TORRANCE, Calif. — With Norm Olson's retirement earlier this summer, Toyota management announced some internal executive shifts to ensure its certified pre-owned segment continues going strong. Named to executive team leading this segment is Jason Cropper, as TCUV operations manager, and Tom DeLuise, as national manager for TRAC and TCUV. Cropper is responsible for Toyota's sales operations […] [Read More]

CARY, N.C. — In a new and exciting twist this year, instead of having several Certified Pre-Owned Dealers of the Year representing various makes, Auto Remarketing will honor one select automotive professional with this title, and this executive will be on hand at the 2010 CPO Forum to highlight some best practices and share some tips […] [Read More]

TORONTO, Ontario — Subaru Canada and its dealer body can now connect with shoppers directly through smartphones thanks to the rollout of a mobile version of its website tailored for use on these devices. Users can simply punch in www.subaru.ca into a smartphone search window to connect with not only the mobile site, but to any of the […] [Read More]

EDMONTON, Alberta — Though much softer than the year-ago period, AutoCanada still pulled in more than $3 million in net earnings during the second quarter. It also enjoyed a revenue lift of more than 20 percent. These were in the midst of a new-vehicle retail market in Canada that continued to improve, said the company's chief […] [Read More]

RED DEER, Alberta — While acknowledging that the company "struggled" with the goals it set out to achieve in the most recently completed fiscal year, RIFCO president and chief executive officer Bill Graham highlighted successes the Canadian non-prime lender had in fiscal-year 2010 and called the period's results "more favorable."  This was part of the company's […] [Read More]

HERNDON, Va. — Audi posted a July record for certified pre-owned sales last month and credited part of these sales to a popular promotion that will be running through the early part of next month. The 2,766 CPO units sold by Audi during the month compare to 2,521 certified units sold during the same time frame of 2009, […] [Read More]

CHICAGO — Cars.com is hosting a free online seminar Friday designed to teach dealers strategies for using certified pre-owned programs, vehicle history reports and customer reviews/testimonials to their advantage when it comes to fostering trust with in-market shoppers. The "Trust Makes the Sale" Webinar starts at noon (EST) and will be moderated by Kathy Kimmel, dealer […] [Read More]

TORRANCE, Calif. — Certified pre-owned sales came roaring back in July, which was the strongest CPO month the industry has seen in more than two years. In fact, a slew of brands reported all-time records for CPO sales, according to Autodata Corp. Overall, Autodata Corp. indicated that there were 153,259 certified units sold in July. The […] [Read More]

CARY, N.C. — Less than two weeks before the upcoming CPO Forum in San Diego, J.D. Power and Associates will release its 2010 Used Vehicle Market Report, and an executive from the company will be present at the event to share the findings from the latest survey with attendees.  Arianne Walker, director of media/marketing research for […] [Read More]

DETROIT — To take some of the trepidation out of buying a used sports car, AOL Autos recently compiled a list of what it considers to be the top models available for less than $15,000. In addition to being inexpensive, these models are also are "fun to drive" and have distinguishing attributes, according to AOL Autos. "It […] [Read More]