Auto Retail News

Dearborn, MI – Lincoln, the luxury automotive brand, today unveiled its Super Bowl ad, the first-ever commercial written entirely through social media with consumers participating on Twitter. Jimmy Fallon asked his followers to tweet responses to h

Sunnyvale, CA – Digital Air Strike, the nation’s leading automotive social media, online reputation and lead response company, announced today that it now partners with more than 2,000 auto dealerships across the U.S. as they strive to better

Auburn Hills, MI – Chrysler Group LLC today introduced the limited-edition Mopar ’13 Dart, marking the fourth special-edition Mopar-badged vehicle created since the company partnered with Fiat S.p.A in 2009. The car will be shown at next week

According to an article on SubPrime Auto Finance News, recoveries close 2012 on a downward path. Redwood City, CA — After climbing for two months in a row, the latest RDN Monthly Analytics Update indicated December recovery volumes decreased 1 perc

Albany, NY – Auto/Mate Dealership Systems (http://www.automate.com) announced today that its AMPS Dealership Management System (DMS) is fully integrated with 700Credit, the automotive industry’s leading provider of consumer credit reporting and c

Polk County, FL – Ford Motor Company Fund (Ford Fund) has named Polk County as a Ford Next Generation Learning (Ford NGL) Community — one of only 17 communities in the nation. Key to this designation is Polk County’s commitment to align communi

According to an article posted on F&I and Showroom, an Iowa dealer is being sued by GM for false reporting. Davenport, IA — General Motors filed a lawsuit against Iowa dealership Leep Chevrolet, which does business under the fictitious name of

According to a story on F&I and Showroom, FTC warns 11 Arkansas dealers. Jonesboro, AR — The Federal Trade Commission (FTC)’s Southwest Region Office has warned 11 used-car dealerships in Jonesboro, AR, that their sales practices violate the

Crystal Lake, IL – Terry Dortch, CEO of Automotive Compliance Consultants, Inc., said auto dealers who coach their sales associates to weave dealership compliance functions into every step of the Road to the Sale can help boost closing rates while