Dealer review website DealerRater revealed the winners of the 2012 Dealer of the Year Award Program on Sunday at the NADA Convention in Las Vegas, and receiving the honor as the overall 2012 Dealer of the Year was Beechmont Ford of Cincinnati. This rooftop is part of the Lorinn Williams Auto Group, owned and operated […] [Read More]

When the industry veteran chosen as the 2012 national TIME Dealer of the Year got a taste of the car business, he said he knew it was where he belonged. And in honoring this year’s winner, the industry makes it evident it agrees. After Auto Remarketing published the nominee profiles leading up to the NADA […] [Read More]

It appears that the New York Giants might not have been the only ones earning an upset victory Sunday night. According to analyses of online traffic trends, the car brand that perhaps surprisingly stole the show and benefited significantly from Super Bowl advertising was Fiat. The third-quarter commercial for the Fiat 500 Abarth wasn’t as […] [Read More]

Auto Remarketing continues to follow the debate regarding whether factory-mandated image programs are worth the investment for dealers. And as many stores still question the validity of these programs, the National Automobile Dealers Association released a new study that Stephan Wade, outgoing chairman of the NADA, hopes will help restore “reason and common sense” to […] [Read More]

Polk and AutoTrader.com recently reached out to almost 1,500 luxury vehicle owners to figure out what makes these buyers loyal to — or defectors from — a particular luxury brand. What their study found is that the motivator most often cited for sticking with a luxury make is brand affinity. Almost half the respondents listed […] [Read More]

NADAguides.com recently revealed its latest Featured Vehicle of the Month, giving the honors to the 2012 BMW 650i.  Edtiors with NADAguides cited a variety of reasons when explaining their thinking behind naming the 650i. When describing the completely redesigned model’s highlights, officials noted  it offers a “striking new design, a wider, lower stance, a more […] [Read More]

William Underriner calls dealers optimistic, so that’s the attitude he’s bringing with him as he becomes the new chairman of the National Automobile Dealers Association. Before Underriner officially rises to the position during the NADA Convention & Expo in Las Vegas, the Montana dealer spent time with Auto Remarketing, sharing his thoughts about becoming chairman, […] [Read More]

IntelliChoice.com announced the winners of its 2012 Best Overall Value of the Year awards. Each year, IntelliChoice compiles and analyzes data on every new model sold in America to identify those that not only have low total ownership costs, but also have lower than expected costs over time, compared to other similar models. According to […] [Read More]

Dealers United recently announced it represents more rooftops than all of the publicly-traded MegaDealer groups combined. The member-based service, which was launched in October of last year and is free for dealers to join, is designed to act as the business development arm for private dealerships and private dealer groups by researching vendors and negotiating […] [Read More]

Cars.com announced that it will be giving the Super Bowl XLVI audience the power to make a big difference in the lives of kids and young adults through its "Cars Cares" campaign. During the game, when the Cars.com commercial airs, viewers who use the popular Shazam App to tag the ad will earn $1.00 for […] [Read More]