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Leading Used Vehicle Superstore Claims Auto Dealer Monthly’s Independent Dealer of the Year Award ROCHESTER, N.Y. —For the third consecutive year, based on number of vehicles sold, Auction Direct USA was named the #1 independent used vehicle reta

Brand signs seven-year deal beginning in 2014 DETROIT and MANCHESTER, England — General Motors and Manchester United recently announced that the world’s most popular football club’s shirt sponsor will be Chevrolet beginning with th

SANTA MONICA, Calif. — Seven percent of new cars sold this year have manual transmission, reports Edmunds.com, the premier online resource for automotive information. The figure is a far cry from 20 years ago when one out of every four cars sold we

NEW YORK — The Conference Board Consumer Confidence Index®, which had declined in June, improved slightly in July. The Index now stands at 65.9 (1985=100), up from 62.7 in June. The Expectations Index improved to 79.1 from 73.4. The Present Si

Largest National Survey of Automotive Owners Yields Winning Cars IRVINE, Calif. — Automotive research and consulting firm AutoPacific and Autobytel Inc. (Nasdaq: ABTL), the company dedicated to helping dealers and car-buyers connect online, tod

Company establishes several second quarter earnings records PARK RIDGE, N.J. — Hertz Global Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: HTZ) (with its subsidiaries, the “Company” or “we”) reported second quarter 2012 worldwide revenues of $2.

Fort Lauderdale, FL — AutoUSA Internet Sales Solutions introduced Payment Pro℠ powered by DriveItNow®, a payment-based conversion tool for auto dealer websites. Payment Pro is a service that provides online shoppers with instant, real car lo

Vboost Opens Doors, Welcomes New Clients, Helps Auto Dealers Sell More Cars through Combining a Mobile Application with a Viral Marketing Platform Huntington Beach, CA — Vboost, a viral marketing company focused on the auto industry, announced

According to the Manheim 2012 Q2 Update, a quick look at web traffic and online visits to and transactions at Manheim.com, Mobile visits to Manheim.com are up an astounding 368% over last year (Q2 2012 total mobile visits = 4,760,433; Q2 2011 total m