Auto Retail News

May auto sales were up and according to Edmunds.com Senior Analyst Michelle Krebs “The big auto sales news of the month is the Japanese recovery story.” Edmunds.com Chief Economist Lacey Plache commented: “Today’s somewhat dismal

HOUSTON — Group 1 Automotive, Inc.(NYSE: GPI), a Fortune 500 automotive retailer, announced it is assessing damage at seven of its eight Oklahoma City, Okla., import and domestic dealerships in the aftermath of a May 29 hail storm. Preliminary

SUNNYVALE, Calif. — Digital Air Strike, the nation’s leading automotive digital marketing company, announced they have developed the first comprehensive program to help car dealers adapt to the migration from Google Places business pages to t

Toyota Motor Sales (TMS), U.S.A., Inc., reported sales of 202,973 units, an increase of 72.9 percent compared to May 2011 on a daily selling rate (DSR) basis.  Unadjusted for 26 selling days in May 2012 versus 24 selling days in May 2011, TMS sales

DETROIT – General Motors Co. (NYSE: GM) reported May sales of 245,256 vehicles in the United States, up 11 percent year over year and the highest monthly total since August 2009 when dealers delivered 246,479 units.  GM retail sales were up 14 per

DEARBORN, Mich.– Ford Motor Company U.S. sales totaled 216,267 vehicles in May, a 13 percent increase versus year-ago levels. Retail sales increased 12 percent. Ford Motor Company U.S. sales increased 13 percent in May compared with May 2011 May F-

Lakewood, OH.  – Carfolks.com, the fast growing automotive social media and marketing program for auto dealers just announced that Jeffrey Sprague has joined their executive team. With the explosion of social media sites like Facebook, Yelp an

Audi reported record-setting May sales with a 10% increase to 11,503 new vehicles sold, marking the 17th consecutive month of unprecedented sales in the U.S. May sales not only represented all-time record total sales for the January-May period, but a

American Honda reported May 2012 U.S. sales of 133,997 units, an increase of 47.6 percent compared to May 2011 (an increase of 36.3 percent based on the daily selling rate*). The Honda Division posted May 2012 sales of 119,411 units, an increase of 4