By Jason T. Allen Issues surrounding the allocation of new vehicles have existed in some shape or form for as long as manufacturers have allocated vehicles.  Those issues were aggravated during the pandemic and chip-shortage when demand consistently exceeded supply, lots were empty and...

By: Savannah N. Criado On October 28, 2024 Subaru announced a “service technical content charge.” Subaru explained that the charge will appear on the parts statement of its franchised dealers from October 2024 through March 2025. This charge is not a result of individual dealer orders nor is...

By: Denise Branch Manufacturers are using the increased technology on new vehicle models as the rationale for creating second delivery programs. While some of these programs allow an OEM rep to train dealership employees to conduct second deliveries with customers, Infiniti recently...