Cherokee Media Group has announced the addition of the Florida Independent Automobile Dealers Association as a partner in its inaugural Used Car Industry Summit, set for April 13-15 in Miami. As part of this partnership, FIADA member dealers will be able to attend UCS for free. “Dealers are the backbone of the used-car ecosystem, especially […] [Read More]

Northwood University and the National Automobile Dealers Association announced a new education partnership aimed at expanding access to undergraduate and graduate degree programs for franchised car and truck dealers, their employees and their families. The partnership provides tuition discounts and scholarships designed to support leadership development in the auto retail industry, the organizations said. “This […] [Read More]

Rita Case, president and CEO of Rick Case Automotive Group, has been selected as the 2026 Barbara Cox Woman of the Year, Cox Automotive announced. The award recognizes women who have made outstanding contributions to the automotive industry, championed community advocacy and demonstrated leadership. Cox Automotive said Case was honored for her industry leadership, community impact and notable philanthropic efforts. Case […] [Read More]

Hendrick Automotive Group has built itself quite a reputation. The Charlotte, N.C.-based dealership group, which operates 96 locations in 13 states, is once again No. 1 in Reputation’s annual North American Automotive Rankings, which recognize the industry’s top-performing brands, dealer groups and dealerships based on their online reputation. Hendrick led all dealership groups — public […] [Read More]

A rapidly growing dealership group is growing again. Kunes Auto & RV Group, based in Delavan, Wis., has moved into two new markets with the acquisition of three dealerships — two in the Minneapolis-St. Paul area and one on Chicago’s upscale North Shore. “These acquisitions represent major growth for us in two very exciting markets,” […] [Read More]

It should come as no surprise that Cox Automotive, automotive’s 800-pound gorilla, has a massive presence at the 2026 NADA Show in Las Vegas, with a 21,600 square-foot “village” on site featuring 148 demonstration stations manned by more than 500 people. Also not surprisingly, Cox’s 13 brands have plenty of new products to unveil at […] [Read More]

Spiffy and Blink AI Automotive have come together at the auto retail industry’s biggest get-together. During the 2026 NADA Show in Las Vegas, the companies announced an integration partnership designed to help dealerships deploy and scale mobile vehicle service more efficiently. The partnership combines complementary technologies, they said, in Spiffy’s operating system for mobile service […] [Read More]