More than a dozen U.S. dealerships from New Jersey to California agreed to retail electric vehicles from Fisker Group since the manufacturer hosted an open house in late January. Those plans might be moot as the company announced that it filed for Chapter 11 protection in the District of Delaware. According to a news release […] [Read More]

On the agenda of the 2024 NIADA Convention and Expo, the time allotted for Monday’s general membership meeting was one hour. It wound up lasting almost three times that long, as members of the National Independent Automobile Dealers Association debated and voted on the fate of president-elect Michael Darrow. When the meeting in a ballroom […] [Read More]

Ken Garff Automotive Group has sold Northwest Chrysler Dodge Jeep Ram in Houston to Keating Auto Group, said Kerrigan Advisors, which represented Ken Garff in the deal. Keating Auto Group is based in Victoria, Texas, and has roughly 30 stores in the state. The Northwest CDJR store had been owned by Ken Garff since 2007. […] [Read More]

With the latest addition to its same-day delivery service, Carvana has reached a milestone. The online used-vehicle retailer has expanded same-day delivery to select residents of the Newark, N.J., the 15th market, representing 12 states, to be included. Carvana said that means the service is now available to approximately 25% of the U.S. population. “At […] [Read More]

Last year, ZT Automotive, the automotive portfolio entity of ZT Corporate, announced a strategy to “transform” the dealership group to create “deeper alignment across its dealerships that drives operational efficiencies and an enhanced customer journey.” In the first half of 2024, the company has taken a big step toward that transformation with the addition of […] [Read More]

CarNow has introduced a new software system to make digital retailing simpler for independent car dealers and their customers. The company said Conversion+ is a “shopper-centric” system that was developed starting with CarNow’s Real Time Retail platform, a full suite of integrated services for franchised dealerships, then removing complexities that often exceed the needs of […] [Read More]

Four automotive companies were selected by U.S. News & World Report for its latest list of Best Companies to Work For. Cars.com Inc., d/b/a Cars Commerce, on the list for the second consecutive year, was joined by CarGurus, Credit Acceptance and Penske Automotive from the auto industry. The magazine said the 300 companies on its […] [Read More]

Lithia & Driveway’s massive portfolio continues to grow. The giant dealership group added three more locations this week with its acquisition of Sunrise Auto Group in the Memphis, Tenn., area, and Woodbridge Hyundai in the Toronto area. Sunrise Auto includes Sunrise Buick GMC at Wolfchase in Memphis and Sunrise Chevrolet Buick GMC at Collierville in […] [Read More]

On Monday, Fixed Ops Roundtable announced the addition of 17 dealerships to the Fixed Ops Roundtable Certified Program, which is designed to recognize and showcase dealerships that demonstrate exceptional performance in employee culture, customer experience, and the implementation of innovative best practices and technology solutions. The honoree list for 2024-2025 includes these dealerships: —Jim Ellis […] [Read More]

Here’s another benefit of being a member of the National Automobile Dealers Association. On Tuesday, NADA and data management services company Authenticom announced a secure platform for dealerships to syndicate their data among vendors, customers and manufacturers. The association said NADA Vault is a tool available to member dealers at no cost. Using Authenticom’s DealerVault […] [Read More]