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Interview with Doug Markley, Dealer/Owner and Carrie Baumgart, Chief Operating Officer, Markley Motors

Markley Motors is among the top 300 dealerships nationwide in sales volume. Markley Motors Dealer Doug Markley and his daughter, Chief Operating Officer Carrie Baumgart, talked with Dealer magazine recently about how they’ve stayed profitable throu
Dec 4, 2012

AIADA: Superstorm Sandy Gave November Sales a Boost

International Nameplate Automobile Dealers Announce Monthly Sales Alexandria, VA – The American International Automobile Dealers Association (AIADA) today released November 2012 sales figures for the international nameplate automobile industry. AIA
Dec 4, 2012

Take the Wheel With David McDavid Lincoln & Make-A-Wish® North Texas

PLANO, Texas — David McDavid Lincoln of Plano is bringing Lincoln’s Drive Smart for a Cause program to the Plano community in an effort to raise up to $6,000 for Make-A-Wish North Texas. For every person who takes the wheel and test-driv
Dec 4, 2012

TrueCar.com: Transaction Prices in November 2012 Rise To Highest Levels In Almost a Year

Industry Incentives Rise Nearly 20% From Last Month  Industry Transaction Prices Highest Since December 2011; Industry Incentive Spending Highest Since August 2010  SANTA MONICA, Calif. –TrueCar, the authority on car pricing information, trends a
Dec 3, 2012

Acton Toyota Saves 3 to 4 Deals a Day with New Call Monitoring System

Profits and customers are lost in every department, every hour of every business day through the phone, which can be a problematic blind spot in the dealership. Dealers spend hundreds of thousands of dollars each year on advertising to get their phon
Dec 3, 2012

Lincoln Announces Its New 2013 Campaign: Introducing the Lincoln Motor Company

NEW YORK — Lincoln, the luxury automotive brand, today announced the launch of its new advertising campaign: “Introducing the Lincoln Motor Company.” Lincoln was originally called the Lincoln Motor Company in 1922, when Edsel Ford
Dec 3, 2012

GM U.S. Sales Increase 3% in November

DETROIT – General Motors Co. (NYSE: GM) today reported its highest November sales in the United States since 2007, with deliveries up 3 percent versus a year ago to 186,505 vehicles. Year-over-year sales to retail customers were essentially equal
Dec 3, 2012

Chrysler Group LLC Reports November 2012 U.S. Sales Increased 14%; Best November Sales in Five Years

Auburn Hills, Mich. – Chrysler Group LLC today reported U.S. sales of 122,565 units, a 14 percent increase compared with sales in November 2011 (107,172 units), and the group’s best November sales since 2007. Best November sales since 2007 3
Dec 3, 2012

Ford Announces Voluntary Safety Recall of Certain 2013 Ford Escapes and Fusions

Ford Acts Promptly for Customer Safety by Recalling 2013 Escapes with 1.6-liter Engines and 2013 Fusions with 1.6-liter Engines for Risk of Overheating That May Result in Engine Fires DEARBORN, Mich. – Ford Motor Company recently announced a volunt
Dec 3, 2012