fighting hunger in the area. The donation will support the organization’s ongoing relief efforts for […] [Read More]

When Asbury Automotive Group says “trust me”, they’ve got an award to back them up. The dealership group was selected by Newsweek for its World’s Most Trustworthy Companies 2024 list, ranking 27th among the 52 companies named in the Vehicles & Components industry. “It is an honor to receive the title of one of the […] [Read More]

Along with revisiting what’s going on with 2023 and 2024 model year full-size pickups, Black Book gathered its wholesale market observations while some of the company’s top executives and experts were in Scottsdale, Ariz., for Used Car Week. What Black Book reported on Tuesday was an overall wholesale market decline of 0.46% last week, which […] [Read More]

AutoCanada continued its drive toward a return to profitability by shedding another Stellantis dealership. The dealership group said it has sold Okanagan Chrysler Dodge Jeep Ram in Kelowna, British Columbia, to Kot Auto Group for $10 million in cash, a move it called a “strategic divestment” that “supports AutoCanada’s focus on enhancing profitability and lowering […] [Read More]

Launched last week in Scottsdale, Ariz., during Used Car Week, Big Time Advertising rolled out its newest marketing solution tailored for independent and buy-here, pay-here dealerships. The company introduced Best Used Cars and its innovative platform GetBestUsedCars.com, which can empower independent dealers to seamlessly manage their vehicle feeds with speed, reliability, and total control. The […] [Read More]

On Monday, Southern Auto Finance Co. (SAFCO) welcomed Brian Hopper as its new senior vice president and chief risk officer, bringing more than 20 years of expertise in risk management and strategic portfolio oversight to the company that specializes in subprime auto financing. Prior to SAFCO, Hopper held senior roles in business risk, analytics and […] [Read More]

Ford was the big winner in Vincentric’s 12th annual Best Certified Pre-Owned Value in America Awards. And when I say big, I mean big — as in trucks and vans. Ford owns the CPO awards for the largest vehicles, claiming the Best CPO Value Truck Brand for the fifth time and the Best CPO Value […] [Read More]