Auto Retail News

SANTA MONICA, Calif. — One year after the March 11, 2011 earthquakes that sent ripples across the auto industry, Japanese car manufacturers are finally back on track in the United States, reports Edmunds.com, the premier online resource for automo

Arlington Heights, IL–American Auto Guardian, Inc. (“AAGI”) announced that Lanny Cox joined their sales team as Central Regional Vice President. Lanny has more than 18 years of diverse experience within the automotive retail, aftermarket and co

MCLEAN, Va. — Tensions over Iran’s nuclear program are pushing up global oil prices and as a result, American consumers are paying more at the gas pump than they should be otherwise. According to the U.S. Energy Information Administratio

NEW YORK — The American automotive industry had traveled a tough road through the economic downturn, but according to a new complementary study and accompanying infographic from local market consumer research firm Scarborough, the American aut

According to a data from Dataium, the conversion rate of the average unique visitor to shopper was up 56% during the month of February 2012. This information is based on statistics for national automotive Internet behavior for February 2012. Below ar

Paul Potratz, COO of Potratz Advertising, is sharing his expertise with automotive dealers and managers on socio-digital strategies. Paul will show you how to build a social integration and behavioral retargeting strategy. This strategy will allow yo

March 6, 2012 – Insure.com’s 2012 study of average car insurance rates across the country reveals that Louisiana leads the nation in auto premiums. Last year’s study showed Louisiana at No. 2, down a notch from the No. 1 perch in 2010. Other

SAN FRANCISCO — Yelp Inc. recently announced the pricing of its initial public offering of 7,150,000 shares of Class A common stock at a price to the public of $15.00 per share. The shares are expected to begin trading on the New York Stock Exc

The John Eagle Dealership group excelled in new and used car Internet sales in 2011 by increasing year over year internet sales by 6.7% despite a more limited supply of inventory.  With several stores affected by the Tsunami in Japan, the dealership