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Manheim Consulting’s monthly auto industry brief reported July 2011 wholesale used vehicle prices decreased when compared with June 2011’s numbers. The Manheim Used Vehicle Value Index is still up 5.9% (125.9) over July 2010 when it was 118.9

Highlights from the August OPENLANE Market Index report include: for the U.S. market index, overall US auction prices decreased by two percentage points in July from the previous month, but ended 3 points above July 2010 levels. Dealer interest in SU

Why an all-in-one sales and service marketing system is the only way to go.   What does all-in-one includes? It covers: Digital marketing, search marketing, online advertising, social media marketing tools, mobile marketing, websites, Internet lead

Chevrolet, Buick, GMC and Cadillac dealers in the U.S. reported 180,303 sales of Certified Pre-Owned vehicles through the month of July 2011, a two percent increase compared to sales through July of last year. For the month of July 2011, combined sal

Phone and e-mail aren’t the only ways consumers are communicating these days. With traditional BDC/Internet departments focusing on just phone and e-mail, the opportunity for disconnect with the customer grows! New communication paths give so m

According to a data from Dataium, the conversion rate of the average unique visitor to shopper was up 48% during the month of July 2011. This information is based on statistics for national automotive Internet behavior for June 2011.   Below are

Too many of us advertise without understanding why. We understand the what, or the goal of the advertising, which is to sell more cars, but today it takes more than a loud message or a cheap price to sell a car. The goal of your advertising shouldn�

CHICAGO – The Warranty Group, Inc., today announced that Lithia Motors has extended its agreement with the company to provide service contracts to its entire dealership network. Lithia is one of America’s largest automotive retailers, featuring 2

FOLSOM, Calif. – Kihon Media, a leader in online auto dealer customer retention programs, announced today that The Future Automotive Group, which includes Future Ford of Sacramento, Future Ford of Clovis, Future Ford Lincoln of Roseville and Future