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Overland Park, KS —NCM Associates, a leading provider of automotive 20 group, retail operations consulting, training, and operations Benchmark® analysis services to franchised and independent auto dealers, today announced it has hired three ne

Settlements Require Companies to Establish Comprehensive Information Security Programs In its ongoing efforts to safeguard consumers’ private information, the FTC has charged two businesses [complaint 1 | complaint 2] with illegally exposing the se

Says ‘internally focused, consensus-driven GM’ being reinvented ‘brick by brick’ DETROIT – General Motors Chairman and CEO Dan Akerson shared work underway by the company to improve its profit margins at 2012 Annual Stockholders Meeting on

SANTA MONICA, Calif. — TrueCar.com, the authority on new car pricing, trends and forecasting, today provided actual fuel economy numbers from May light vehicle auto sales that indicate TrueMPG™increased to 23.2 mpg in May 2012 compared to 21.

Today was General Motors 2012 Stockholders Meeting. Below please find the prepared remarks by GM Chairman and CEO Dan Akerson. (Speaker’s words definitive) DETROIT – By any measure, 2011 was a watershed year for GM. We earned record net income of

Earley Will Lead Mid-Atlantic Market Business Strategy, Operations and Customer Focus ATLANTA – Manheim has selected Dianne Earley as market vice president, Mid-Atlantic market, where she will be responsible for leading business strategy and operat

The auto dealership business is very cyclical. It goes up and down with the economy. When the economy is strong, auto sales usually rise. Alternatively, when the economy is weak, auto sales usually fall. The most recent cycle was a particularly drama

As we anticipated, the 2010 census data has made its way through the manufacturers’ computer systems and has resulted in changes to many dealers’ areas of responsibility. Chrysler, Ford, Nissan and Toyota have already sent notices to dealers of c

With General Motors holding its annual shareholders meeting today, Edmunds.com Vice Chairman Jeremy Anwyl offers the following comment on the state of the automaker: “General Motors enjoyed some momentum after it exited bankruptcy, and supply short