(January 23, 2015) Even by Barrett-Jackson standards, the recent nine-day marathon auction in Scottsdale was a mammoth undertaking, setting new records for total sales ($130 million), and memorabilia sales ($6.55 million) — not to mention attendance, vehicles sold and TV audience.

"I guess it's fair to say this was the biggest management challenge of my life, especially with the high expectations for the sale of the world famous Ron Pratte collection of classic vehicles. But we pulled it off, and it's good to be back home, working to help people in Texas get their land and other assets sold," said Spanky Assiter, founder and chairman of Assiter Auctioneers.

(January 22, 2015) TORRANCE, Calif. — Coming off a record sales year as one of the best-selling SUVs in its segment, Acura's RDX is set to move its already lofty bar even higher when the new 2016 model bows at the Chicago Auto Show on Feb. 12.

The new RDX sports a long list of styling and performance improvements plus desirable new luxury and safety features designed to further solidify its leadership in the compact luxury SUV segment.

(January 22, 2015) DETROIT — GMC closed out 2014 with 501,853 total U.S. sales, up 12 percent from 2013. With retail sales up 11 percent, the brand marked its fifth consecutive year of sales growth and best year since 2007.

The brand is strengthening its premium positioning, as evidenced by the success of its premium Denali sub-brand and its average transaction prices in the full-size pickup segment.

(January 21, 2015) Beginning this week, all Callaway SportTrucks are being assembled with the new Callaway "GenThree" supercharger system. This results in increasing power from 540 to 560 horsepower and from 522 lb-ft to 553 lb-ft of torque on 6.2-liter Callaway Silverados.