Retail
Amazon enters car business, partnering with dealers to sell new Hyundais
Thursday, Dec. 12, 2024, 02:39 PM
Auto Remarketing Staff
If it seems you can buy anything on Amazon, well, that just got one step closer to reality. Now you can buy a car on Amazon. Specifically, vehicle shoppers in 48 U.S. cities can now order, finance and schedule pickup of a new Hyundai from a local participating dealer directly from the Amazon platform. The […] [Read More]
Curbee data finds mobile service recovers 92% of lost customers
Tuesday, Dec. 10, 2024, 03:54 PM
Auto Remarketing Staff
Auto dealers who add mobile service to their offerings are winning 92% of lost customers back to their service departments, according to data from mobile service technology provider Curbee. In a news release, Curbee said mobile service is a powerful tool for dealers to retain and regain customers by literally meeting them where they are. […] [Read More]
CARFAX data shows odometer rollbacks climb to 2.14 million vehicles
Tuesday, Dec. 10, 2024, 02:58 PM
Auto Remarketing Staff
Odometer fraud is on the rise. Data from CARFAX showed more than 2.14 million cars on the road might have had their odometer rolled back in 2024, 82,000 more than last year and up 18% since 2021. The number of vehicles with rolled-back odometers rose this year in nine of the 10 states with the […] [Read More]
GNYADA report quantifies dealers’ economic impact on New York metro area
Monday, Dec. 9, 2024, 04:57 PM
Auto Remarketing Staff
The Greater New York Automobile Dealers Association wants people to know how important car dealerships are to the metropolitan area’s economy. GNYADA’s 2024 Economic Impact Report highlights “the significant and often overlooked” contributions of Metro New York’s franchise car and truck dealerships, including their role in creating jobs, generating tax revenue and supporting local communities […] [Read More]
Dealer news: DARCARS’ veterans initiative takes flight; Howard Bentley’s Season of Giving; Lithia sells California store
Monday, Dec. 9, 2024, 03:04 PM
Auto Remarketing Staff
A new program to help injured veterans and first responders is taking flight. DARCARS Automotive Group and DARCARS Toyota announced the launch of the DARCARS Heroes Home for the Holidays campaign, in partnership with Luke’s Wings, to help reunite wounded service members, veterans and first responders with their families during the holiday season. Luke’s Wings, […] [Read More]
Texas EchoPark store gets bigger with move to new ‘experience center’
Friday, Dec. 6, 2024, 12:58 PM
Auto Remarketing Staff
Sonic Automotive has taken the old saying that everything’s bigger in Texas to heart. The dealership group announced it has moved its EchoPark Houston Southwest Freeway used-car store to a new, larger “experience center” in suburban Stafford, Texas. Having outgrown its original location, which opened in 2020, the dealership now operates from a new 16,825-square-foot […] [Read More]
Michigan suspends license of LaFontaine Hyundai of Livonia for misrepresenting used vehicles
Friday, Dec. 6, 2024, 12:55 PM
Auto Remarketing Staff
This week, the Michigan Department of State (MDOS) suspended the license of LaFontaine Hyundai of Livonia for what officials called “imminent harm to public.” After articulating six alleged violations involving used vehicles, MDOS said it is reviewing the case for possible referral to the state attorney general as the dealership was summarily suspended for alleged […] [Read More]