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Dallas, TX –  The 2012 J.D. Powers Initial Quality Study reported that, for the first time, drivers are more frustrated by difficulties with infotainment and navigation systems on new vehicles than engines and transmissions. The main complaint is

Companies Sign Memorandum of Understanding Aimed at Collaboration in Four Technological Fields MUNICH, Germany — Akio Toyoda, President of Toyota Motor Corporation (TMC), met last week with Norbert Reithofer, Chairman of the Board of Management

ORANGE COUNTY, CALIFORNIA – A new course offered on Joe Verde’s Training Network® provides salespeople and managers in the automotive industry training on the most critical skills needed to sell more vehicles. This new online course, “Skills Y

IRVINE, Calif. — The 2013 Kia Optima SX Limited (SXL), which is the new top-tier trim level of the ultra-popular midsize Optima sedan line, is now arriving in dealerships with an MSRP under $35,000[2].  First introduced at the 2012 Chicago Aut

2010 Lexus RX added to potential floor mat interference campaign TORRANCE, Calif. — Toyota Motor Sales (TMS), U.S.A., Inc., recently announced that it has amended its recall from late 2009, adding two models to address the potential for unsecur

CHICAGO – Since 2004, Larry T. Brown and his wife, Angelina D. Brown, have awarded college scholarships to high school seniors from Providence St. Mel School, a K-12 private school located on Chicago’s west side. As Ambassadors of the National Au

Dealers in the crosshairs due to failure to protect consumers’ financial information Crystal Lake, IL – Automotive Compliance Consultants, the only dealership-exclusive compliance experts in the auto industry, cautioned auto dealers are attractiv

BLOOMINGTON, Mn. – CarSoup and Carfax are expanding their partnership by integrating Carfax Vehicle History Reports into the CarSoup iPad app. Consumers shopping for used cars using the CarSoup app get free Carfax Vehicle History Reports from subsc

States experienced a drop in repair costs in 2011; Texas sets benchmark with national averageIRVINE, Calif. — Drivers in Wyoming paid the most in the nation for car repairs at an average cost of $389.18, according to CarMD.com Corporation, whi