CALISTOGA, CA – The third new Mercedes-Benz utility vehicle in 18 months will reach dealer showrooms this spring, Ron Mueller, SUV product manager, says. The GL “is targeted at traditional late-forming affluent families...
Autobytel Inc. put to rest rumors about a potential sale as it names James Riesenbach president and CEO this week. The company, which provides online marketing services to dealers and auto makers, also announces it is no longer on the market but...
Only six dealer groups have gone since the mid-1990s, when H. Wayne Huizenga pioneered the trend with what became AutoNation Inc. Why so few? There are some 22,000 franchised dealerships in the U.S. Only 884 have been by publicly owned...
Apparently irate from a pricing dispute with Metro Ford in North Miami, FL, a man drove his new SUV into the dealership, doused it and other vehicles with gasoline and set them on fire. Flames spread throughout the dealership, destroying cars...
What are the most important features dealers should expect from their DMS? One is being able to mine the data out of your DMS with a CRM application that allows you to better target your markets, manage your advertising spend and communicate with...
ORLANDO, FL Franchised dealers are selling more used vehicles than before and for more money per transaction, reversing a trend in which pre-owned prices had softened because of heavy incentives on new cars in recent years. New-car dealers sold 3%...