Auto Retail News

All-new Spark requires minimal scheduled maintenance DETROIT – The 2013 Chevrolet Spark mini car comes up big when it comes to regularly scheduled maintenance, saving owners time and money, which could help ease some of the target consumer’s resi

If your service department makes the majority of its revenue fixing broken cars, then get ready for massive layoffs and a huge downsizing. If your business plan is heavily dependent on warranty revenue and customer-pay repair work, then for your serv

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — As part of the Valley Honda Dealer’s ongoing commitment to support our local military service members, each of the Valley Honda Dealers will be donating $500 worth of groceries, turkeys and/or gift cards to AZ Heroes

DENVER — The Rocky Mountain Honda Dealers, KMGH, KKTV and the Colorado National Guard Family Program have partnered up to collect donations to send in care packages to the troops overseas. Nov. 17 through Dec. 15, anyone can stop by their near

December 5th – 11th the top ten educational sessions from DD13 and industry leading vendors, presenting the latest Internet and technology solutions for franchised dealerships, will be showcased in a brand new way to learn how to sell and service m

Arthur Wheaton, an expert on the automotive industry and senior extension associate at Cornell University’s ILR School, comments on the potential impact of Toyota’s most recent recall of 2.8 million cars. He says:  “The Toyota recall of 2.8 mi

DETROIT — General Motors has named Search Optics, one of the nation’s leading automotive digital marketing solutions providers, a turnkey marketing partner for digital marketing initiatives within its dealer base nationwide. “We ha

KETTERING, Ohio — Naked Lime Marketing has announced that its Digital Reputation Management Service has been approved by General Motors (GM) for the 2013 Standards for Excellence (SFE) program. Naked Lime’s base reputation management pac

Ally and certain affiliates to continue zero percent consumer financing and dealer floorplan financing for automotive products BREA, Calif. — American Suzuki Motor Corporation (“ASMC” or “the Company”), today announced that it has recei