DETROIT – For Chevrolet dealers in the Pacific Northwest and Mid-Atlantic states, the arrival of the Chevrolet Volt electric vehicle with extended range means new faces coming through the doors of their stores. “We’ve been here a long time and

Mobile searches have increased 500% since 2008.   93% of adults will have a smartphone by 2012.   74% of Internet users perform local-based searches.  The trend is clearly overwhelming growth in the mobile space – but is your dealership levera

DEARBORN, Mich. and CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – Ford Motor Company (NYSE: F) and Zipcar, Inc. (Nasdaq: ZIP) – the world’s leading car-sharing network – today announced a new strategic alliance establishing Ford as Zipcar’s largest university vehicl

According to the Detroit Free Press, Bob King, the United Auto Worker’s president, said Detroit’s big three, Ford Motor Company, Chrysler Group LLC and General Motors, could be impacted if the UAW talks fail. The story said if the contract talks

TORRANCE, Ca. — Toyota Motor Sales, (TMS) U.S.A. Inc. announced the following executive appointments across the Toyota and Lexus Divisions. Dave Nordstrom is appointed to the newly created position of vice president, social media. Formerly, vi

SAN FRANCISCO — Chug, the search engine for cars, today announced that Christopher Gross has joined the company as chief operating officer.  An experienced leader in automotive, technology, finance and retail sales, Gross is charged with runni

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) enacted Standards for Safeguarding Customer Information (“Safeguards Rule”) on May 23, 2003. By now, most dealerships should have implemented their information security programs and taken steps to ensure complia

SANTA MONICA, Calif.  — Depending on your priorities, a hot European sports car may be just as good for your next big road trip as a big, roomy SUV, says Edmunds.com, the premier online resource for automotive information. In its list of the Top 1

OKLAHOMA CITY and TULSA, Okla. — Five area Sonic Automotive Dealerships are announcing a name change to support a new way of doing business effective immediately. The Momentum umbrella brand unites these established dealers and emphasizes Mome