Hyundai Motor America’s Global Dealership Space Identity initiative has reached a milestone. The automaker announced more than half of its U.S. dealerships have completed the initiative’s facility upgrades, which it said reinforces its “commitment to improving customer experience and supporting its ever-growing dealer network.” Launched in 2015 and refreshed in 2019, GDSI was created to […] [Read More]

You don’t need a CDK DMS to use CDK’s service department technology anymore. The auto retail software provider announced it has made its CDK Fixed Operations Suite available to all dealership customers — even those that don’t have a CDK dealership management system. The company said the decision builds on the suite’s success in improving […] [Read More]

Holman has made two moves at the highest rungs of the corporate ladder. The dealership group and global automotive services company has promoted executives Pete Dondlinger and Kristina Nicoles to president roles in moves it said are designed to strengthen and grow the organization’s core businesses while continuing to enhance the employee and customer experience. […] [Read More]

The first order of business at the 2025 NIADA Convention and Expo is complete: the association has a new president. Minnesota dealer Don Griffin was elected president of the National Independent Automobile Dealers Association during the Monday membership meeting that kicked off the convention at the Fontainebleau Las Vegas. Griffin, CEO and founder of CarHop […] [Read More]

Flexcar is adding to its fleet in style. The month-to-month flexible car lease company said it is adding 2025 Mercedes-Benz vehicles to its options for Flexcar members. The new Mercedes sedans and SUVs join Flexcar’s previous luxury-car offerings, including BMWs, Cadillacs, Infinitis, Jaguars and Genesis vehicles. The new models include the Mercedes GLA 250 turbocharged […] [Read More]

Longtime business executive Justin Saye has been named chief operating officer of Dealer Alchemist, the automotive digital marketing company announced. Saye will oversee daily operations and lead operational strategies to maximize efficiency and productivity across all departments, Dealer Alchemist said in a news release. “I feel very fortunate to join the world-class team at Dealer […] [Read More]

A small California dealership group is putting its trust into a new Kia store. Trust Auto Group, a locally owned Southern California business, has acquired Palmdale Kia in Palmdale, Calif., from Nouri/Shaver Automotive Group, according to Performance Brokerage Services, which brokered the deal. Trust, led by president Edgar Castellanos, now operates five locations in Palmdale, […] [Read More]

AJ Philippakis and Vish Talreja are the co-founders of Kord, an electric vehicle insight product designed to share essential EV data with shoppers on vehicle details pages. Kord works with dealers and groups like Kia North Shore, Volvo Cars Richmond, Dilawri Automotive Group and others to help educate shoppers about EVs and facilitate confident EV […] [Read More]

Sunroad Automotive Group already has 11 dealership locations and a collision center in southern California. Now, the dealer organization is about to make it a dozen sales points as VinFast announced that Sunroad will operate the electric vehicle manufacturer’s first authorized dealership in the Golden State. VinFast San Diego is set to officially begin operations […] [Read More]

Asbury Automotive Group opened the path for Vaughan Automotive to enter California. According to a news release from The Presidio Group that helped to facilitate the transaction, Asbury on Monday closed its sale of a Toyota dealership and related real estate and business operations located in Lemon Grove, Calif. Asbury purchased the Toyota dealership as […] [Read More]