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SANTA BARBARA, Calif. — Toyota’s perceived quality score rose more than two percent over the last six months closing the gap with leading mainstream brand Honda, and Lexus once again reigned supreme among luxury brands, according to the F

I was working in a dealership’s conference room recently when a sales manager brought three “greenpeas” in for special training. His first question was: “How many cars do you have to sell a month to stick around here?” All three mumbled “

LAKE SUCCESS, N.Y. — DealerTrack Holdings, Inc.  reported financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2011. GAAP Results for the Third Quarter 2011 Revenue for the quarter was $95.8 million, as compared to $63.1 million f

San Rafael, CA –AdVantageTec, a location-based marketing solution provider for the retail automotive industry has partnered with the California Coastal Commission to promote the new Whale Tail® Ecoplate.  AdVantageTec’s automotive dealership

OAK BROOK, IL – Dealers who use vAuto’s RealDeal get more online vehicle shopper interest and leads than dealerships that do not, according to results of a test conducted with AutoTrader.com. “We launched RealDeal with the belief that today’

According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, General Motors is recalling almost 40,000 2008-2009 Pontiac G8 vehicles to fix a problem with the airbag sensor. The website said there could be a delay between when the airbag is senso

Owatonna, Minn. – OTC, an SPX® Brand, has unveiled its award winning Heavy-Duty Brake Drum and Rotor Puller (P/N 6980), specifically designed to offer automotive technicians and service professionals the ability to handle large component pull

Overland Park, Kan. ― NCM Associates, a leading provider of retail automotive 20 Group and operations consulting services, and the originator of the NCM Benchmark® for Success program for automobile dealers, today announced that Rodgers Chevrol

DEARBORN, Mich. — Ford customers said MyFord Touch® could be faster and feature simpler graphics that are easier to use and that’s exactly what Ford plans to deliver with a broad set of performance upgrades to the system – launching f