Auto Retail News

Houston, TX –  OnlineDrive, the first company to focus specifically on inbound marketing and the conversion of consumer auto leads, as well as the owner of ShowroomMagnet, is pleased to announce Timmy D. James has joined the OnlineDrive team as th

While Automotive Industry Shows Signs of Recovery, OEMs and Suppliers Confirm Challenges Are Ahead By Way of Raw Material Costs, Natural Disasters and Emerging Technologies DETROIT—The automotive industry is showing signs of recovery, but automotiv

DETROIT — Ford and Carfax have agreed to provide Carfax Vehicle History Reports for the Ford and Lincoln Certified Pre-Owned (CPO) programs. Starting Jan. 1, 2013, Ford is committed to providing a free Carfax® Vehicle History Report™ for eve

BOULDER, CO —  Most brands understand the importance of an active, engaged Facebook community, but few brands know how to build one. Fan participation is never strong enough, so brands do what they think makes sense: focus on getting more fans

DULUTH, Ga. — Asbury Automotive Group (NYSE: ABG), one of the largest automotive retail and service companies in the U.S., today announced that Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer Michael S. Kearney has been appointed to its B

Barron Meade hired to connect progressive auto executives with company’s innovative marketing software and services Chapel Hill, NC — 3 Birds Marketing, a software developer offering an integrated digital marketing platform and profession

First transaction toward strategic plans to pursue alternatives for international businesses DETROIT — Ally Financial Inc. (Ally) announced that it has reached an agreement to sell its Mexican insurance business, ABA Seguros, to the ACE Group,

With its launch earlier this month, http://www.CarPlatter.com introduced a groundbreaking approach that takes the negotiating struggle out of purchasing a new car by allowing car shoppers to “privately” build their dream car online and receive �

Ask any dealer or manager to tell you what they do and the answer you likely will get is they sell cars, or they sell and service cars. If you also ask them to tell you metrics on selling and service they can give you close rates, profit,  hours per