Automakers quit the monthly sales reporting game

Automakers quit the monthly sales reporting game https://ift.tt/2uVBcCs

First it was Tesla, and then GM, that balked at the tradition of reporting sales results every month. The rest of the U.S. industry is now following suit.

TrueCar updates to give shoppers flexibility

TrueCar updates to give shoppers flexibility https://ift.tt/37SjY7r

The third-party vehicle listings site is introducing new shopping tools and a rebranded identity designed to win over consumers.

Car lot offers space for the homeless

Car lot offers space for the homeless https://ift.tt/36QvUW7

A used-vehicle store has volunteered itself as a "safe space" for people who are down on their luck and sleeping in their cars.

Nissan dealers sour on selling new

Nissan dealers sour on selling new https://ift.tt/2Omevyc dealers asked the factory for years to tone down incentive selling. The automaker has obliged -- but now many retailers are unprofitable.

Dealer anniversaries

Dealer anniversaries https://ift.tt/2UjiDms

Dealers featured this week include Henry Schmitt, president of BMW of San Francisco; Chris Langhurst and Scott Ryan, general manager and dealer principal of Cedar Rapids Toyota in Hiawatha, Iowa; Owner Jim Cross and General Manager Travis Brandenburg of Mercedes-Benz of Boise; Bruce Limbaugh, president of Limbaugh Toyota in Birmingham, Ala.; and Patrick Baxter, president of Kayser Chrysler Center, a Chrysler-Dodge-Jeep-Ram dealership in Sauk City, Wis.

Hyundai to offer free maintenance on all new vehicles

Hyundai to offer free maintenance on all new vehicles https://ift.tt/392lfJB

The program covers scheduled oil and filter changes and tire rotations for three years/36,000 miles.