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Newsby Hannah MitchellJuly 31, 2025

Penn., Utah Auto Dealers Get AAA Nods

Annually bestowed awards recognize stores’ auto-repair excellence.

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Newsby StaffNovember 20, 2019

RepairPal Shops to Perform DOWC Service Contract Repairs

A new partnership connects Dealer Owned Warranty Company service contract holders with RepairPal’s network of 2,500 certified repair shops.

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Newsby StaffNovember 8, 2019

Automotive Consulting Enterprises Debuts In-House Training Program

Enrollment is now open for classes held at Automotive Consulting Enterprises' new automotive training facility at the company’s Kansas City-area headquarters.

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Newsby Tariq KamalOctober 16, 2019

Recall Sweep Targets AutoNation Dealerships

The U.S. PIRG Education Fund issued a damning report after finding one in every nine used vehicles for sale at 28 AutoNation-owned locations in 12 states is subject to an open recall.

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Newsby Tariq KamalOctober 15, 2019

Calif. Dealers Get Warranty Rate Hike, 10-Year Upgrade Intervals, CCPA Exemption

California Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed AB 179, enacting new dealer protections against below-market warranty reimbursement rates and OEM-ordered facility upgrades. The bill also allows dealers to issue recall notices without violating new data privacy rules.

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Newsby Tariq KamalSeptember 18, 2019

World’s First Carbon-Neutral Dealership Changes Hands

Motorcars Honda of Cleveland Heights has been purchased and renamed by the nine-store Foundation Automotive group. The Ohio store was recognized by BP as the world’s first carbon-neutral auto dealership in 2016.

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Newsby StaffSeptember 11, 2019

Pace of Dealership Acquisitions Slows in Q2

Kerrigan Advisors’ latest Blue Sky buy/sell report counts 49 transactions in the second quarter, a slight decline from Q1 but enough to maintain a 200-plus-transaction pace for 2019.

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Newsby StaffSeptember 10, 2019

Report: Chasing Price Hurts Gross, F&I, Service

A new report makes the case for chasing value over price, a strategy that auto dealerships nationwide are adopting to generate higher front-end & back-end grosses while earning lifelong service customers.

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Newsby StaffSeptember 3, 2019

Affinitiv and AutoLoop Complete Merger

The combined company retains the Affinitiv name and now includes more than 6,500 dealer accounts managed by 800 employees and generating approximately $200 million in revenues.

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Newsby StaffAugust 26, 2019

Ally: Soaring Costs Make Case for Service Contracts

An Ally/Harris survey of U.S. consumers found only 21% had purchased a vehicle service contract, propelling their average five-year maintenance and repair costs to nearly $2,000.

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