A service program that Lincoln rolled out this summer — giving its dealers another strong avenue to attract customers — has been made permanent by the luxury automaker. The Lincoln Complimentary Maintenance Program acts as supplement to the automaker’s 50,000-mile bumper-to-bumper warranty. Also included under the program are oil and filter changes, tire rotations and […] [Read More]

Toyota Motor Sales revealed Monday that it’s broadening the entertainment capability of future vehicles through a new relationship with Clear Channel Radio’s iheartradio mobile application. Executives said more than 750 of America’s favorite radio stations and other exclusive content are scheduled to be incorporated into select Toyota vehicles beginning in 2011.  The automaker mentioned this is […] [Read More]

The former Phelan Dodge dealership in this Chicago suburb is about to undergo major remodeling and rebranding with the assistance of government officials. The Berwyn Development Corp. and the city of Berwyn joined forces to assist Kia with a project officials estimate should cost more than $2 million. Local leaders said Kia will purchase and […] [Read More]

For the second time in less than a month, Nissan North America issued a voluntary safety recall of more than a half million vehicles. The recall announcement  from late last week — which covered vehicles in the U.S., Canada and other parts of the world —  is to replace the lower steering column joint and shaft on […] [Read More]

Group 1 Automotive announced the specifics of its third quarter cash dividend, a practice the company had halted for more than a year. Officials revealed late last week that they plan to pay 10 cents per share on Dec. 15 to stockholders of record as of Dec. 1. “We are pleased to be able to reward […] [Read More]

The Used Car Dealers Association of Ontario revealed two new offerings for its members this week. The association said that UCDA members can now utilize RouteOne’s online consumer credit portal, thus allowing these dealers to send credit applications to a slew of lenders, including the following: Bank of Nova Scotia, TD Financing Services (formerly VFC), […] [Read More]

This week, BMW Group Canada revealed its new president and chief executive officer to replace Franz Jung, who becomes president of BMW Italia effective Jan. 1. Stepping into this role at the outset of 2011 is Manfred Braunl. This announcement marks Braunl’s second stint with BMW Canada as he previously spent time with the company […] [Read More]

General Motors said Thursday that it is conducting a recall of more than 14,000 Cadillac DTS and Buick Lucerne vehicles to fix a power-steering issue. The affected vehicles are all from the 2010 and 2011 model years, and all of the Lucerne vehicles included in the recall are V8 models. In total, 14,245 units have […] [Read More]

GE made what it believes to be the largest-ever single electric vehicle commitment on Thursday — with a major component of it connected to General Motors. GE officials announced they will purchase 25,000 electric vehicles by 2015 for their own fleet and through their business at GE Capital Fleet Services. GE said it intends to […] [Read More]

The Dodge brand is hoping to reach out to a key demographic of customers in a new marketing strategy the automaker started on Thursday . The company highlighted a return to multicultural marketing and advertising with a new television campaign called “Secret Door” that’s aimed at specifically the Hispanic market. Dodge emphasized the TV spots […] [Read More]