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Interview with Norman Braman – Owner of Braman Enterprises
Norman Braman is one of the most successful car dealers in the US. At age 81, Forbes has pegged his personal wealth at about $1.9 billion in part to a vibrant art collection along with his automotive business. Consisting of 23 dealerships, Braman Ent
Apr 3, 2014
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Car Recognizes You, Keeps You Alert
Car recognizes you, keeps you alert, from Discovery News. Volvo has always been known for its stance on car safety. Whether that’s through headrests, airbags or seatbelts, or simply building cars tougher than the objects they’re likely to
Mar 25, 2014
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Apple In Cars – What Does It Mean For The Auto Industry And Google?
Apple in cars, from Forbes. Apple shook the car industry at the Geneva Motor Show when they declared they will play a key role in the future within cars, bringing their technology to the world’s second most connected device. This is an interesting
Mar 25, 2014
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Canon Solutions America’s IDEAS v2.0 (Intelligent Dealer Electronic Archive System) Now Includes Processing for Deal Jackets
Canon Solutions America, Inc., a subsidiary of Canon U.S.A., announced today that their Intelligent Dealer Electronic Archiving System (IDEAS) with Scanless Automatic Filing Engine (SAFE™) technology now has the ability to digitize automotive deal
Mar 21, 2014
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Apple’s Design Guru Breaks Decades-Long Silence
Apple’s design guru breaks decades-long silence, according to Entrepreneur. Though his exquisitely minimalist inventions have touched billions of lives across the globe, Apple’s senior vice president of design, Jony Ive, has remained cloaked
Mar 19, 2014
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Ten Cars People Won’t Buy
Ten cars people won’t buy, according to 24/7 Wall St. Auto dealer inventories are at five-year highs. The most important effect of this for consumers is that dealers and car companies will soon open up another aggressive round of discounts and
Mar 18, 2014
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Dreams of a More Streamlined Car-Buying Process, With Technology as Facilitator
Dreams of a more streamlined car-buying process, with technology as facilitator, from The New York Times. For generations, the auto dealer has been the primary avenue for carmakers to sell vehicles to consumers. But technology is rapidly changing tha
Mar 18, 2014
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8 Vehicles That Force People to Take Sides
8 vehicles that force people to take sides, according to Wall St. Cheat Sheet. This should come as little to no surprise to, well, anybody, but different people often have different tastes. And this is a good thing — it’s a part of what makes us
Mar 18, 2014
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A year in review: A look back at 2013 automotive market trends
Over the years, one of the lessons that I’ve learned is, to prepare for the future you must understand the past. The same lesson can and should be applied to the automotive industry. As manufacturers, aftermarket companies and retailers continue to
Mar 18, 2014