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DETROIT – General Motors Chairman and CEO Dan Akerson testified Wednesday before the U.S. House Subcommittee on Regulatory Affairs, Stimulus Oversight and Government Spending National Highway Transportation Safety Administration’s formal inve

YONKERS, N.Y. — The BMW X3, which originated the compact luxury SUV market, handily outpointed its European rival, the Land Rover Range Rover Evoque, in a head-to-head match up. While the X3 scored an 80 in CR’s road test, the Evoque r

As noted by the Data Point Reports, from Autoshopper.com for the Month of January 2012, full Size Truck Searches has significantly grown since December.  The fact that consumers are searching more full size trucks than compact cars shows an economic

Daytona Beach, Florida — eBay Motors recently announced new updates to the eBay Motors iPhone® app, available for immediate download on iTunes, with features including taking a picture of a vehicle to instantly search for it on eBay, and streami

2011 was a big year in social media. There were a lot of new players, like Google+, while others such as Facebook have made updates and improvements to their platforms that completely changed how automotive dealers are able to engage and communicate

DETROIT — The Vehicle Production Group LLC (VPG) selected Ally Financial as the preferred financing provider for VPG vehicles in the U.S.  Ally Financial will offer wholesale financing, floorplan insurance and remarketing services for VPG dea

DEARBORN, Mich. – Ford Motor Credit Company reported net income of $1.8 billion in 2011, compared with $2 billion a year earlier.  On a pre-tax basis, Ford Credit earned $2.4 billion in 2011, compared with $3.1 billion in the previous year.  T

You need to support your local sales, whether they are called “pig sales, sled sales” or any other names that are used by the small local guys who are not associated with a large syndicated auction group. Your support for local auctions needs to

SANTA MONICA, Calif. — TrueCar.com, the authority on new car pricing, trends and forecasting, today released its January 2012 sales and incentives forecast.  The forecast shows the following: For January 2012, new light vehicle sales in the