Why One Dealer Group Pays More for Cars From Its Service Drive
Pettitt’s reasoning comes down to one idea: when you know a car’s history, there’s no mystery. A vehicle from the service drive comes with information an auction car or a street purchase can’t match.
How Del Grande Built a Service-Drive Acquisition Process That Actually Stuck
About two years ago, as EV price swings hit Del Grande’s Bay Area market, the group stepped back to get its house in order. Its buy centers were acquiring cars from the public, but the work depended on a few hard-to-find people, and turnover was constant. The service drive offered a better path, if they could make it consistent.
How Carvana’s Delivery Network Gives It an Edge in New-Car Sales
Carvana now owns seven franchised dealerships, mostly Chrysler-Dodge-Jeep-Ram stores, and it’s using its used-car delivery network to sell new vehicles far beyond a typical market area, Automotive News reports.
Shawn Fain Declares Victory in His Race for a Second UAW Term
Fain declared victory Friday in his bid for a second term leading the roughly 400,000-member United Auto Workers. Preliminary totals released by a federal monitor showed him winning a majority and easily topping five challengers, according to Reuters. GM, Ford, and Stellantis did not immediately comment.
Beaver Toyota and Mazda’s Charity Golf Tournament Shows What a Dealership Can Be
On Monday, we broadcast live from Hawks Ridge Golf Club in Ball Ground, Georgia, for the fifth annual Beaver Toyota & Mazda Charity Golf Tournament. Last year, a sold-out field of 120 golfers helped raise nearly $160,000. This year’s goal is $200,000, all for four organizations serving the special-needs and at-risk citizens of Forsyth County.
🚙 After losing a six-figure loyalty bonus, Mercedes-Benz of Temecula launched a mobile service van in December 2025 and texted every customer it hadn’t seen in over a year. In September, it booked 37 mobile appointments, its best month yet, and 70% of mobile customers hadn’t visited in at least a year.
Mobile Service Brought Back Customers This Mercedes-Benz Store Hadn't Seen in Years
On a tip from an NADA Academy classmate running more than 800 mobile repair orders a month, the store partnered with Curbee and launched its first mobile service van in December 2025. Then it texted every customer it hadn't seen in over a year.
Chip Motors Wants a $15,000 Electric Golf Cart to Be Your Family's Next Car
Chip Motors, founded in 2024, is developing what it calls a "Life Utility Vehicle," an electric neighborhood vehicle designed to handle a family's everyday errands.
Fuel-Efficient Used Cars Are Gaining Value While Gas Guzzlers Fall
In Manheim's Q3 Used Vehicle Index report, Senior Director Jonathan Gregory broke down wholesale price changes by fuel economy, as reported by Car Dealership Guy.
The FTC's Greenway Settlement Puts Advertised Prices Under the Microscope
Greenway Automotive, an Orlando-based group ranked No. 23 on Automotive News' list of the top 150 dealership groups, reached a proposed settlement with the FTC over allegations of deceptive price advertising. Greenway neither admitted nor denied the allegations, and the settlement still needs court approval.
