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Kia Motors America Promotes Three Executives

Tom Loveless, Michael Sprague and John Yoon Appointed to Executive Vice President Positions by the Fastest-Growing Car Company in the U.S.[1] IRVINE, Calif. — Kia Motors America (KMA) president and CEO Byung Mo Ahn today named Tom Loveless, Mi
Jun 14, 2012

Focus Electric’s Dedicated App – MyFord Mobile – Now Available

DEARBORN, Mich. – With the first retail customers now taking delivery of America’s most energy-efficient compact car, the 2012 Ford Focus Electric, the MyFord® Mobile iPhone app and www.MyFordMobile.com are available to help owners locate chargi
Jun 13, 2012

TrueCar.com Identifies 10 Most Popular Cars for Dads

SANTA MONICA, Calif. — Just in time for Father’s Day, TrueCar.com, the authoritative voice in new car pricing and industry trend information, has identified the 10 Most Popular Cars for dads. Based on 2011 data received from fathers with
Jun 13, 2012

FTC Charges Businesses Exposed Sensitive Information on Peer-to-Peer File-Sharing Networks, Putting Thousands of Consumers at Risk

Settlements Require Companies to Establish Comprehensive Information Security Programs In its ongoing efforts to safeguard consumers’ private information, the FTC has charged two businesses [complaint 1 | complaint 2] with illegally exposing the se
Jun 13, 2012

You’re not a Floor Plan Lender – You’re a Car Dealer

The auto dealership business is very cyclical. It goes up and down with the economy. When the economy is strong, auto sales usually rise. Alternatively, when the economy is weak, auto sales usually fall. The most recent cycle was a particularly drama
Jun 12, 2012

Labelmaster Releases Important GHS Reference Tool

CHICAGO— — —Labelmaster®, a leading manufacturer and distributor of regulatory compliance products, has just released a GHS Product Guide that features a complete line of training materials, labels, pictograms, mini pictograms, custom labels
Jun 12, 2012

To Road Test or Two Road Test…That is the Question

A couple weeks ago, I was conducting a heady Service Manager Performance Group, where we discussed good ideas, why we keep lousy employees, why we have lousy applicants and whether we were paying as much tax as a secretary – you know, real up-to-da
Jun 11, 2012

Hunter’s new Quick Check™ system verifies the need for alignment service in 58 seconds!

Bridgeton, MO ­– With an estimated 60% of vehicles on the road in need of an alignment, Hunter developed the new Quick Check™ system to help shops quickly identify these vehicles and drive more traffic to the alignment bay. Quick Check captures
Jun 8, 2012

Six Keys to an Effective Insurance Bid Process

Since my article in the February 2012 issue of Dealer magazine “A Firming Insurance Market for 2012,” the evidence of a tightening insurance market and the resulting rising rates keep mounting. An April article in Business Insurance stated, “Tr
Jun 7, 2012