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I recently visited two different dealerships where I noticed that all of their used vehicles, other than cars that were covered by manufacturer’s warranties, were being sold “as is”. One of the dealers, a high-line establishment, had a number o

For college graduates, Southeast Toyota Finance just made the car-buying experience a little greener. The Prius c, a hot-selling choice for trend-setting urbanites on the go, was recently added to the list of Toyota vehicles eligible for the $1,000 S

WASHINGTON, DC — One year ago in a joint-announcement with the SBA and the Administration, 13 major banks committed to increase lending to small businesses in underserved communities by $20 billion over the next three years. Today, banks have repor

Every day local shoppers see your inventory in online ads and on your website. The average VIN sitting on your lot is presented hundreds of times. What if you knew who was looking at a particular VIN, how long they were looking or how often? What if

Stu Zalud, NADA Used Car Guide executive will teach you how to protect and leverage the data that you already have to improve your dealership’s effectiveness and profitability. It may seem complicated, but Stu will sort it out in laymen’s terms,

Rob Mudd, president of digital media at Mudd Advertising and Mudd 360, will share with automotive dealers and managers how dealerships can achieve true perpetual customer retention.   He’ll detail how to structure your dealership’s business so

ORLANDO, Fla. — There are many different ways to buy and sell a vehicle. With approximately 33 million used vehicles sold annually, people planning to upgrade their vehicle have many options for getting rid of the old one– trade in, sell

September 2012 SAAR Estimated at 14.6M; Incentive Spending Down Almost 7 Percent SANTA MONICA, Calif. — TrueCar.com, the authority on new car pricing, trends and forecasting information, today released its September 2012 sales and incentives fo

SANTA MONICA, Calif. — Edmunds.com, the premier resource for automotive information, forecasts that 1,145,344 new cars and trucks will be sold in the U.S. in September for an estimated Seasonally Adjusted Annual Rate (SAAR) this month of 14.4 milli