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Car buyers test-drive dealers on social media, from USA Today. “What’s it gonna take for me to get you on this Facebook page today?” Auto dealers ask that question with increasing frequency these days, now that buyers use social med

Here’s How GM Uses Social Data to Improve Cars, from Adweek. Brands employ Twitter and Facebook feedback in new ways When owners of the new Chevrolet Trax drive off lots in January, they will comment on everything from its built-in WiFi to its

November Sales Pace at 17.20 Million-Unit Annual Rate, from F&I Magazine. November new-vehicle sales increased 4.6% to 1,302,043 units. On a year-to-date basis, sales increased 5.4% to more than 15 million units sold through during the first 11

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Strong Sales Leadership Helps Black Book Deliver Profit-Driven Tools Across Automotive Channel LAWRENCEVILLE, Ga. (December 9, 2014) – Black Book® announced today that it has promoted Jared Kalfus to Senior Vice President of Sales where he will ex

New Solution Helps Marketers Prevent Costly Violations of Consumer Privacy, from LinkedIn Pulse. PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 9, 2014 /PRNewswire/ — LeadiD, the company bringing trust and transparency to customer acquisition intelligence, today launched

LAS VEGAS, NV, December 9, 2014 – According to leadership and discipline author Rory Vaden, keynote speaker for the upcoming Automotive Leadership Under 40™ Retreat (ALU40™), the one most-essential characteristic separating true leaders from wa

How Big Data Brought Ford Back from the Brink, from LinkedIn Pulse. In 1913, the Ford Motor Company was at the forefront of car manufacture. Designing the reasonably-priced Model T to appeal to the masses and employing division of labour & mobli

F&I, sales managers see paychecks converge, from Automotive News. The days of fat paychecks for finance and insurance managers may be ending. Many F&I managers are earning compensation more in line with their dealership management peers, ac