Dearborn, Mich. – FordDirect announced a mobile service that enables shoppers to receive prompt, targeted information about Ford vehicles by simply sending a text message from their mobile device. Powered by mobile marketing and advertising compan

SANTA MONICA, Calif. — TrueCar, Inc. the only transparent publisher of real-time new and used vehicle transaction data in the U.S. market, has completed the acquisition of Carperks, a leading provider of automotive purchasing and leasing progra

Overland Park, Kan.: NCM Associates, the leading provider of automotive 20 Group, retail operations consulting, management training and operations Benchmark® analytics to the retail automotive industry, and Alan Ram, a premier management, telephone

I must share with you that the days of what I refer to as “Rain Ex Sales Reps” are gone! “Rain Ex,” front lobe “yes, yes, yes,” rebuttals, scripts or habits are weak.  They immediately, from first contact, either lump us into the stereot

DETROIT – SmartAuction, Ally Financial’s online vehicle auction website, announced that it has formed an agreement with CentralDispatch® to allow SmartAuction users to upload daily SmartAuction transaction activity to their CentralDispatch accou

BMW has issued two different recalls. According to The Wall Street Journal’s Driver’s Seat Blog, BMW announced it is recalling about 2,000 2009 X5 vehicles equipped with the diesel engine. The blog post said the German automaker is concerned the

Audi Certified Pre-Owned sales of 3,169 vehicles mark the best August on record and the sixth-consecutive record month. Year to date sales of 25,517, an increase of 36.1% from 2010, put Audi on track to deliver the best CPO year on record. Audi Certi

SANTA MONICA, Calif.  — Elevated gas prices have helped to drive a surge in used compact car prices, according to a data analysis by Edmunds.com, the premier online resource for automotive information. Edmunds.com’s data reveal that consumers p

DETROIT – For the fourth month in a row, the Chevrolet Cruze is the best-selling compact car in the United States, recording a total of 21,807 sales in August. It is also the fifth-consecutive month of Cruze sales exceeding 20,000 units. Calendar y