Auto Retail News

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — AutoNation, Inc. (NYSE: AN),America’s largest automotive retailer, today reported 2011 third quarter net income from continuing operations of $71 million, or $0.48 per share, compared to net income from contin

LINCOLN, Neb. — AuctionTime.com, your source for farm equipment, construction equipment, truck and trailer online auctions, is hosting 9 online auctions on Wednesdays throughout the rest of 2011. Auctions end every Wednesday on AuctionTime.com

JOPLIN, Mo. — SideCars, Inc., a leading reinsurance administrator for CPI program for dealers who operate their own captive insurance companies, released its statement today in light of recent news regarding Western Insurance Company’s c

BOSTON — On October 20, 2011, Santander Holdings USA, Inc. (“SHUSA”) and Santander Consumer USA Inc. (“SCUSA”), a majority-owned subsidiary of SHUSA, entered into an investment agreement (the “New Investor Investme

DULUTH, Ga. — Asbury Automotive Group, Inc., one of the largest automotive retail and service companies in the U.S., today announced that it has entered into a new $900 million five-year syndicated credit facility with nine financial institutio

NEW YORK — The Deloitte Consumer Spending Index (Index) plunged in September to its lowest level since May 2009, primarily due to a significant fall in home prices and deterioration in real wages.  The Index tracks consumer cash flow as an

WASHINGTON — The CEOs of eight top U.S. environmental, science and public interest organizations are calling on the National Automobile Dealers Association (NADA) to drop its efforts to delay new fuel efficiency and auto pollution standards. On

Portland, Ore. ─ Chrome Systems, Inc., a subsidiary of DealerTrack Holdings, Inc. (Nasdaq: TRAK), and a leader in managing automotive data, today announced that NADAguides, the largest publisher of vehicle pricing and information for new and used

Last month I visited a dealer-client to conduct a full-day, deep-dive into their digital marketing and Internet sales processes. The store had been reporting erratic results (up a little one month, down a lot the next), which is usually indicative of