Northeast Ohio Auto Dealers Association

06/03/2026

The business of good impacts the local community for good 👍

Well done

06/03/2026

Automotive News

Dealership groups warned by the Federal Trade Commission about advertising practices had twice the number of customer review complaints about marketing and bait-and-switch behavior compared with the broader industry, according to a new Widewail study.

The review analytics company examined 63 of the 97 dealerships and groups the FTC identified May 28 as recipients of the agency’s March warning letters and compared their feedback with the broader industry in the first quarter. The findings suggest customer complaints can flag problematic practices before regulators act.

The Widewail study excluded the 34 other retailers named by the FTC, largely independent dealers, because it couldn’t conclusively match them to stores within its database of millions of Google reviews.

At first glance, there’s not much of a difference. The pool of dealers the FTC warned of illegal advertising practices mostly received positive Google reviews during the first quarter, averaging 4.34 stars out of a possible 5, slightly lower than the industry average of 4.49 stars.

“Many are popular, high-volume, well-reviewed stores,” the company wrote about the FTC recipients in a report June 1. “A star rating alone would never flag them.”

Read more: https://www.autonews.com/retail/finance-insurance/an-widewail-ftc-letters-dealerships-reviews-0603/

06/03/2026

06/03/2026

Well done Great Lakes Honda

06/03/2026

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06/02/2026

AutoNation, Lithia and others were among the nearly 100 dealers called out for "deceptive" pricing. https://trib.al/L5UBEMV

05/29/2026

Change of leadership! We are announcing Eric Nisly will be stepping down from his position as Audi Shop foreman. Eric will transition back to an Audi line tech. With his Master Guild Certification (Audi's highest level) he will once again be expertly taking care of Audi cars and SUVs. After 15 years as shop foreman we want to thank Eric for his wisdom, calm leadership, empathy, and great spirit leading the Audi service team.

Welcome Dylan Shupe as our new Audi Shop Forman. Dylan has been a technician for over 20 years, the last three here at Cascade. He is Audi Master Certified. We are confident he will competently take the reins from Eric to ensure the same high level of Audi service we have strived to offer for the last 56 years.

Good luck Eric and Dylan in your new roles.

04/24/2026

🚨 Acquisition Alert:

Buyer: Carvana

Seller: Elliot Schor and Scott Zuckerman of Catskill Automotive Partners

Transaction Date: April 21

Stores Sold: Avon Lake Chrysler, Dodge, Jeep, Ram in Avon Lake, Ohio, near Cleveland

Worth noting: Stellantis updated its acquisition limit for dealers in February, limiting it to one during a rolling 12-month period.

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