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Best quarterly sales ever and gains in four of five largest markets DETROIT – Chevrolet sold nearly 1.3 million vehicles worldwide in the second quarter of 2012, a 2.3 percent increase over last year’s record-setting second quarter, marking the b

Albright’s Review Management Products Enable Dealerships to Easily Monitor, Respond, and Generate Additional Online Reviews, Improving Online Reputation to Drive Additional Sales for Auto Dealers Durham, NC – Albright Digital enables dealers to s

DEARBORN, Mich — Ford Motor Company  today announced a voluntary safety recall of 2013 model year Ford Escape vehicles equipped with the 1.6-liter engine built through July 11, 2012. Ford estimates that there have been approximately 11,500 of

Larry Tate, Fixed Operations Director for Dublin Toyota, Dublin, CA, has worked with a range of customer relationship management (CRM) systems during his years with both public and private dealership groups. He says the CRM tool generating the most c

AutoNation Reports All-Time Record Quarterly EPS from Continuing Operations FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — AutoNation, Inc. (NYSE: AN), America’s largest automotive retailer, today reported 2012 second quarter adjusted net income from continuin

Partnership puts 10,000 U.S. Car Dealers at Consumers’ Fingertips NEW YORK — To meet the needs of car buyers shopping online for vehicles, AOL Autos and CarWoo! today announced a partnership that enhances the car-buying experience for consume

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — BOOKITOUT.com offers car shoppers an enormous selection — over one million vehicles from more than 5,300 dealerships. BOOKITOUT.com launched in September 2011 under the leadership of Jonathan Hedy, a 23-year old entre

Who are today’s online car shoppers? How can you identify them? And, how do you successfully market to them?   Mike Darrow, chief sales officer for Edmunds.com, offers his perspective on today’s online car shoppers and how they are different, c

Consumers head to social platforms for more than “likes” NEW YORK, NY — A new eMarketer report takes a look at best practices for brands dealing with negative social media buzz, creating a roadmap to response before, during and after a crisis o