The next chairman of the National Automobile Dealers Association does business only a long test drive away from the organization’s headquarters. On Tuesday, the 65-member board of directors of elected Geoffrey Pohanka as its 2023 chairman. Pohanka, who currently serves as NADA vice chairman, will succeed Mike Alford, who is dealer principal of Marine Chevrolet […] [Read More]

Dennis Pennington, used-car director at Andy Mohr Ford, has been in the auto industry for 30 years, the last nine of which he has spent at the Plainfield, Ind., dealership. He recalls a conversation several years ago with the late Rick Case, the founder of the eponymous dealer group with locations throughout Florida and Georgia. […] [Read More]

Bill Seidle’s Mitsubishi opened on Sept. 9, 1982; an autumn that included a labor strike in the NFL and the debut of the TV sitcom “Cheers,” featuring Ted Danson and Shelley Long. Following 40 years of continuous business operations since that point, Mitsubishi Motors North America (MMNA) recently recognized the franchised store based in Doral, Fla., […] [Read More]

Along with the seventh annual Diversity Volume Leadership Awards (DVL), last week’s annual NAMAD Conference in Miami also included Cox Automotive, in partnership with the National Association of Minority Automobile Dealers (NAMAD), awarding two Rising Star Awards. The 2022 award recipients were Jarryd Carver, chief executive officer of Winners Circle Automotive Group, headquartered in Hampton, […] [Read More]

In this episode of the Auto Remarketing Podcast, we are joined by Jeremy Beck, who is the vice president of dealer development at the National Independent Automobile Dealers Association. Beck talks with Auto Remarketing senior editor Joe Overby about the association's recent NIADA Policy Conference in Washington, D.C., and looks ahead to NIADA's BHPH Super Forum […] [Read More]

Nissan is broadening the age and mileage eligibility in its certified pre-owned program through a new offering called “Certified Select,” which will also include certain non-Nissan vehicles. Vehicles up to 10 years old with up to 100,000 miles will be included in Certified Select, which provides an 84-point inspection and six-month/6,000-mile limited warranty and roadside […] [Read More]

Certified pre-owned sales fell more than 11% year-over-year in September and were off 5% from August, according to a Cox Automotive analysis of Motor Intelligence data. With 201,707 CPO vehicle sales, September marked the softest sum in seven months.  And through nine months, year-to-date certified sales are at 1.84 million, down 15% from the 2.16 […] [Read More]

Stellantis has expanded its certified pre-owned vehicle program in North America with the launch of “CPO Go,” which includes vehicles that are between 6 and 10 model years old and/or have mileages between 75,001-120,000 miles. Previously, the automaker’s CPO eligibility only covered vehicles between 1 and 5 model years old with 75,000 miles or fewer. […] [Read More]

Jim Ellis Automotive found a way to help local law enforcement charge up its fleet. In collaboration with the DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office in Atlanta, Jim Ellis Chevrolet helped launch the county’s first electric vehicle take-home program for up to 100 jailers. Historically, the dealer group said jailers have not received a take-home vehicle. Jim […] [Read More]

In this episode of the Auto Remarketing Podcast, Selly Automotive founder and CEO Zach Klempf returns to the show to talk about the origins of his company — which he founded at age 23 — why he decided to focus on the independent auto dealer software space and his company's recent merger with AutoManager DMS. […] [Read More]