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Year-to-Date Sales of GM Certified Used Vehicles on the Rise

GM Certified Used Vehicles reports 20,914 sales of Buick, Chevrolet, GMC, Pontiac and Saturn vehicles, a 6% year-to-date sales increase for calendar year 2011.  Compared to May 2010, sales decreased 10.6%. Concurrently, Cadillac Certified Pre-Ow
Jun 10, 2011

GM Financial to Help Out Dealer Credit More

According to The Detroit News, Daniel Akerson, General Motor Co.???s CEO, said he wants to make GM Financial more available to some of its dealers. According to the story, Akerson wants some of its dealers to be able to stock their dealership lots by
Jun 10, 2011

Chrysler Announces Special ???0 for 60??? Financing Offered in June on Ram Pickup Trucks

Auburn Hills, Mich. – Chrysler Group LLC announced special June financing on its 2011 Ram 1500 pickup trucks. Qualified consumers who purchase a Ram 1500 Regular, Quad or Crew Cab pickup truck may be eligible for 0 percent financing for up to 6
Jun 10, 2011

Hyundai Launches Accessories Sales Programs Powered by Insignia

Irvine, CA ??? Looking to capitalize on increasing vehicle sales and market share, Hyundai Motor America has announced the launch of an in-store accessories sales program to be facilitated through MOBIS Parts America and powered by Insignia Group, LC
Jun 10, 2011

Re-allocating Ad Dollars to Maximize Opportunities with New Media

Last October at the Digital Dealer Conference & Exposition in Las Vegas keynote speaker Chip Perry,  the CEO of AutoTrader.com, addressed a capacity crowd of dealer principals, GMs, parts managers/directors and e-commerce personnel declaring  d
Jun 1, 2011

Maximize your Retail Marketing Strategy

Terry is a Chevy dealer selling 200 plus new vehicles a month with better than average grosses in his region. We met about 14 years ago at a “20 Group” meeting I spoke to regarding advertising strategies. A lot has changed in those 14 years and t
Jun 1, 2011

New Manufacturer Policies Impacting Dealerships

Kia’s trained technician warranty reimbursement policy So one of your long-time, highly experienced Kia technicians has allowed some of his training to lapse, but he continues as usual to perform warranty repairs according to all Kia repair procedu
Jun 1, 2011

AutoTrader.com Acquires VinSolutions, and an Award Winning Dealership Marketing System

We were about to go to print on an article about VinSolutions when we heard the news that AutoTrader.com was buying the company. After acquiring Kelley Blue Book, HomeNet and vAuto, AutoTrader.com announced they were acquiring VinSolutions last week.
Jun 1, 2011

Critical Decisions: Double your ‘Shows’ and Double your Demos!

I hope you’re off to a great day when reading this because I have some critical information to share for this month’s article that may ruffle a few feathers. When we make adjustments to our playbook ahead of time, closing appointments that actual
Jun 1, 2011