Auto Retail News

Alexandria, VA – The American International Automobile Dealers Association (AIADA) and its Affinity Partner, Federated Insurance, are joining forces to bring attention to the growing and serious problem of distracted driving. Through the partnershi

When it comes to winning business in fixed operations, Sun Tzu put it best: “Know thy enemy.” But many dealers still mistakenly believe their competition is the dealer down the street, when in fact; it’s really the aftermarket chains. According

For most dealerships, profits from parts sales are critical to survival. Nothing is likely to have a bigger impact on automotive parts marketing and sales than eCommerce. Parts eCommerce is a modern day ‘Wild West’ – an explosion of suppliers p

December 5-11 experience many of the benefits of attending the Digital Dealer Conference & Exposition and create the ultimate digital marketing strategy for 2013, all without leaving your desk! The Digital Dealer Virtual Exposition opens this wee

Markley Motors is among the top 300 dealerships nationwide in sales volume. Markley Motors Dealer Doug Markley and his daughter, Chief Operating Officer Carrie Baumgart, talked with Dealer magazine recently about how they’ve stayed profitable throu

Van Chevrolet was among the top 40 dealerships nationwide for Internet sales in 2011, with 2,000 new and used vehicles sold from Internet leads. With the dealership’s current 16-17% close rate, this year’s sales are on track to exceed last year�

Premium category vehicles (A8, A7, A6, and Q7) help achieve new annual and monthly sales records, representing nearly 33% of November Audi deliveries Audi today reported its 23rd consecutive month of record sales with November volume reaching 12,067

DEARBORN, Mich. – November brought growth throughout Ford’s product portfolio in the U.S., with car sales up 15 percent, utilities up 2 percent and trucks up 4 percent. “November represented a strong month for the industry, and Ford sales perfo

COLLEYVILLE, TEXAS – Dan Stander, AAM, ASA’s collision division director and owner of Fix Auto Highlands Ranch in Littleton, Colo.; and Denise Caspersen, ASA collision division manager, recently received updates from State Farm about the insurer�