DALLAS — The purchase and financing of an average-priced new vehicle took 23.1 weeks of median family income in the fourth quarter of 2011, the best affordability reading since the third quarter of 2009. Consumers on average spent $1,050 less

ATLANTA — As gas prices crept up to a national average of nearly $3.40 per gallon in January, shoppers quickly turned their attention to smaller and more fuel-efficient vehicles, according to the New Car Insights Report, which provides analysis of

Overland Park, Kan.:  NCM Associates, a leading provider of automotive 20 Group, Retail Consulting, Education, and operations Benchmark®analysis services to franchised and independent auto dealers, announced today it has again been selected by Gene

CARMEL, IN – Dealer Services Corporation (DSC) has announced the promotion of Randy Dohse to the newly created position of Vice President of Customer Service.  Dohse, who previously held the position of Regional Director, will be responsible

Dallas, TX – RedBumper LLC, a new breed automotive inventory management company, today announced that its mobile inventory management system has become a tremendous success in auto dealerships by helping them achieve faster turns, higher prof

Auburn Hills, Mich. – The votes have been tallied and Chrysler Group LLC has secured the top automotive ranking in YouTube’s Ad Blitz 2012 contest. In it’s fifth year, the YouTube Ad Blitz program is one of the largest consumer polls of Sup

Chicago, IL — SOCIALDEALER, a leading social media management company that helps automotive dealers create, manage and monitor their social activities through one centralized web platform, today introduced their Facebook Ad Management Program

CHICAGO  — Cars.com, the premier online resource for buying and selling new and used vehicles, announced today that SADD (Students Against Destructive Decisions) is the recipient of a $100,000 donation from Cars.com Cares, the site’s corporate

Bellingham, WA —AutoFerret.com announced that its Automated Virtual Assistant (AVA) has sent her five millionth message to auto dealership customers. Considering that it takes an average of two minutes to compose an e-mail, that means AVA has added