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DealerRater® Partners with CarZen to Integrate Car Dealer Reviews into #1 iPad App for Car Shopping
Waltham, Mass. – DealerRater®, the nation’s premier car dealer review website, announced today its partnership with CarZen, the creator of the #1 iPad App for car shopping. Through this partnership, more than 450,000 DealerRater car dealer
Sep 19, 2011
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Liquid Motors Releases One Click Wholesale Auction Management Technology to Streamline the Online Wholesale Process
Dallas, Texas – Liquid Motors announces the release of their “One Click” wholesale auction management software for auto dealers, auto auctions, OEM’s and financial institutions. The Liquid Motors wholesale integration provides a quick and ea
Sep 19, 2011
AUL Corp. Becomes an Approved Provider on The ZERO Plan
NAPA, Calif. — AUL Corp., America’s largest national provider of used car service contracts, and Universal Lenders LLC, creator of The ZERO Plan® announce today that they will be working together to offer simple solutions to auto dealers
Sep 19, 2011
Accessory Sales: Dealers Reach Average Net Profit Margins of 32.8%
San Francisco, CA — izmocars released its Midyear 2011 AOA Accessories Trend Report1, which analyzes accessories sales of dealerships across the country. The report highlights the accessories that were most popular with consumers in Q2 versus
Sep 19, 2011
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Automaker Recalls 200,000 Vehicles With Airbag Issues
Hyundai Motor Company is recalling 205,233 2007-2008 Hyundai Sante Fe and Veracruz vehicles to fix a problem with the front air bags, The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s website said. The website said there is a problem with the cl
Sep 19, 2011
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Design Problems Account for a Majority of Vehicle Interior Quality Issues
WESTLAKE VILLAGE, Calif. — More than two-thirds of owner-reported new-vehicle interior problems are design-related issues rather than defects or malfunctions, according to the J.D. Power and Associates 2011 U.S. Interior Quality and Satisfaction S
Sep 19, 2011
Consumers to Drive 2012 Massachusetts Right to Repair Vote
BETHESDA, Md. — Following certification by the Massachusetts Attorney General of its proposed ballot question, the Massachusetts Right to Repair Coalition will immediately begin collecting signatures to place this important pro-consumer ini
Sep 19, 2011
Toyota Dealership Awards Winner of “Maintenance Required” Contest
Galt resident Donald Wallace is the winner of Toyota’s “Maintenance Required” $4000 dream vacation sweepstakes. He received his prize from Brian Chase, service director at Elk Grove Toyota. Wallace, 58, owns a Sienna van and has been a custom
Sep 19, 2011
A Tale of Two Shows – Even in the Worst of Times
Every year I make sure I get to two shows: NADA in February and the Amelia Island Concours d’Elelgance in March. These are entirely different in their objectives, and yet they still play to the same audience; car people just like us. What is surpri
Sep 19, 2011