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ARLINGTON, VA — The Cadillac Escalade is more than 6 times as likely as the average vehicle to be targeted by thieves and has overall theft losses more than 10 times as big, an analysis of insurance claims for 2008-10 vehicles by the Highway Loss D

Orange County, CA. – Since its publication two years ago, Joe Verde’s book for auto dealers and managers, “A Dealer’s Guide to Recovery and Growth in Today’s Market” is now in its fourth print run. In the new edition, Verde provides an u

SANTA MONICA, Calif.  — An estimated 1,087,000 new cars will be sold in August for a projected Seasonally Adjusted Annualized Rate (SAAR) of 12.3 million, forecasts Edmunds.com, the premier online resource for automotive information. This sales

Detroit, MI–  Professional services and technology firm Autodata Solutions, Inc., today announced a referral agreement with DriveItNow to help turn web visitors into buyers with a pre-qualified payment marketing conversion tool.   DriveItNow is a

If you haven’t started blogging yet, you are not alone. Many dealers know they “should” be blogging, but don’t know where to start. Others are not sure they can commit to the time it takes or are not convinced of the benefits. All are valid c

BURLINGAME, Calif., Aug. 24, 2011 /PRNewswire/ — Online car buyers are seeing Nissan offering discounts that average 11.9% in August, compared with the industry average of 5.5% (all CarWoo! MarketPlace prices includes rebates, incentives and ot

Waltham, Mass.  – DealerRater®, the world’s premier car dealer review website, continues its explosive growth by attaining two key company milestones, which include welcoming the 4,000th customer to its Certified Dealer Program and gaining its

DALLAS – EveryCarListed.com®, the automobile dealer’s source for quality leads, today introduced a chat tool as a value-added service for dealers. Powered by Contact At Once!, the leading provider of software that moves online shoppers into live

NEW YORK — Inc. magazine today named DealerSocket (www.dealersocket.com) to its fifth annual Inc. 500|5000, an exclusive ranking of the nation’s fastest-growing private companies. The list represents the most comprehensive look at the mos