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NHTSA Investigates Discontinued Car Brand
According to The Wall Street Journal’s Driver’s Seat blog, The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is investigating a problem with the power-steering on 2004 to 2007 model year Saturn Ions. NHTSA has received over 4,000 complaints from
Oct 16, 2011
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Engine Fires Prompt NHTSA Investigation
After receiving 12 reports of engine fires, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has opened an investigation into about 36,000 Mini Cooper vehicles, according to a story from Bloomberg.com. The story said, of the 12 reports, about five
Oct 16, 2011
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Good is OK – Better is Best – Best is Blah
The “successful” pricing of labor and parts is as mysterious as the reasoning behind the stupid jacked-up buttons on the ineptly named “Smart” key, which keeps opening the trunk and windows from the pocket every time a driver sits down in a n
Oct 14, 2011
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MAX Systems grows to more than 1,000 franchisees in less than a year
CHICAGO – MAX Systems (the sister division of FirstLook Inventory Management Systems) announced that more than 1,000 franchisees now use its flagship product—MAX Ad—to guide smarter online advertising. MAX reached this milestone only 11 months
Oct 13, 2011
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TrueCar Powers Car Buying Centers for Top Regional Credit Unions
SANTA MONICA, Calif. — TrueCar, Inc., the only transparent publisher of real-time new (TrueCar.com) and used (ClearBook.com) vehicle transaction data in the US market, has announced that it will power the online car buying programs for several
Oct 13, 2011
Reynolds and Reynolds and California New Car Dealers Association in Strategic Alliance to Develop F&I Forms Library
DAYTON, Ohio — The Reynolds and Reynolds Company today announced a new strategic alliance with the California New Car Dealers Association (CNCDA) to jointly develop a library of standardized finance and insurance (F&I) forms that will be ma
Oct 13, 2011
Consumer Bankruptcy Filings Down 10% Through Nine Months of 2011
Alexandria, Va. — U.S. consumer bankruptcy filings totaled 1,044,722 nationwide during the first nine months of 2011 (Jan. 1-Sept. 30), a 10 percent decrease from the 1,165,172 total consumer filings during the same period a year ago, according to
Oct 13, 2011
1 Millionth Chrysler Group Certified Pre-Owned Vehicle Sold By Illinois Dealer
Auburn Hills, Mich. – A 21-year-old kennel manager from the greater Chicago area is the 1-Millionth customer to purchase a Chrysler Group LLC Certified Pre-Owned Vehicle (CPOV). Jessica Taskay purchased a Certified Pre-Owned 2010 Jeep® Patriot
Oct 13, 2011
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U.S. Chevrolet, Buick, GMC and Cadillac Certified Pre-Owned Year-to-Date Sales Increase in September
Through the month of September 2011, Chevrolet, Buick, GMC and Cadillac Certified Pre-Owned dealers report a 2 percent increase of vehicle sales, reaching 231,349 units, compared to September 2010. Combined sales of certified pre-owned vehicles rea
Oct 13, 2011