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TrueCar.com: Industry Average Incentive Spending Expected to be Up

SANTA MONICA, Calif. — TrueCar.com, the authority on new car pricing, trends and forecasting, today released its January 2012 sales and incentives forecast.  The forecast shows the following: For January 2012, new light vehicle sales in the
Jan 25, 2012

Building Trust Online is an Entire Dealership Effort, Part Two

Last month in the December 2011 issue of Digital Dealer magazine, I wrote a column titled “Building Trust Online is an Entire Dealership Effort.” There is more that needs to be brought to light around this concept. The premise of the article was
Jan 25, 2012

The World’s Fastest Lift and Smartest Welder Are Coming to NADA Expo

Madison, Ind. — NADA Expo Booth #718 – Rotary Lift, Chief Automotive Technologies and Elektron will introduce equipment designed to help dealers increase their fixed operations productivity and profitability at the 2012 NADA Expo in Las Vega
Jan 24, 2012

Quorum and ABS Announce Expanded Integration

Calgary, AB — Quorum Information Technologies Inc. (Quorum) announced today that its dealership and customer management system, XSELLERATOR™ now has improved and expanded bidirectional integration with Automotive Business Solution’s (ABS) B
Jan 24, 2012

Edmunds.com Advises Military Personnel to Watch out for Deceptive Car Sales Practices

SANTA MONICA, Calif.  — Edmunds.com, the premier online resource for automotive information, reports that members of the U.S. military are particularly vulnerable to deceptive practices by unscrupulous car salespeople. Trained to respect authorit
Jan 24, 2012

OTC® Introduces New Automotive Inspection Camera

Owatonna, Minn. – OTC, an SPX® Brand, today released its new Automotive Inspection Camera (P/N 3880X), a portable, handheld video scope that features the latest in remote video technology. It is ergonomically designed for the internal inspect
Jan 24, 2012

145,000 Vehicles Recalled for Faulty Air Bag System

Kia Motors Corporation is recalling over 140,000 vehicles to fix a problem with the front air bags. According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s website, Kia is recalling the 2006-2008 model year Kia Optima and the 2007-2008 Ki
Jan 23, 2012

Slippery Weather Increases Fixed Operations Business

Across the country some states have seen some record snow fall and drivers have had to brace themselves for winter driving conditions, some not as lucky as others. According to a story from CBS4qc.com, local auto repair shops are experiencing an incr
Jan 23, 2012

SFG Finance Announces 2012 Broker Incentive Contest

Arlington, Texas – SFG Finance, an active purchaser of auto finance receivables, recently announced the launch of its 2012 Broker Incentive Contest. Phase One of the contest runs from January 1 to June 30, 2012. The first place prize will be award
Jan 23, 2012