This week is National Vehicle Safety Recalls Week, and two companies are intent on delivering its message to check your vehicle for open recalls. BizzyCar, a recall management platform for dealerships, is encouraging drivers and dealerships to take action on the millions of recalls that remain unrepaired nationwide. According to BizzyCar’s 2025 recall analysis, 28.4 […] [Read More]

In its 80th year in business, Lithia and Driveway is heading home again. The giant dealership group has acquired Mercedes-Benz of Medford in Medford, Ore., site of LAD’s corporate headquarters and just 13 miles up Oregon Route 99 from Ashland, where Walt DeBoer founded the company when he opened a Chrysler-Plymouth store in 1946. Lithia, […] [Read More]

General Motors said Tuesday it is merging its U.S. Chevrolet, Buick and GMC certified used programs into the CarBravo program starting June 2. GM informed its dealers of this news Tuesday. CarBravo will be the automaker’s sole CPO program for Chevy, Buick and GMC dealers in the U.S., while Cadillac will continue running its own […] [Read More]

CarMax, which claims the title of nation’s largest retailer of used cars, now claims the title of first U.S. auto retailer to make both the car-buying and -selling experience available within ChatGPT with the launch of its car-shopping app in ChatGPT’s app store. In a news release, the company said its new online experience allows […] [Read More]

One of the biggest players in the dealership M&A world reached into the dealer group world for its latest executive hire. The Presidio Group has added Group 1 Automotive’s Jamie Albertine as a managing director with a focus on Presidio’s dealership mergers and acquisition business and advising dealers about corporate development strategies. “Jamie’s deep understanding […] [Read More]

Asbury Automotive Group’s drive toward “portfolio optimization” has shifted into high gear. The Atlanta-based dealership group has already closed on the sales of 10 dealerships in 2026, all in February, which the company said are part of its ongoing capital allocation and portfolio optimization efforts. The latest divestitures include six Plaza Motors locations in the […] [Read More]

Experian senior director for automotive Jim Maguire made another appearance on the Auto Remarketing Podcast to recap findings from the company’s latest dealer survey that examined the impact of fraud at dealerships. Maguire then touched on the balance dealers and lenders have to create to still have a smooth path to vehicle acquisition for consumers while […] [Read More]