According to Alec Gutierrez, senior market analyst of automotive insights for Kelley Blue Book, as tropical storm Isaac continues to barrel toward the Gulf Coast, we should brace for potentially higher gas prices and a decrease in new-vehicle sales.�

Company Seeks Dealer Opinions on its Products, Services and Industry ATLANTA – Manheim recently launched its Facebook page, located at www.facebook.com/Manheim, to gather feedback and respond to customers in preferred channels at a time when automo

NASHVILLE, TN — SMA Alliance, Inc. (PINKSHEETS: SMAA) is releasing a sneak preview of the company’s highly anticipated technology that will give consumers the upper hand in price negotiations when purchasing a vehicle without legally bind

Alliance Enables Dealers To Generate Additional Trade-In Acquisitions Using Gift Card Incentives New York, NY – HookLogic and PureCars today announced the launch of a new product offering, PureCars TradeHook, designed to generate increased online c

OAK BROOK, IL – AutoTrader.com and vAuto announce the integration of AutoTrader.com’s Trade-In Marketplace (TIM) into vAuto’s suite of inventory management tools. Integrating TIM with vAuto enables dealers to efficiently acquire more trade-ins

San Diego — Strategic Vision announces the results of its 2012 Total Quality Index™ (TQI) study. With the industry best of only 17% of owners reporting problems, Toyota Motor Sales corporation had the lowest reported problems, resulting in Strate

DETROIT – General Motors, which has a long history of crash test dummy design, is leading research on the potential for global auto industry use of a new dummy that would help automakers and safety experts better understand how crash victims are hu

Albany, NY — Auto/Mate Dealership Systems today announced it has relocated its headquarters from Clifton Park, New York to Albany, New York. The move is due to the company’s continued growth and need for a larger facility. Auto/Mate’s new a

MEDFORD, OR —  Lithia Motors, Inc. (NYSE: LAD) announced this week it acquired Connell Chevrolet in Killeen, Texas. The store will be named All American Chevrolet of Killeen, and adds $60 million in estimated annual revenues. Bryan DeBoer, Pre