The Berman DeValerio law firm announced earlier this week that the class-action lawsuits in the U.S. against the Canadian Automobile Dealers Association and Toyota Motor Sales USA have been settled. Per the agreements, Toyota will pay $35 million (USD) and CADA is paying $700,000. [Read More]

Led by a 20-percent uptick for its domestic operating segment, AutoNation said Thursday that it posed a significant year-over-year gain in retail new-vehicle sales during October. Overall, the dealership group moved 17,530 retail new units for the month. This marked a 15-percent gain from the year-ago period. Breaking it down, the domestic operating segment had […] [Read More]

With an encouraging SAAR level in sight, the American International Automobile Dealers Association didn’t hesitate to declare October the most successful month of the year for the new-vehicle sales. The associated indicated Thursday that October sales moved higher by 13.4 percent against the same month a year ago. For the year, AIADA said overall sales […] [Read More]

CarMax is looking for more than 1,200 people to fill a variety of positions with the used-car retailer throughout the country.  The company is conducting this recruitment to meet seasonal staffing needs and to be ready for its upcoming expansion. Most of the positions are for sales and services operations (detailers and experienced technicians), but CarMax is […] [Read More]

Earlier this week, Toyota filed a Reply Brief in Support of its Motion to Dismiss the consolidated class action that the company is facing over claims of an alleged electronic defect causing unintended acceleration. Toyota contends that no defects in its Electronic Throttle Control System have been brought to light by the plaintiffs, and the […] [Read More]

Nissan North America management offered an update this week on the number of franchise dealers who have completed electric vehicle readiness training and are among the first to add EV charging infrastructure to their store operations. As the automaker prepares for Nissan LEAF deliveries in December, company officials indicated that by the end of this […] [Read More]

Sewell Automotive Companies recently bolstered its presence in Houston with the purchase of Millennium Audi. Now, Sewell has two stores in Texas’ largest city and 11 stores total, all of which are located in The Lone Star State. Sewell opened the doors on its latest addition, now known Audi North Houston, last month. The store […] [Read More]

Subaru of America bested its previous record for October sales by more than 25 percent and appears like it is headed for a best-ever year, as well, according to the company. Specifically, Subaru moved 22,720 vehicles in the U.S., a year-over-year gain of a little more than 25 percent from October 2009, which was when the prior […] [Read More]

The previous sales and service agreements General Motors had with the its dealer body expired on Sunday and the new agreements came into effect Monday. So despite the outspokeness of several lawmakers in opposition, the dealer body of GM will now include about 4,500 stores, a figure the automaker had revealed back in August and was […] [Read More]

The previous sales and service agreements General Motors had with the its dealer body expired on Sunday and the new agreements came into effect Monday. So despite the outspokeness of several lawmakers in opposition, the dealer body of GM will now include about 4,500 stores, a figure the automaker had revealed back in August and was […] [Read More]