Ann Arbor, MI  – Enginetext, Inc. announced the rollout of automated QR-code and text-message enabled features-mileage-price window signs for used cars.  The signs are designed for used car dealerships and are easier to create and use than the

FORT LAUDERDALE, FL – –  AutoNation, Inc. (NYSE: AN), America’s largest automotive retailer,  reported 2011 fourth quarter adjusted net income from continuing operations of $71 million, or $0.51 per share, compared to net incom

CARY, N.C. — The CarMark Certified Pre-Owned program, an industry leader in  comprehensive third-party pre-owned vehicle certification programs, announced recently that three new dealers — two in West Virginia and one in California — have join

ATLANTA – To reinforce its commitment to provide inventory financing to independent dealers, Manheim has signed an agreement to purchase Dealer Services Corporation (DSC), a used vehicle floor plan company for independent dealers based in Carmel,

Overland Park, Kan.:  NCM® Associates, the leading provider of 20 Group, retail operations consulting, dealership training and education, and Benchmark® analysis services to retail automotive dealers and managers, today announced it has been se

Far and away the longest standing and ongoing concern I have encountered in the decades of “Training from the Trenches,” are the way we (our industry), handle (or don’t) the indispensable, yet quickly changing, still dreaded…phones! I am refe

SANTA MONICA, Calif. — TrueCar.com, the authority on new car pricing, trends and forecasting, today released its January 2012 sales and incentives forecast.  The forecast shows the following: For January 2012, new light vehicle sales in the

Last month in the December 2011 issue of Digital Dealer magazine, I wrote a column titled “Building Trust Online is an Entire Dealership Effort.” There is more that needs to be brought to light around this concept. The premise of the article was

IRVINE, Calif. — Dreams have been a topic of speculation and interest throughout history, and Kia Motors America (KMA) is tapping into the idea of dreams revealing true desires in a new 60-second commercial set to air during the fourth quarter of S