IRVINE, Calif. — Kia Motors America, Inc. (KMA) announced a major improvement to its Kia Certified Pre-Owned (CPO) program. KMA, which distributes vehicles through its network of authorized independent Kia-brand dealers in the United States, h

SAN FRANCISCO — ReadyForZero, the leading online platform for managing and reducing personal debt, expands its successful software program beyond credit card debt to include mortgage, student loans and auto loans. The expanded ReadyForZero plat

MCLEAN, Va. — Capital One Financial Corporation (NYSE: COF) today announced net income for the third quarter of 2011 of $813 million, or $1.77 per diluted common share, compared with net income of $911 million, or $1.97per diluted common

MEDFORD, OR — Lithia Motors, Inc. reported 2011 third quarter income from continuing operations of $16.3 million, or $0.61 per diluted share. This compares to a 2010 third quarter income from continuing operations of $9.6 million, or $0.36 per

WESTLAKE VILLAGE, Calif. — The proportion of vehicle shoppers who use smartphones to access automotive information on the Internet has increased by more than 40 percent from 2010, according to the J.D. Power and Associates 2011 Automotive Mobil

DEARBORN, Mich. — Ford will become the first automaker to allow parents to block their teens from receiving phone calls and deter text messages while driving with a new MyKey®  Do Not Disturb technology that launches on the Ford Explorer in

LOS ANGELES — Allstate Insurance’s recent announcement that it has wrapped up its acquisition of Esurance and Answer Financial highlights ongoing changes in the way consumers are shopping for auto coverage—and the opportunities those ch

RESTON, VA – comScore, Inc., a leader in measuring the digital world, released an analysis of mobile financial services usage in the U.S. showing that 32.5 million Americans accessed mobile banking information on their devices at the end of Q2

It appears that most dealers have mentally accepted the fact that they need to embrace the digital age. The interesting disconnect is that many dealers are still only allocating 20%-30% of their advertising budget to the digital side of the equation.