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New TOP SAFETY PICK+ award goes to 13 cars

117 additional vehicles earn TOP SAFETY PICK ARLINGTON, Va. — To reward 2013 models with superior crash protection, the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) is awarding the new TOP SAFETY PICK+ accolade to 13 cars. All earn good or acce
Dec 20, 2012
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CarMax Reports Total Used Unit Sales Rose 16% in the 3rd Quarter.

CarMax Reports Record Third Quarter Results RICHMOND, Va.–  CarMax, Inc. today reported record results for the third quarter ended November 30, 2012. Net sales and operating revenues increased 15% to $2.60 billion from $2.26 billion in the thi
Dec 20, 2012
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S&P/Experian Consumer Credit Default Indices: National Credit Default Rates Ticked Up in November 2012

NEW YORK — Data through November 2012, released today by S&P Dow Jones Indices and Experian for the S&P/Experian Consumer Credit Default Indices, a comprehensive measure of changes in consumer credit defaults, showed an increase in nati
Dec 20, 2012
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This Holiday Season, Autobytel® Presents the 10 Best Cars for Christmas Under $25,000

IRVINE, Calif. — It’s every adult’s dream – to wake up Christmas morning and see the big, red bow atop a new car, silently wishing you a Merry Christmas. Think it isn’t possible? Think again. The editors at Autobytel® have compiled
Dec 20, 2012
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Auto Shopper Interest in Ford Surges in December

Dataium’s ASI™ index points to increasing consumer demand for the Ford F-150 and the redesigned Fusion Nashville, TN— Dataium, the largest aggregator of online automotive shopper behavior, today released its monthly Automotive Shopper Inten
Dec 19, 2012
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60,000 Libraries of Congress filled with data…

Welcome to the Dealer Communications & Digital Dealer Conference & Exposition blog! We look forward to using this new blog to share ideas, strategies and news to our community of automotive friends across the world. As crazy as it may seem it
Dec 19, 2012
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Polk Analysis: Car Shoppers Who Chat Also Buy

1 in 3 Identifiable Consumers Purchased Vehicles ATLANTA — One in three users of auto website chat, included in a recent Polk analysis commissioned by Contact At Once!, bought a vehicle after having an online conversation with a dealer. Contact
Dec 19, 2012
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Striving to be an Outlier

Paul de Vries will sell 1,200 new cars in 2012. He doesn’t have a new car franchise and he only employs nine employees. He has a limited marketing budget that is heavily focused on digital initiatives that include publishing a library of 150 videos
Dec 19, 2012
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Nissan Announces Winners for “Innovation Garage” Social Media Campaign

Top honorees to receive $50,000 grants and 2013 Nissan Altimas along with promotional support and advice FRANKLIN, Tenn. – A device enabling you to learn in your sleep and a low-cost system for improving health care in developing countries are
Dec 19, 2012