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Dealer Services Corporation Launches Mobile Website
English and Spanish Versions Available CARMEL, Ind. – Dealer Services Corporation customers will now find it even easier to connect to its powerful products and services via a new mobile version of DiscoverDSC.com announced today. Accessible f
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GM: Buick Encore to be Most Fuel-Efficient Crossover from Domestic Automaker
Combined fuel economy beats Ford Escape, Jeep Compass DETROIT – The 2013 Buick Encore luxury crossover is rated at an EPA-estimated 25 mpg city, 33 mpg highway and a combined 28 mpg fuel economy with a standard six-speed automatic transmission and
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Obama Administration Finalizes Historic 54.5 MPG Fuel Efficiency Standards
Consumer Savings Comparable to Lowering Price of Gasoline by $1 Per Gallon by 2025 WASHINGTON, DC – The Obama Administration today finalized groundbreaking standards that will increase fuel economy to the equivalent of 54.5 mpg for cars and light-d
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The Conference Board Consumer Confidence Index® Declines in August
NEW YORK — The Conference Board Consumer Confidence Index®, which had improved in July, declined in August. The Index now stands at 60.6 (1985=100), down from 65.4 in July. The Expectations Index decreased to 70.5 from 78.4. The Present Situa
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DealerSocket Automotive CRM Releases Enhanced Integration With RouteOne Application Network
SAN CLEMENTE, Calif. — Leading automotive dealership CRM, DealerSocket (DealerSocket.com), announced today it has integrated with RouteOne, a complementary, web-based credit application network. Customer and vehicle information can be pushed f
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Survey Says: American Drivers Want Features That Help Make Them More Aware
DEARBORN, Mich. – According to a new survey commissioned by Ford, most Americans say they consider themselves to be careful drivers but admit they would welcome some extra electronic help when they’re behind the wheel. Even the most attentive of
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New Car Sales Are Up 48% and Service Jumps 45% at Wiesner of Conroe
As consumer shopping habits change, so too must a dealer’s marketing best practices. The value of traditional mass marketing platforms like TV, print and radio, continue to weaken when compared to targeted and digital mediums like targeted direct e
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Twin Cities Automotive to acquire LeJeune Investment’s Twin Cities auto dealerships
MINNEAPOLIS — Twin Cities Automotive (TCA), part of the Pohlad Companies, announced that it had signed a purchase agreement with LeJeune Investment, Inc., to acquire its auto dealerships. Included are Carousel Audi and Porsche in Golden Valley, Min
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Vets Group: Newly adopted 54.5-mpg standard is a national security imperative
Cutting dependence on oil will make U.S. stronger, more secure. Washington, DC – In response to the new national gas mileage standard of 54.5-mpg by 2025, which was adopted today, Operation Free spokesperson Benjamin Lowe released the following sta
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