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Edmunds.com: Demand for Used Small Cars Pushes Price Surge in 2011

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
Sep 2, 2011

GM: Chevrolet Cruze Remains Best Selling Compact Car in U.S.

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
Sep 2, 2011

Mercedes-Benz CPO Sales Down 9%

Through the Mercedes-Benz Certified Pre-Owned (MBCPO) program, Mercedes-Benz USA sold 5,901 vehicles in August 2011, a decrease of 9%.  On a year-to-date basis, MBCPO sold 51,651 vehicles, a decrease of 5.6% over the comparable period last year.
Sep 2, 2011

Open Auction VP Helps Dealers Bridge the Gap Between Retail and Wholesale Sales

In this highly competitive industry, dealers like you are constantly in need of more efficient and profitable means of selling cars. Taking advantage of every sales opportunity and sales channel available is the first step in offloading vehicles more
Sep 2, 2011

President and CEO of Dealer Marketing Services, Inc. Discusses A Compliance Process to Increase Sales and Profits while Avoiding Huge Fines

How can you synergize the sales and compliance processes into a single, consistent and effective system of checks and balances? How can you use your current CRM to review and monitor your sales and compliance processes?  If you are able to identify
Sep 2, 2011

Interview with Rob Marshall, Dry Ridge Toyota

Dry Ridge Toyota is a Kentucky dealership retailing nearly three-quarters of a million dollars a year in accessories sales. Dealer Principal Rob Marshall credits the store’s exceptionally successful accessories program to two key factors: technolog
Sep 1, 2011

Central Kia Partners with Mudd Advertising

Cedar Falls, Iowa – Mudd Advertising is proud to announce the Central Kia Group has chosen to partner with Mudd as a full-service client. Based in the Dallas, Texas area, the Central Kia Group has locations in Plano, Carrollton and Irving.  Mudd A
Sep 1, 2011

Data: Higher Prices Double Length of New Car Negotiations

BURLINGAME, Calif. — CarWoo! data, obtained from their online MarketPlace for new car buyers and sellers, reveals that after peaking during July, the rigor of negotiation appears to be lessening as new car prices begin to return to first quarte
Sep 1, 2011

Demystifying SEO and Organic Search

If you have 150 pages with duplicate titles, you lose the ability to make that page unique to the search engines  With 80% plus of both new and late model used shoppers using Google in the search process, you could be losing market share if you rely
Aug 31, 2011