People are relying on the automobile as an emotional antidote to isolation during the coronavirus pandemic. Local automobile dealers can attest to that. With recreational and social options limited, and amid concerns about social distancing with public transportation or flying, … Continue reading Opinion: Car Dealers Say People are Looking to Autos to Break Pandemic Cabin Fever
Kings Peak Auto Sales is a small car dealership right off State Street in Murray, Utah among several other dealers. Their motto, as owner Joseph Speciale says, is: “We try to make it as easy and simple to buy a car … Continue reading ‘MajorHead-Turner’ Stolen from Kings Peak Auto Sales in Utah
#DealershipsGivingBack: The West Herr Auto Group, in Buffalo and Rochester, New York is coming to the aid of USS The Sullivans just 24 hours after it was announced the ship is on the brink of sinking. West Herr is donating $50,000 to … Continue reading West Herr Auto Group Donates $50K for Repairs to USS The Sullivans
#DealershipsGivingBack: The organization ‘Stop the Dealing, Start the Healing’ needed a new car. A Rhinelander dealership knew how to help. “We want to help everybody and be able to support everybody,” explained Jose Cisneros, the founder of Stop the Dealing, Start … Continue reading Rhinelander GM Auto Center in Wisconsin Donates Car to ‘Stop the Dealing, Start the Healing’
African Americans have been faced with obstacles to their success in this country since its inception, and the auto industry rarely offered a path to move beyond that struggle. As a Black American, Homer Roberts was an early exception, managing … Continue reading Homer B. Roberts: Remembering the First Black Car Dealership Owner
The pandemic has made an impact across all industries. Some have been instant winners, like the tech space where the move to remote work forced the adaptation of work from home tools like Zoom. Other spaces like the events space … Continue reading Opinion: How The Pandemic Is Creating Opportunities In Slow To Change Markets
John Thomas (J.T.) Davis, affectionately known as “Farm,” passed away peacefully at the age of 91 on Jan. 27. During his more than 30 years in the automotive dealership business, he was elected to serve in multiple leadership and executive roles … Continue reading Former NIADA, TIADA, HIADA Executive J.T. ‘Farm’ Davis Passes Away at 91
#DealershipsGivingBack: On Feb. 18 a Prince George, British Columbia Ford dealership donated two vehicles to the College of New Caledonia’s (CNC) Automotive Service Training program to help students learn about new technology in today’s vehicles. The vehicles included a Ford … Continue reading British Columbia Ford Dealership Donates Vehicles to Automotive Students
Grady the Badger from Johnson Automotive Trunk Monkey from the Suburban Auto Group Continue reading Grady the Badger vs Trunk Monkey
What began as a vehicle stolen from a Louisanna car lot ended in a high-speed chase and gunfire. Four law enforcement agencies pursued a woman from Opelousas to Lafayette Parish and back on I-49. According to Alcide Dominique, his dealership, Dominique Auto … Continue reading Car Stolen from Dominique Auto Sales in Louisiana, then Totaled in 140mph Police Chase
