Ford, Lincoln Dealers Donated $89 Million in 2013
29 Jan 2014, 09:49 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Ford and Lincoln dealers donated approximately $89 million to local causes and nonprofits across the United States in 2013, the annual Ford Survey on Dealer Giving revealed earlier this week. 96...
Toyota New Zealand Offering New Deal
8 Jan 2014, 10:06 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / Along with the start of a new year, Toyota New Zealand wants to give customers another reason to be happy, by launching the “Hit the Road Deal”. So, what’s this all about? Well,...
Sterling McCall Toyota Selling 1 Dollar Cars for Black Friday
28 Nov 2013, 09:43 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / Black Friday is just around the corner and along with cheap home appliances, IT hardware, gadgets and even clothes you can also benefit from special offers for vehicles. Every year on Black Frida...
Lexus Tops Premium Brand Dealers Service Retention Table
15 Nov 2013, 11:47 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / According to latest researches Lexus, Porsche and Mercedes-Benz are the top three franchises for retaining service customers within the franchised dealer network. The study conducted by Warranty ...
Chevy Dealer Gets Price Wrong, Arrests Buyer for Theft
8 Oct 2012, 09:24 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Automakers try to promote their buyer-frinedly attitude all the time, but it’s the dealers that screw this up. It happened in Virginia, where a dealer sold a black Chevy Traverse to Danny Sawy...
Lamborghini Opens Dealership in Mumbai
1 May 2012, 11:33 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Lamborghini is currently following an aggressive expansion plan, with the carmaker opening more and more dealerships in the hunt for a larger audience across the world and the Raging Bull has recent...
Cadillac Awarded by J.D. Power for Customer Service in 2012
15 Mar 2012, 10:57 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Cadillac was named today as a 2012 Customer Service Champion at the J.D. Power and Associates Customer Service Roundtable in Orlando, Florida. The evaluation covered some 20 industries in America, a...
Lamborghini Introduces Two New Dealers in South Africa
7 Oct 2011, 08:19 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Lamborghini has inaugurated two new dealerships in South Africa, with both locations being run by Pearl Automotive, the Raging Bull’s new partner in the country. The dealerships, located in...
Chrysler Forced to Sell Its Los Angeles Dealership by Its Own Dealers
22 Sep 2011, 14:29 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / We all know America is a free country, but this makes things a little bit complicated sometimes and then you have to turn to justice. However, some US lawsuits can be... strange, to use a politicall...
Salesman Humps Golf GTI Door, Door Resists
24 May 2011, 08:27 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The Germans from Volkswagen like to impress. In their quest for world domination, the Germans like to give their regular cars, or at least their most popular, the Golf and Polo, souped-up versions t...
MV Agusta Names Exclusive Australia Distributor
17 Feb 2011, 14:32 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / Australians will soon get their own network of high-level MV Agusta dealers to buy from, as the Italian company has further expanded, by naming MV Agusta Imports Pty/ Ltd. the exclusive Down Under w...
Chrysler Wants Discretion in Reinstating Dealers
29 Dec 2010, 09:57 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The cries for help, at times desperate and unjustified American manufacturer Chrysler made in 2009 over the size of its dealership network have ended. Many of the carmaker's dealerships have be...
Chrysler Motor Village Opens in 2011
16 Nov 2010, 15:57 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Back in 2009, American manufacturer Chrysler was making a big fuss and asked, with fear in its voice and an ax in its hands, to eliminate as many of the non-performing dealers as possible. Its very ...
Ford Dealership Count to Reach 3,000
16 Sep 2010, 14:28 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Last year, two of the biggest carmakers in the US, GM and Chrysler, severely cut their dealership networks in an attempt to cut cost and avoid what they called the imminent and irreversible collapse...
Denny Hecker Makes a Plea Deal
14 Sep 2010, 10:42 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Remember Denny Hecker, the Minnesota dealer and the former owner of Advantage Rent A Car? As you know, Hecker faces criminal charges, including conspiracy and bankruptcy fraud. According to Auto...
ExxonMobil to Supply GM Dealership Network
11 Sep 2010, 12:18 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / ExxonMobil, one of the biggest lubricants suppliers in the world, announced yesterday it has signed a new agreement with American manufacturer GM, which will allow it to continue as the lubricants s...
VW Picks Saepio for Dealer Advertising
21 Jul 2010, 10:46 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The American division of German manufacturer Volkswagen announced today it has selected Saepio to handle the localized marketing for its 600 dealers US dealers. Simple as it may seem, Saepio's ...
SIGTARP Targets GM for Dealerships Closure
19 Jul 2010, 06:04 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / 2009 was the year of reinvention for two of the biggest automotive players in the US, GM and Chrysler. Their reinvention however did not come cheap, both in terms of actual money spent on their revi...
Lotus Begins Dealership Network Shakeup
8 Jul 2010, 16:04 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / As part of the new five-year plan meant to bring the British manufacturer right up Porsche's and Ferrari's alleys, Lotus sent letters this week to its entire European dealership network, l...
GM Dealers Death Toll in 2010: 1,650
7 Jul 2010, 13:39 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / American manufacturer GM's 2009 bankruptcy brought with it a reorganization plan of previously unseen proportions. Aside for revising the product lineup and reorganizing its finances, GM also a...