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Develop Some Army Rangers on your Team

Team building at its best grows the store – step 4 Recently a dealer shared with me that business with his competitors was like war. That comment got me thinking a bit about combat and how to win battles, which in turn yielded some thought provokin
Jun 26, 2012
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Study: Generation ‘N’ – ‘Neutral About Driving’

Lingering Low Employment Nationally, Generational Demographic Shifts, Potential Contagion from Europe Present Big Challenges to the Auto Industry, According to New AlixPartners Study U.S. Sales Predicted to be 14.3 Million this Year; Generation ‘N�
Jun 26, 2012
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The Conference Board Consumer Confidence Index® Declines Again

The Conference Board Consumer Confidence Index®, which had declined in May, fell further in June. The Index now stands at 62.0 (1985=100), down from 64.4 in May. The Expectations Index declined to 72.3 from 77.3. The Present Situation Index, however
Jun 26, 2012
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Dominion Dealer Solutions Launches Prime-Response.com

Website complements brand-oriented reputation management NORFOLK, Va. — Prime ResponseTM, the industry’s top provider of innovative online reputation management (ORM) and a division of Dominion Dealer Solutions, announced today the launch of
Jun 26, 2012
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Kelley Blue Book Analysts: New-Vehicle Sales Remain Steady At 13.9 Million Seasonally Adjusted Annual Rate

IRVINE, Calif. — New-vehicle sales are projected to hit 13.9 million seasonally adjusted annual rate (SAAR) in June 2012, slightly improved from the 13.8 million unit pace posted in May 2012, according to Kelley Blue Book, www.kbb.com, the lead
Jun 26, 2012
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TrueCar.com: June 2012 New Car Sales Expected to Be Highest June Since 2007

SANTA MONICA, Calif. — TrueCar.com, the authority on new car pricing, trends and forecasting, today released its June 2012 sales and incentives forecast.  The forecast shows the following: For June 2012, new light vehicle sales in the U.S. (i
Jun 26, 2012
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Ford Sets Truck Standard Again with New F-150 Limited, Offering Class-Leading Luxury and Capability

DEARBORN, Mich. — Ford, the industry’s truck leader, marks the launch of the latest F-150 with a new statement on pickup luxury for 2013 – the F-150 Limited. Building on three decades of truck leadership and a decade of luxury pickup in
Jun 26, 2012
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instaVIN™ Offers Auto Dealers NMVTIS Vehicle History Reports for 49 Cents

Now Through July 31, 2012, Dealers Can Buy 20 instaVIN Vehicle History Reports For $9.79 SAN DIEGO — instaVIN™ (instaVIN.com/DealerBundles) today announces the availability of NMVTIS based instaVIN vehicle history reports for just $.49 each,
Jun 26, 2012

‘Storybook’ – 30 years in the Making

Every once in a while in my profession I’ll be standing in front of a class and from somewhere mysteriously golden words will roll off my tongue. In a Los Angeles class I taught approximately one year ago, we had discussed how the “best of the be
Jun 25, 2012