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Audi Kicks Off NFL Season with First-Ever Campaign for S Models
Audi kicks off football season today with a new advertising and marketing campaign for the 2013 Audi S Models. For the first time in its history in the U.S., Audi is introducing its full line of S Models, bringing the Audi sport performance story to
Sep 5, 2012
New CarWoo! Dealer Premium Offering Leverages Advanced Digital Retailing Tools from DealerTrack
BURLINGAME, Calif. — To provide the most efficient, useful, and comprehensive online marketplace for automotive buyers and dealers alike, CarWoo! today announced that DealerTrack‘s PaymentDriver and FinanceDriver tools will be directly in
Sep 5, 2012
KBB Commentary: August New-Car Sales Results
Alec Gutierrez, senior market analyst of automotive insights for Kelley Blue Book, had the following points to say on this month’s new-car sales results. Consumers paid between 5 to 8% below MSRP on average in August, not including cash incentives.
Sep 4, 2012
Ally Bank Launches New “Stages” Ad Campaign
New advertising series and tagline showcases the Bank’s commitment to customers MIDVALE, Utah — Customers take center stage in Ally Bank’s newest advertising campaign, filmed on the stage of the historic Orpheum Theatre in Los Ange
Sep 4, 2012
Mopar Celebrates 75th Anniversary
Auburn Hills, Mich. – Mopar or no car. The Mopar brand proudly celebrates its 75th anniversary in 2012. Starting as the name of a single product — antifreeze — the Mopar brand evolved over 75 years, developing a strong identity that repre
Sep 3, 2012
Automobile Acceptance Corporation Opens Five More Branches
RIVERDALE, Ga.– Despite current economic conditions, the business of subprime finance is booming, as evidenced by the expansion of one of Georgia’s largest automobile lenders. Automobile Acceptance Corporation (AAC) has provided indirec
Aug 30, 2012
izmocars Releases AOA Auto Accessories 2012 Midyear Trend Report
Protection products continue to show strength as electronics fade. San Francisco, CA — According to izmocars just-released 2012 AOA Auto Accessories Midyear Trend Report, auto protection products continue to outsell most other accessories in de
Aug 30, 2012
Strategically Exiting your Business
In the late 1990s major consolidation started in our industry. The consolidators were either public or going public. Wall Street wanted them to get big, fast. These companies did not just buy single stores; they bought whole groups and spent many mil
Aug 28, 2012
Auto Dealer M&A Activity Declines
Public Companies’ U.S. Acquisitions Drop 55 Percent SAN FRANCISCO — The Presidio Group LLC, through its subsidiary Presidio Merchant Partners LLC, today released its Automotive Retail M&A Market Report for the first half of 2012. Some hig
Aug 24, 2012