An expanded crossover lineup and 19 percent increase in retail deliveries drove Hyundai to another U.S. sales gain in November with volume rising 6 percent to 60,601 units. Industry sales are forecast to rise slightly last month, according to forecasts, helped by higher spiffs, holiday promotions and an extra sales day and weekend.
Former megadealer Bernie Moreno, now president of luxury subscription-service provider Drive Options, says third-party companies have the best shot at making the model work.
Berman Subaru of Chicago became a refuge for music school students fleeing a fatal police shootout with a bank robbery suspect and helped save a 15-year-old who was injured.
A Chevrolet dealer who thrived on medium-duty commercial business a decade ago is setting himself up to reclaim that segment with an $8 million service center. But before his commercial business even ramps up, the service center has propelled double-digit sales gains on the retail side.
After something of a rocky year, Mazda is back on its journey from a small, mainstream brand to a more premium player.
A new software tool helps dealerships fight synthetic-identity fraud by flagging the parts of a loan applicant's personal info that are fishy.
