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WALTHAM, Mass.  — DealerRater today announced that its Certified Dealer Program, which offers a full suite of online review-gathering and leveraging tools for car dealerships, has helped drive showroom traffic and boost sales by 20-25% at inde

May 2012 retail new vehicle unit sales increased 45% versus May 2011 FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — AutoNation, Inc. (NYSE: AN), America’s largest automotive retailer, announced that its retail new vehicle unit sales in May 2012, as reported to

Shockwave is a new vehicle lift performance package from Rotary Lift, the world’s most trusted lift company for more than 80 years. Shockwave turns best-selling inground and two-post surface lifts into the world’s fastest lifts, providing higher

BENTONVILLE, Ark. — America’s Car-Mart, Inc. announced its operating results for its fourth fiscal quarter ended April 30, 2012. Highlights of fourth quarter operating results: Net income of $9.6 million ($.97 per diluted share) vs. $8.4

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — DMEautomotive (DMEa), the science-inspired, results-based automotive marketing leader, introduces MasterCall(SM) to solve a critical gap in customer relationship management that costs dealerships hundreds of thousands of

Independent garages are not your enemy, and in many ways, are not even your competitors; fast lubes and tire stores aren’t, either. The customer-pay automotive maintenance and repair business is a $207 billion annual industry. Of that amount, $28.5

Findings point to the importance of human interaction when purchasing a new car ST. LOUIS – Contrary to the growing belief that social media will soon replace traditional automotive dealerships, a recent Maritz Research New Vehicle Customer Study (

 June 3-9 Is Tire Safety Awareness Week with Kumho Tires Rolling Out Safety Tips — RANCHO CUCAMONGA, Calif. – National Tire Safety Awareness Week begins Sunday, June 6, though transportation safety experts believe something as important as t

SANTA MONICA, Calif. — TrueCar.com, the authority on car pricing, trends and forecasts, estimated today that the average transaction price for light vehicles in the United States was $30,360 in May 2012, up $595 (2.0 percent) from May 2011 and