Dealerships acquired in Calif., Ga.
Three dealership groups acquired stores in California in separate deals, while another group added a second Stellantis store in Georgia......»»
Banned, fined Calif. dealer says AG"s office wore him down into settling for $1.7 million
Paul Blanco and co-owner Putu Blanco said they were worn down by the state into settling and denied the behavior the court said had been stipulated by Paul Blanco's Good Car Company Auto Group......»»
LIFO tax relief for dealers left out of $1.7 trillion government funding bill
The nearly $1.7 trillion omnibus spending package was seen as one of the last legislative vehicles for a bill that would have provided relief to dealerships that use the "last in, first out" inventory accounting method......»»
Banned, fined Calif. dealer says AG"s office wore him down into settling
Paul Blanco and co-owner Putu Blanco said they were worn down by the state into settling and denied the behavior the court said had been stipulated by Paul Blanco's Good Car Company Auto Group......»»
Apple pushes Dark Sky holdouts to switch to Apple Weather, but some users aren’t happy
As we covered in-depth yesterday, the Dark Sky weather app that Apple acquired in 2020 is set to officially shut down in less than two weeks. While there are a number of popular alternatives out there, Apple has published a new support document deta.....»»
Buick dealers face at least $300,000 investment to sell and service EVs
The General Motors brand said the minimum investment required of U.S. dealerships for tooling, training and other EV equipment is an estimated average and will vary based on the individual dealership......»»
Apple killing Dark Sky in two weeks, don’t get caught in the rain with these alternatives
As previously announced, the Dark Sky weather app that Apple acquired in 2020 is set to shutdown on January 1, 2023. Ahead of that shutdown, we’ve rounded up a few of our favorite alternative weather apps for iPhone and iPad… more… The post.....»»
Cavender Auto Family adds Subaru, Chevy and Buick-GMC dealerships
Cavender Auto Family, in its latest acquisition, added Subaru, Chevy and Buick-GMC dealerships, more than doubling its dealership count in Oklahoma......»»
Dealership group builds web platform to boost used inventory
Per-vehicle gross profit for cars acquired through the website and sold by Performance Auto tends to be about $1,000 higher than for those purchased at auction, said the company's Nathan Myers......»»
Stellantis ramps up U.S. captive finance arm
Around 1,600 of the automaker's more than 2,600 U.S. dealerships have begun using the in-house financing arm since its launch just over a year ago......»»
Forget The Witcher and Superman: Henry Cavill to lead Warhammer 40K dream project
Amazon acquired the rights to potentially create its own cinematic universe. Enlarge / Henry Cavill as Geralt from Netflix's The Witcher TV series. (credit: Netflix) Amazon has signed a deal with Games Workshop to gain t.....»»
Chevy, Ford, Mitsubishi and Buick-GMC dealerships sell in Q3, Q4 deals
Chevy, Ford, Mitsubishi and Buick-GMC dealerships traded hands in third- and fourth-quarter deals across five states. Lithia Motors was the seller in one deal......»»
Ensuring trust for high-value digital transactions
With the holiday season upon us, auto dealerships are facing an influx of consumers looking to swoop on end-of-year sales and holiday offers. While previous years saw a steady stream of buyers piling into dealerships and onto car lots to make their p.....»»
F5 Distributed Cloud App Infrastructure Protection detects vulnerabilities in real time
F5 launches F5 Distributed Cloud App Infrastructure Protection (AIP), a cloud workload protection solution that expands application observability and protection to cloud-native infrastructures. Powered by technology acquired with Threat Stack, AIP is.....»»
Motorola Solutions acquires Rave Mobile Safety
Motorola Solutions has acquired Rave Mobile Safety, a mass notification and incident management that helps organizations and public safety agencies communicate and collaborate during emergencies. The company is based in Framingham, Massachusetts. Sta.....»»
Swickard Auto Group adds Mercedes, Lexus, Acura, JLR and Honda dealerships
The Swickard Auto Group acquisition included four luxury stores and a Honda dealership in Southern California — and the group plans to buy three more dealerships in the region early next year......»»
Jonathan Sobel-led group buys Porsche, Audi, VW dealerships
Jonathan Sobel's group's purchase of Porsche, Audi and Volkswagen dealerships follows a $70 million investment from Franchise Equity Partners in October......»»
Veracode acquires Crashtest Security to improve web application security
Veracode has acquired Crashtest Security to enhance the existing DAST capabilities available as part of Veracode’s Continuous Software Security Platform and broaden customer access globally. Web applications are fast becoming the most exploited att.....»»
Asbury sells 9 North Carolina dealerships to Hudson Automotive
It was Asbury's second big batch of divestitures this year......»»
Mitsubishi, Ford, Nissan and Infiniti dealerships trade hands in Q3, Q4 deals
Three established dealership groups expanded with store acquisitions, while a former used-vehicle store owner bought his first franchised new-car dealership......»»
Lithia Motors buys Ferrari-Bentley-Lotus dealership
Lithia Motors Inc.'s collection of exotic and ultraluxury dealerships expanded with a purchase of a store in Colorado......»»