AUBURN HILLS, Mich. — Chrysler Group announced this week that it is now looking for dealers that can help the automaker reintroduce the Fiat brand in the U.S. However, only about 125 dealers in select markets throughout 41 states will make the cut. And to do so, they must meet some stringent requirements laid out by Chrysler. […] [Read More]

BRUSSELS — The purchase of Volvo Cars by Zhejiang Geely Holding Co. came one step closer to fruition on Tuesday with the transaction getting the go-ahead from the European Union, according to various reports. The $1.8 billion deal for Geely to buy the Swedish brand from Ford apparently does not present any antitrust issues in the […] [Read More]

STUTTGART, Germany and ATLANTA — The Porsche AG board of management named a new chairman on Tuesday to succeed Michael Macht. Moving over from Volkswagen AG into this role is Matthias Mueller. Executives said Mueller was previously in charge of product planning, product management and model series for the VW Group and Volkswagen brand. They contend […] [Read More]

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — AutoNation enjoyed across-the-board increases in retail new-vehicle unit sales in June as compared to the same month last year. The company indicated just before the July 4 holiday that it moved 16,153 new units last month, which it calculated to be a 13-percent rise from the year-ago sales performance. Breaking the figures […] [Read More]

CHERRY HILL, N.J. — While the industry as a whole might have sputtered a bit, Subaru of America declared that its June retail sales performance was the best ever for that particular month. According to the automaker, its June retail sales total came in at 21,601 vehicles. The figure represented a 16-percent increase over June of […] [Read More]

ALEXANDRIA, Va. — June new-vehicle retails sales by members of the American International Automobile Dealers Association represented a greater amount of the industry total than the previous month. AIADA leadership tabulated its brands accounted for 53.4 percent of all vehicles sold in the United States in June, up from 52.9 percent in May. Specifically citing numbers […] [Read More]

FOUNTAIN VALLEY, Calif. — Hyundai is using the power of peer influence as the crux of the new advertising campaign it rolled out on Thursday. The impact consumers have on one another when it comes to vehicle purchasing decisions can be quite strong, something Hyundai bore in mind when it crafted the "Uncensored" campaign. Hyundai created […] [Read More]

NEW YORK — A recent survey asked a demographic called Millennials — individuals who are ages 18 to 29 — about making a choice between negotiating at a dealership or going to the dentist. Interestingly, the majority of responders preferred a visit to have their teeth checked rather than talk with a dealer about a vehicle purchase. [Read More]

IRVINE, Calif. — Mazda North American Operations has a new vice president of sales. Named to take the post was Ron Stettner, who was most recently Midwest regional general manager. Meanwhile, Eric Johnston, who had been vice president of sales, is taking on the role of vice president of strategic planning and market integration. He takes the place […] [Read More]

LAYTON, Utah and AUBURN HILLS, Mich. — In what has been largely uncommon during these proceedings, a  Chrysler Group store in Utah won its arbitration case against the automaker last week and will have its franchise restored, which was confirmed to Auto Remarketing by a Chrysler spokesperson, as well. [Read More]