With school getting started, Step One Automotive Group volunteered to help “Stuff the Bus.” The group, which operates more than 20 dealerships in Florida, Alabama and Georgia, turned some of those dealerships into donation stations for the community-led “Stuff the Bus” campaigns, which provides essential school supplies to students in low-income families. Step One’s Florida […] [Read More]

The Chicago area’s franchised dealers association cooked up a big donation to the USO to provide assistance to local military members and their families. The Chicago Automobile Trade Association’s 10th annual USO Barbecue for the Troops, a series of barbecue events on July 15, brought in $100,453. The events, hosted by more than 80 dealerships, […] [Read More]

With National Dog Day coming during the final weekend of the dog days of summer, Autotrader unveiled its list of the 2023 Best Cars for Dog Lovers, highlighting the best vehicles for people who have canines. Before getting into the rundown of the 10 vehicles, Autotrader mentioned general features many of the selections have that […] [Read More]

Analysts at iSeeCars.com spotted an intriguing convergence of trends when looking at how the used-vehicle retail sales market unfolded in July. First, overall used sales in July were 6.1% faster year-over-year, according to the company’s new study. But the 20 used models that turned fastest on average based on July data had been available for […] [Read More]

Car Pros Automotive Group brought two more Southern California dealerships into its portfolio. The group announced on Thursday it has acquired Nick Alexander BMW, Nick Alexander MINI and a collision center from Los Angeles-based Nick Alexander Imports. The dealerships have been rebranded BMW of Downtown LA and MINI of Downtown LA. Car Pros now owns […] [Read More]

After a successful four-year run in Europe, SPOTiCAR is coming to America. Stellantis, manufacturer of Chrysler, Dodge, Fiat, Jeep and Ram, among other brands, said on Thursday it is expanding its SPOTiCAR used car program into the U.S. Launched in 11 European countries in 2019, SPOTiCAR offers manufacturer-certified used vehicles available for sale that Stellantis […] [Read More]

Many colleges and universities started their fall semesters this week. Perhaps those students already had a vehicle. But for the ones who do not, Kelley Blue Book compiled two lists highlighting the best used vehicles for college students. KBB first built a list of a dozen models that experts said are the best used cars […] [Read More]

Dominion DMS has integrated Armatus Dealer Uplift into its VUE system, a move designed to help dealers increase their annual warranty parts gross profits. Armatus works with more than 6,200 dealers, helping them get 13,400 approved submissions in all 50 states. It has been endorsed by 20 state dealers associations. The company said Armatus is […] [Read More]

North Carolina-based Anderson Automotive Group has boosted its presence in South Carolina with the purchase of seven dealerships from S.C.-based MCE Automotive Group, according to a news release from Kerrigan Advisors. With the acquisition of Toyota of Greer, Kia of Greenville, Kia of Greer, Hyundai of Greer, Genesis of Greer, Nissan of Greer and Mike […] [Read More]

The Ford F-150 has long dominated the market for full-sized pickup trucks. So the results of Cox Automotive’s latest research into the electric truck market are not exactly… shocking. Cox’s 2023 Consumer Snapshot: Electric Full-Size Pickup Trucks found the F-150 Lightning is the No. 1 electric pickup considered by truck shoppers, ahead of models from […] [Read More]