NEW YORK — Data through September 2012, released today by S&P Dow Jones Indices and Experian for the S&P/Experian Consumer Credit Default Indices, a comprehensive measure of changes in consumer credit defaults, showed that most loan ty

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Fourth region, representing 22% of Audi U.S. dealerships, will open up opportunities to meet target of 200,000 new-car sales before 2020 Audi of America is creating a new Central Region, based near Chicago, to provide greater dealer support nationwid

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CHICAGO – Cars.com, the premier online resource for buying and selling new and used cars, today announced that Linda Bartman, the site’s Vice President of Marketing, has been named Chief Marketing Officer. As CMO, Bartman is responsible for overs

Houston, TX –  OnlineDrive, the first company to focus specifically on inbound marketing and the conversion of consumer auto leads, as well as the owner of ShowroomMagnet, is pleased to announce Timmy D. James has joined the OnlineDrive team as th

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DETROIT — Ford and Carfax have agreed to provide Carfax Vehicle History Reports for the Ford and Lincoln Certified Pre-Owned (CPO) programs. Starting Jan. 1, 2013, Ford is committed to providing a free Carfax® Vehicle History Report™ for eve

DULUTH, Ga. — Asbury Automotive Group (NYSE: ABG), one of the largest automotive retail and service companies in the U.S., today announced that Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer Michael S. Kearney has been appointed to its B