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Newsby StaffOctober 2, 2019

DOJ Mystery-Shopped Md. Dealership Before Suing for Racial Bias

The U.S. Department of Justice has charged a Maryland dealership with offering different credit terms to different customers based on race, an allegation backed by reports from African American and white testers.

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Newsby StaffOctober 2, 2019

EEOC Says BMW Dealer Discriminated Against Older Workers

The federal Equal Employment Opportunity Commission says BMW Cleveland violated the Age Discrimination in Employment Act when it terminated two older salesmen and failed to rehire a former service manager.

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Newsby StaffOctober 1, 2019

Register This Week for Your Chance to Win a Free Stay at Industry Summit

Attendees are encouraged to register for the 2019 Industry Summit this week to receive a $100 discount and the chance to win a free hotel stay in New Orleans.

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Newsby StaffOctober 1, 2019

Lafferty, Brawn Get New GM Roles at Manheim Auctions

Manheim has promoted Eddie Lafferty to general manager of Manheim Seattle and named Danny Brawn as Lafferty’s replacement in the same position at Manheim Nevada.

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Newsby StaffOctober 1, 2019

JDP: Sales Accelerate on Record-High Q3 Incentives

J.D. Power and LMC Automotive analysts predict that, despite a slow start to 2019 and a short September, third-quarter new-vehicle sales will rebound on the strength of a 6% increase in factory incentive spending.

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Newsby StaffOctober 1, 2019

Childers to Lead NAE/NWAN Business Development Team

National Automotive Experts and NWAN’s Cliff Childers has been promoted from account executive to national business development manager.

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Newsby StaffSeptember 30, 2019

FCA to Pay $40M Fine for ‘Cookie Jar’ Sales Reports

FCA US and Fiat Chrysler Automobiles will pay $40 million to settle charges leveled by the SEC, which accused the automaker of misleading investors by falsifying monthly sales reports to maintain the appearance of monthly gains.

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Newsby StaffSeptember 30, 2019

KAR Auction Services Is Now KAR Global

Executives said a wave of acquisitions and new offerings prompted the name change, saying dealers and other automotive industry users are increasingly demanding ‘global’ solutions.

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Newsby StaffSeptember 27, 2019

IAS Hosting Giveaway to Win a Day of Training with Frenchy!

One Industry Summit attendee will be selected to receive one free day of training with Frenchy at the dealership of their choice.

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Newsby StaffSeptember 26, 2019

Maxims Acquire DealerMax, Plan National Expansion

Jim Maxim Jr. and Jim Maxim Sr. have made DealerMax the new home of their Profit By Design F&I development platform and plan to rapidly expand the Boston-based company’s national footprint.

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