Auto Retail News

SPRING HILL, Tenn. – General Motors literally started from the ground up in building its new $460 million engine plant where the Ecotec 2.5L engine that debuts in the 2013 Chevrolet Malibu will be assembled. It is the latest milestone in the plant�

WEST BOYLSTON, MA — Porter-Ferguson offers pull clamps to fit the needs and increase the versatility and throughput of large and small auto body repair shops. The rugged, drop forged clamps were designed by body repair professionals for maximum

Diluted Earnings Per Share Increases 24 percent TULSA, Okla. — Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group, Inc. (NYSE: DTG) last week reported results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2012.  Net income for the 2012 second quarter was $49.4 million,

DETROIT — SmartAuction, Ally Financial’s online used vehicle auction, just sold its 4 millionth vehicle. Established in 2000, SmartAuction is a wholesale internet remarketing channel for dealers, rental car companies and other consignors

MONTVALE, N.J. — Mercedes-Benz is inviting its Facebook fans to “Best Summer,” an initiative that is celebrating summertime moments surrounded by Mercedes-Benz events including most recently Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Swim. To parti

According to a data from Dataium, the conversion rate of the average unique visitors to shoppers was up 55% during the month of July 2012. This information is based on statistics for national automotive Internet behavior for July 2012. Below are a fe

New York, NY —MyPRGenie, the leading cloud-based, PR and social media platform, now makes it easier for companies in the SMB space to market in the social media universe.  Starting today, as part of the basic package for $179/ year companies c

Outsourcing Payroll Increases Among Midsized Companies ROSELAND, N.J. — In today’s challenging economic and increasingly regulated business environment, midsized companies must tightly manage employee costs to help improve their bottom l

Vehicles from seven countries competed across 10 events in the first-ever AutoTrader.com Automotive Games.ATLANTA — In the first-ever AutoTrader.com Automotive Games, we pitted vehicles from seven countries across 10 events and leveraged shoppe