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April New-Car Sales Down But SAAR Up
New-vehicle supply is up 46% year-over-year.Pexels/Tom Fisk April’s sales pace, though down both month-over-month and year-over-year, bodes well for overall 2024 new-vehicle sales to be the best since the year before the pandemic struck.Cox Automotive says its earlier annual forecast is on target to best that of 2019 at 15.9 million units, up from 15.7…
Design Awards Honor a Mass-Market Model
Red Dot competition says the Stinger is ‘luxuriously appointed, supremely comfortable and gracefully designed.’ Kia’s Stinger sports sedan won a prestigious international design award shoulder to shoulder with Ferrari and McLaren. The vehicle was one of three to win the Red Dot Best of the Best honor recently in Mulheim, Germany. After members of an…
Genesis Cars Safer
2024 G80s and G90s made after last October qualify for the top rating. Two Genesis models received the highest safety rating bestowed by a leading rater. The 2024 G80 and G90 won the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety’s Top Safety Pick+ rating. The large luxury models that were built after October qualify for the rating,…
EasyCare Unveils New Brand Identity
APCO Holdings EasyCare and National Auto Care, APCO Holdings brands, merged into a unified nationwide F&I force under the EasyCare brand. The merger follows the acquisition of National Auto Care in January 2023. With a combined legacy spanning over 40 years, the brands are renowned for their innovative F&I solutions, award-winning products, and ability to…
New ASE Chairman Says It’s Year of Change
New chairman of the organization’s board says, ‘The challenges of repairing and servicing across all forms of vehicles have never been greater.’ National Institute for Automotive Service Excellence For more than 50 years, ASE has been a unifying force to improve the quality of repair and service in the transportation industry through testing and certification.…
First US Warranty Launches Nationwide
Company provides comprehensive service in automobile finance, insurance, reinsurance and dealer warranty programs. Pexels/Vlad Deep First US Warranty President and COO Brent Marston announced the nationwide launch of the company providing customized finance-and-insurance programs, administration and training to the automotive industry. The Naples, Fla.-based firm’s program offerings include vehicle service contracts, limited warranties, gap insurance,…
Nominations Open for Women in Automotive Issue
Please consider nominating a woman you look up to as setting the standard for industry professionals while also serving as a role model for female cohorts IMAGE: Pexels Bobit Dealer Group is excited to announce that nominations are open for its 2024 Women in Automotive honoree program, the first of an annual series. CLICK HERE…
Dealership Returns to Original Owner
Store’s new owner wants to focus sales on trucks. Stellantis A California auto dealership that’s changed hands several times in the past 14 years is back with its original owner. The transaction, brokered by Tim Lamb Group, returned Folsom Lake Chrysler Dodge Jeep Ram store to Fifth Wave Automotive Group. Fifth Wave President Carlos Hidalgo…
Hyundai Says It’s Cooler
Hyundai says it plans to mass-produce the car-cooling product in the future. Hyundai says it’s developed a window-tinting film that can cool interior vehicle temperatures by dozens of degrees. The Nano Cooling Film blocks external heat energy and transfers internal radiant heat outside the vehicle, cutting internal temperatures near the driver’s head by about 52…
Guest commentary: From data to dialogue: 5 steps to customer engagement evolution
Simply having data isn’t enough. Dealerships need a strategic approach that combines data insights with re-trained communication.