Most luxury dealerships have long offered perks such as a car wash with each visit. But some are taking it much farther. I posted a story this week about how luxury brand dealers are looking... Read more

Consolidation loomed large this week as publicly-listed Lithia Motors Inc. gobbled up family-owned LA Auto Group.  I was pleased to hear that the Shammas family, owners of the Group, will ke... Read more

The publics have been announcing their second quarter results in this last week. One thing I noticed is the growing importance of used car sales to the bottom line. Sonic Automotive saw sale... Read more

Non-traditional money moving into the auto retail segment isn’t a new thing. After Berkshire Hathaway’s acquisition of the Van Tuyl Group in 2014, however, it became a hot topic. It also ope... Read more

I don’t know about you, but if I don’t make a list before I go to the grocery store I end up forgetting to buy the stuff I really needed and buying things I don’t need, or goods I already ha... Read more

Research firm AlixPartner this week released a report looking at, among other things, vehicle connectivity, shared mobility, and autonomous vehicles. Among its conclusions: Automakers are sl... Read more

I recently read an interview in Automotive News with Cox Automotive COO Mark O’Neil. He discussed the baby steps Cox Automotive is taking to ease consumers into buying cars online. Of course... Read more

I just read that Florida has passed a bill that prohibits auto manufacturers from forcing dealers to renovate dealerships more often than once a decade. Hopefully dealers will see value in u... Read more