Phil Hellstrom believes work/study programs can help dealers keep their best people on staff while raising the automotive industry’s profile in a near-zero-unemployment job market.
March 20, 2019
AUL Corp.’s Bryan Nieves offers advice for dealers who are in the market for a new agent, including what to look for in an F&I training program.
November 8, 2018
An extremely rare Ferrari became the most valuable car ever sold at auction, going for $48.4 million at RM Sotheby’s Monterey.
August 27, 2018
Sergio Marchionne, former CEO of Fiat Chrysler Automobiles and Ferrari N.V., has died following complications from surgery.
July 25, 2018
The office of New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman announced that Nissan of New Rochelle will pay $298,211 in restitution, penalties and fees to settle claims the dealership charged hundreds of car buyers thousands of dollars for an ‘unwanted and bogus’ theft-deterrent product.
August 16, 2017
A new study found that 41% of Austin, Texas, residents used their own vehicles when Uber and Lyft left town last year, and 9% bought a vehicle because the ride-hailing services weren’t available.
August 10, 2017
A federal judge has granted Authenticom’s request for a preliminary injunction against business practices at the heart of the company’s antitrust lawsuit against the nation’s leading DMS providers.
July 18, 2017
Bankrate’s latest Car Affordability Survey finds Washington, D.C., is the most affordable city in which to buy a new car.
June 28, 2017
Elizabeth McClung has started a social media campaign aimed at convincing Sterling McCall Toyota to give her a new Tundra to replace an older truck that was stolen from the dealership’s service center.
May 4, 2017
Morgan Stanley analyst Adam Jonas engaged AutoNation Chairman and CEO Mike Jackson in a frank discussion about whether new safety technology could hasten the obsolescence of used units.
May 2, 2017
Executives with the nation’s largest auto retailer are looking forward to the second quarter after recording falling new-car sales and flat F&I profits. They also provided an update on the dealer group's move to a one-price strategy.
May 2, 2017
Lithia Motors’ first-quarter results include continued gains in F&I penetrations and revenue, a result the dealer group credits to its aggressive acquisition strategy.
April 27, 2017
The nation’s fourth-largest auto retailer reported annual and quarterly records for pre-owned sales, F&I gross profit and fixed ops gross profit.
February 23, 2017
Ratings, reviews, photos and videos created by customers — collectively known as “consumer-generated content” (CGC) — have become a “critical” component in dealership branding and vehicle sales, according to new research from Bazaarvoice.
November 28, 2016
Scheduled for Aug. 29-30, Compliance Summit is designed to deliver a crash course in federal regulations and enforcement action to help dealers, agents and industry execs build sustainable sales and F&I processes without sacrificing productivity and profitability.
August 18, 2016