Category: News

AutoNation continues to expand

August 19, 2015

AutoNation has gotten even bigger. The largest automotive retailer in the U.S. has agreed to acquire 16 more stores, representing $600-million in combined annual revenue. The deal includes 13 stores in Georgia, Alabama and Tennessee from Carl Gregory Enterprises, and …

Canadians keen on hydrogen fuel-cell vehicles

August 12, 2015

So far, Canadians haven’t warmed up to electric vehicles, but a new study found there’s a strong appetite for hydrogen fuel-cell electric and non gasoline-powered vehicles. Canadian research company Ipsos Reid conducted a poll on behalf of Hyundai Auto Canada, …

OMVIC cracks down on curbsiders

August 12, 2015

Ontario Motor Vehicle Industry Council (OMVIC) is cracking down hard on illegal, unlicensed auto dealers known as curbsiders, to prevent unfair business practices. That’s information franchised dealers can use to educate their prospects. Most recently, Zhijun Wang of Toronto, an …

TrueCar CEO to step down

August 12, 2015

TrueCar Inc. founder Scott Painter will step down as CEO later this year, announced the U.S. online, no-haggle car-shopping site after reporting its Q2 earnings. “After a decade of building TrueCar from an idea into a public company, I have …

Revamped courses for auto technicians

August 12, 2015

Adayana Industry Group, which develops online course content to help automotive technicians become ASE-certified, is updating its 70+ course assets. These are the courses that have served thousands of automotive technicians, with more than 1-million course completions to date for …