Auto Retail News

DETROIT – Chevrolet this week announced it will produce an all-electric version of the Chevrolet Spark mini-car – the Spark EV. It will be sold in limited quantities in select U.S. and global markets starting in 2013, including California. “The

Over the past few years, live chat availability on retail websites has become a consumer expectation, and for many shoppers chat is now the preferred communication channel. Instant gratification online is a modern business requirement. Consumers aban

Since the 11th Digital Dealer Conference and Exposition in Las Vegas – a place where progressive dealers and managers will be learning some very cool and very cutting-edge strategies and tactics – was last week, I thought it would be appropriate

WEST CHESTER, PA – HomeNet Automotive, a leading provider of automotive inventory merchandising, management, and marketing services, today announced that it has collaborated with OPENLANE, Inc., a leading online auction company in North America for

ClickMotive has expanded its strategic relationship with AutoNation to include Websites, Mobile, SEO & SEM services for the majority of its automotive retail stores.  After a careful search, the nation’s largest automotive retailer selected Cl

Irvine, Calif.  – Chief Automotive Technologies has opened a new Specification and Research Center in Irvine, Calif. Technicians at the center use the Chief Velocity™ computerized measuring system to develop specification data for 130 to 140 ne

RESTON, VA – comScore, Inc. (NASDAQ: SCOR), a leader in measuring the digital world, released its monthly comScore qSearch analysis of the U.S. search marketplace. Google Sites led the explicit core search market in September with 65.3 percent o

COLUMBIA, Mo. — Carfax is the ‘Best Place to Work’ in Columbia for 2011, according to Inside Columbia’s CEO.  Columbia-born Carfax earned the top spot over more than 60 other local companies nominated for the magazine’

Orange County, California – Legendary U.S. automotive sales and management training expert and author, Joe Verde, is now distributing complimentary copies of his management book to dealers in select countries. The book, “A Dealer’s Guide To Re