MINI of Downtown Los Angeles has moved into its new home. The top-ranked MINI dealer in Southern California, part of the Car Pros Automotive Group, celebrated its grand re-opening following a $1 million facility renovation. The celebration included a “Cars & Coffee” event on June 21 that brought MINI enthusiasts from throughout the region together […] [Read More]

Inspection and service automation platform TraXtion has launched a strategic partnership with RockED, a provider of immersive learning and communication tools for frontline teams, to deliver its custom content through RockED’s mobile platform. The content will include modules for service advisors and technicians and a library of best practices, with instant gamification and reporting on […] [Read More]

The midsummer dealership buy-sell frenzy has culminated in the biggest sale of the year — so far. Bosak Auto Group sold all nine of its Northwest Indiana dealerships in two separate transactions to Victory Automotive Group and Graff Family of Dealerships, according to Haig Partners, which represented the seller. Fast-growing Victory, based in Michigan, has […] [Read More]

Carfluent is taking its technology to another level. The provider of artificial intelligence-driven website technology designed to connect dealers with Spanish-speaking customers is expanding its offerings with a complete AI-powered, fully integrated bilingual website platform for dealerships. The company had previously been creating tools to help dealers with various parts of the sales experience, including […] [Read More]

The California New Car Dealers Association (CNCDA) and Subaru of New England (SNE) recently took significant actions to educate future automotive professionals. The CNCDA Foundation is partnering with Automotive Apprenticeship Group (AAG) to provide a path to training and an innovative apprenticeship solution aimed at developing individuals who aspire to become automotive service technicians. Meanwhile, […] [Read More]

CARFAX’s relationship with General Motors has grown. The company said CARFAX Lifetime dealers will now receive new-car ad placements on CARFAX Reports, CARFAX Car Listings, and CARFAX Car Care to qualify for GM’s In-Market Retail Turnkey program. The extended collaboration allows GM dealers with CARFAX Lifetime status to access new levels of advertising support, backed […] [Read More]

Once the industry cleared the Fourth of July, buy-sell activity involving dealerships exploded like fireworks with Haig Partners and Performance Brokerage Services announcing transactions involving 13 stores in three states. Beginning with Haig Partners, the firm served as the exclusive sell-side advisor to Tom Dinsdale Automotive in the sale of its three dealerships to The […] [Read More]

Toyota Motor North America (TMNA) is headquartered in Plano, Texas, so the automaker is working with three affiliates and brand dealers to help people impacted by devasting flooding in the Lone Star State. TMNA is partnering with Toyota Financial Services (TFS), Gulf States Toyota (GST), Southeast Toyota (SET), Vic Vaughan Toyota of Boerne and Toyota […] [Read More]

Fourth of July gatherings might have created some hangovers for party goers who had a bit too much to drink. Experts at ZeroSum see dealerships enduring a “hangover,” as well. And while there is a wide array of remedies to overcome alcohol hangovers, ZeroSum explained the dealerships’ used-car and certified pre-owned departments are the proper […] [Read More]

Force Marketing has announced a strategic partnership to intergrate automotiveMastermind’s data into its platform. In a news release, the companies said the collaboration uses automotiveMastermind’s proprietary buyer propensity data and segmentation capabilities to provide new opportunities for Force customers on digital channels that were previously inaccessible, allowing dealers to expand audience reach, increase engagement and […] [Read More]