Vendor 20 Group announced two new partnerships to expand its industry influence, boost member visibility and support the group’s mission to unite auto industry vendors through innovation and collaboration. The group has joined with Charisma! Communications for public relations and Maxamy for marketing strategy and execution, the group said in a news release. V20, which […] [Read More]

It’s been a crazy first half of the year with dealers experiencing a wide variety of results. What about you: How is your year looking so far? Are you on track to hit your goals and targets? If not, what’s the plan? More of the same, or have you made some adjustments? Let’s take a […] [Read More]

Listeners of Sonic Automotive’s second-quarter 2025 earnings call learned one thing for certain: The company is happy with how its used-vehicle business, EchoPark, performed in the quarter. Very happy, in fact. “EchoPark is just on fire,” Sonic president Jeff Dyke said in response to an analyst’s question during the Q&A portion of the July 24 […] [Read More]

Earlier this year, Tony Hall and Paul Lips were working to resolve an issue with Oklahoma’s vehicle title policy when their discussion veered off in a different direction. Hall, Carvana’s head of policy, title and registration modernization and chairman of the eSTART Coalition’s advisory board, told Lips, executive director of the National Auto Auction Association, […] [Read More]

Germain Motor Company is off to the races in the home of the Kentucky Derby. The Ohio-based dealership group has acquired Blue Grass Motorsport, a luxury car mega-dealership in Louisville, Ky., from brothers Andy and Mike Vine and their brother-in-law, Jim Haynes, according to Kerrigan Advisors, which represented the sellers in the transaction. The location […] [Read More]

Urban Science has made a new addition to its MarketView sales analysis offering. The automotive consulting and technology firm announced electric vehicle charging station analysis is now available on MarketView to deliver insights into charging infrastructure availability and convenience. In a news release, Urban Science said the new feature allows OEMs and dealers to make […] [Read More]

UVeye keeps adding partners. The latest partnership for the provider of artificial intelligence-powered vehicle inspection systems is with Jaguar Land Rover North America. UVeye will install its automated inspection systems at the British luxury automaker’s three major U.S. seaport facilities, in Brunswick, Ga., Baltimore and Port Hueneme, Calif. The announcement comes less than a week […] [Read More]

When the Central Texas Hill Country was ravaged by severe flooding on July 4, Gunn Automotive Group didn’t hesitate to act. By 8 p.m. that day, executives of the dealership group, which operates six dealership locations and a fleet management business in the San Antonio area, had already mobilized relief efforts, the company said in […] [Read More]

In today’s fast-paced automotive market, the traditional methods of sourcing used-car inventory — from waiting for trade-ins to bidding at wholesale auctions — are proving to be slow, costly, and inefficient. To stay competitive, modern auto dealers and their lender partners must shift their focus from reactive to proactive strategies, and the key to this […] [Read More]

TransUnion acknowledged the percentage of consumers 60 days or more past due on their auto loan climbed to a rate in the second quarter that exceeded what analysts recorded in 2009. But TransUnion also said the pace of increases in delinquency spotted at a year’s midpoint is slowing. According to TransUnion’s Q2 2025 Credit Industry […] [Read More]