Twitter and Facebook Increase Their Automotive Market Penetration
9 Feb 2010, 15:28 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / A recent independent study indicates that U.S. dealerships have considerably increased their social media presence in their efforts to increase sales. The report, issued by GOSO, a web and social...
Penske Acquired Two California Dealerships
8 Feb 2010, 14:17 UTC · By: Alex Vasile / The serious drop in car sales caused a record number of dealer closures in 2009. The number of new car dealerships in the US dropped by 1,605 stores last year, leaving 18,841 dealerships standing. T...
Saab and Volvo, Part Deux
8 Feb 2010, 09:43 UTC · By: Emanuelle Vandelay / If you wake up in the morning when the clock alarm goes off, brush your teeth, take a shower, dress with the already prepared clothes you readied last night, run to your car and accelerate to the of...
Galpin Opens Spyker Dealer in LA
8 Feb 2010, 08:45 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Spyker, one of the most popular news subjects nowadays, is making the headlines one more time through the opening of a new dealership in Los Angeles. Galpin Motors, well-known for the supercars it s...
Closed Dealerships in the US Hit Record Number
6 Feb 2010, 06:03 UTC · By: Alex Vasile / The recession made it impossible for some of the car dealers in the US to avoid bankruptcy. Though the government made important efforts to save as many as it could, some of the showrooms became yog...
10 More Fiat Dealerships in India
2 Feb 2010, 14:50 UTC · By: Alex Vasile / Fiat hadn’t had a good 2009, as the Italian car manufacturer posted serious losses. As a result, Fiat’s CEO Sergio Marchionne decided to take some drastic measures. First he decided to p...
Three Rossmeyer HD Dealerships Bought by Penske
29 Jan 2010, 10:57 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / Those of you who were left wondering what will happen with one of the largest Harley-Davidson dealership chains after their owner, Bruce Rossmeyer died in July last year, should find out that three ...
Rolls-Royce Opens Dealerships in Kuala Lumpur
25 Jan 2010, 15:22 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Even if this might not sound like a newsworthy subject, it actually is because every single Rolls Royce dealership - although it sells one or maybe two cars per year - contributes to the final sales...
Ram Logo Gets on Dealership Buildings
4 Jan 2010, 08:50 UTC · By: Alex Vasile / Chrysler Group officials decided that it is time for the logo of the new Ram brand to get on top of dealerships throughout the country. This is just one of the changes Chrysler decided to apply to i...
Closed Dealerships Transformed in Yoga Studios
30 Dec 2009, 11:24 UTC · By: Alex Vasile / There’s no secret that the recession seriously struck down the auto industry. As one of the crisis measures, automakers decided to close down dealerships all over the United States. Chrysler G...
Audi Centre Brighton Opens in Australia
22 Dec 2009, 12:43 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / German carmaker Audi yesterday inaugurated a new terminal-style dealership in Brighton, Melbourne. The dealership, known as Audi Centre Brighton, has been built according to Audi’s global &lsq...
Lamborghini Opens Its Sixth UK Dealership
16 Dec 2009, 13:24 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / Italian supercar manufacturer Lamborghini announced the addition of another dealership to its UK network. Lamborghini Sevenoaks is therefore the sixth dealership, the UK network now comprising deale...
NADA Commends Senate for Dealers Rights Amendment
14 Dec 2009, 10:35 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The National Automobile Dealers Association (NADA) applauded the US Senate's passing of the spending bill, complete with the NADA-backed dealer rights provision. This amendment will allow affec...
GM's New Plan for Its Dealers
4 Dec 2009, 09:38 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / As is the case with its competitor Chrysler, American manufacturer GM announced today a new plan put together to "address concerns raised by dealers and allow GM to continue to move forward wit...
Fiat Digital Configurator Available in the UK
30 Nov 2009, 09:56 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Fiat Marylebone, the flagship Fiat dealership in London, announced today the introduction of no less than four different configurators for customers, as well as an external digital display on the de...
GM Offers $2,000 For Closed Dealers' Customers
24 Nov 2009, 16:37 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Believing that even if the some dealerships will be closed as a result of this year's bankruptcy the customers of the respective stores don't have to switch to Toyota or such, American man...
Pacific Honda Dealership Opens in Gympie
24 Nov 2009, 13:56 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / The Australian branch of Honda announced today that it has opened Gympie’s first Honda dealership. The Pacific Honda showroom undertook an extensive 12-month build process to meet the high sta...
Honda Texas Dealership to Use Save-a-Deal 2010
23 Nov 2009, 07:40 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / Allen Honda dealership in central Texas has selected Save-a-Deal 2010 as its customer relationship management (CRM) software, Automotive Software Designers announced. in a release. Save-a-Deal is a ...
Mahindra Pik-Up Expands in Australia
19 Nov 2009, 14:54 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / As part of a plan dating back all the way since 2007, Indian carmaker Mahindra announced plans to expand its business in Australia by opening four new Mahindra dealers in West Australia. The four ar...
2009 Ferrari World Championship, Won by Boardwalk Ferrari
19 Nov 2009, 08:39 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Not known to many, being a Ferrari dealer means more than selling sports cars to Prancing Horse aficionados or driving around in great looking cars. From March to September each year, ever since 199...