College football season is about to begin in earnest this weekend, which wraps into Labor Day. Like a coach, Big Time Advertising founder and CEO Terry MacCauley offered dealerships a pep talk going into this stretch that also includes the close of August. “Labor Day weekend is here. For decades, it has been promoted as […] [Read More]

AutoCanada’s parting with its American dealerships continues. The Edmonton-based dealership group said the sale of North City Honda in Chicago has been completed. It’s the fourth deal to close among the six locations included in sale agreements announced by AutoCanada in July, totaling $82.7 million Canadian. AutoCanada said North City Honda sold for $18.2 million […] [Read More]

Kot Auto Group announced it has renewed its multi-year partnership with Canadian automotive marketplace AutoTrader.ca. The dealership group said the agreement is “underpinned by a common vision of driving measurable growth” for its 11 retail locations in British Columbia through access to “Canada’s most engaged and highest intent car shopping audience, class-leading service and support, […] [Read More]

August: the month when summer begins to wind down and school begins. Along with afterschool activities, football practices, etc. And maybe a last-minute family vacation. So that might lead to higher demand (and thus, prices), for minivans and vans, right? But oddly enough, used prices for these vehicles fell $680 month-over-month in August, according to […] [Read More]

The Dave Cantin Group has netted a rising young tennis pro for its sports ambassador program. The dealership advisory firm is sponsoring Ethan Quinn, who joins PGA Tour golfer Quade Cummins, DCG’s first athlete ambassador. Quinn, 21, won the 2023 NCAA Division I men’s singles championship for Georgia and turned professional later that year. The […] [Read More]

Black Book reflected on the auction scene a year ago when explaining what analysts are now seeing as the industry again approaches Labor Day weekend. To set the stage, Black Book reported overall wholesale values ticked 0.23% lower while prices for cars dropped by 0.27% and values for trucks declined by 0.21%. But according to […] [Read More]

While overall dealership sales sagged in the first half of 2025, electric vehicles continued to gain momentum, according to the latest report from Urban Science. The automotive consulting and technology firm’s 2025 Mid-Year Automotive Franchise Activity Report showed dealerships on pace to sell an average of 825 units for the full year based on data […] [Read More]

A growing company just got a financial push forward. Pam, which bills itself as the fastest-growing voice AI and customer experience platform, announced it has received new funding, led by Autotech Ventures with participation from HF0, Ali Rowghani’s First Harmonic, Idris Mokhtarzada of RocketMoney and Geneva Pacific, among other investors and angels. “Pam addresses one […] [Read More]

The July edition of CreditGauge published this week by VantageScore showed that auto is one of the credit segments showing the most performance deterioration. VantageScore reported mortgage and auto loan credit delinquencies saw the largest year-over-year uptick in the early-stage category, which covers 30 to 59 days past due. They’re up 0.11 and 0.05 points, […] [Read More]

Botdoc says consumers want to have enjoyable car-buying experiences, but they also want it to be safe when it comes to their personal information. That’s one of the primary findings from a recent online survey orchestrated by the secure digital transport solutions provider. Botdoc highlighted key areas for improvement in the automotive customer experience. The […] [Read More]