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Kbb.com Reports Vehicle Manufacturers With Best Total Cost of Ownership

IRVINE, Calif. — Kelley Blue Book www.kbb.com, the leading provider of new car and used car information, today reports the top three luxury and top three non-luxury brands with the lowest average Total Cost of Ownership for the initial five-yea
Aug 15, 2011
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CarDomain Launches Advanced Brand Pages to Include Aftermarket Manufacturers’ Content from Twitter, Facebook and YouTube

Los Angeles, California – CarDomain, the largest social networking site for car lovers, today introduced a major enhancement to its exclusive Brand Pages, now enabling aftermarket  manufacturers to link social networking content originating f
Aug 15, 2011
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Dealer-FX President and CEO Describes Social Service Marketing: The Next Frontier for Driving Customer Retention

While many dealerships have invested both time and money into developing a digital and social strategy to attract customers and sell cars, few have considered how to use this new technology to help them build trust and retain customers. In fact, the
Aug 15, 2011
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Edmunds.com Data Suggests Stock Market Turmoil and Decreased Consumer Confidence Not Significantly Affecting Car Sales Yet

SANTA MONICA, Calif. — Edmunds.com, the premier online resource for automotive information, estimates that so far in August, new cars are selling at a Seasonally Adjusted Annual Rate (SAAR) of about 12.1 million units. “Compared with July, sa
Aug 14, 2011

The Number One Obligation of a Leader!

The number one obligation of a leader is to grow. Grow himself, grow his or her team and along with the team grow their organization. Years ago, I read a bestselling leadership book where the author declared that the first responsibility of a leader
Aug 12, 2011

Group 1 Automotive Announces $25 Million Share Repurchase Authorization

  HOUSTON, TX — Group 1 Automotive, Inc., a Fortune 500 automotive retailer, announced that its board of directors authorized a program to repurchase up to $25.0 million of the company’s common stock. Purchases may be made from time
Aug 12, 2011
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America’s Car-Mart Announces Opening of 108th Dealership

Bentonville, Arkansas — America’s Car-Mart, Inc. (NASDAQ: CRMT) today announced the opening of its newest dealership. The dealership is located in Albertville, Alabama. “Car-Mart has tremendous growth opportunities especially in s
Aug 12, 2011

OPENLANE: Overall U.S. Auction Prices Decreased in July

Highlights from the August OPENLANE Market Index report include: for the U.S. market index, overall US auction prices decreased by two percentage points in July from the previous month, but ended 3 points above July 2010 levels. Dealer interest in SU
Aug 12, 2011
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VinSolutions Chief Sales Officer Reveals Why Consolidation is the Only Real Option

Why an all-in-one sales and service marketing system is the only way to go.   What does all-in-one includes? It covers: Digital marketing, search marketing, online advertising, social media marketing tools, mobile marketing, websites, Internet lead
Aug 12, 2011