Dealer OPS & Leadership
AutoXLR8R Now Accepting Applications: New mentor-driven bootcamp to foster promising new automotive technologies
SpringHill, TN – The autoXLR8R program is now accepting applications for its 13-week entrepreneurial boot camp. The mentor-driven program will offer approximately 10 companies the opportunity to connect with automotive manufacturing and technology commercialization...
Salesman’s Best Friend, innovative iPhone CRM app from A1 Software Group
A1 Software Group has released Salesman’s Best Friend CRM (Customer Relationship Management) iPhone app for salespeople in the automotive industry. The app has no advertisements and no subscription fees. Some of its key features include innovative search methods for...
Using Social Media as a Lead Management and Branding Strategy
How do lead managers and successful businesses use Social Media? Business Development consultants at BizGro suggest that lead generation is not the main focus, and offer tutorial on how to use sites such as Facebook and Twitter to expand your image, and give key ...
Porsche 911 Carrera S Named Robb Report Car of the Year
Luxury lifestyle authority decorates top Porsche model ATLANTA-- The seventh-generation Porsche 911 Carrera S has been named the 2013 Robb Report Car of the Year. Captivating the judging panel with its agility, driving dynamics and balance, the 911 bested 12 other...
MIT Technology Review’s New Issue Reveals Annual 50 Disruptive Companies List
CAMBRIDGE, Mass -- Today, MIT Technology Review releases its 2013 list of 50 Disruptive Companies (formerly the TR50). Over the last 12 months, in their multiple tech fields, the honorees have taken risks to unsettle an existing marketplace or create a new market...
Suzuki gearing up for fuel cell production
Suzuki's SMILE plant with co-owner Intelligent Energy engineers fuel cell concepts. This tiny teaser from World Car Fans touches on this business and technology union in this brief report: Suzuki has introduced a handful of fuel cell concepts, but we haven't heard...
Future of hydrogen powered cars mapped out
The UK has rolled out a fleet of hydrogen-powered FCEVs, planned to be taking the roads in the next 20 years. Report on the government-funded study and benefits of fuel cells, as well as their likelihood to re-engineer the electric car as we see it today, in...
Conti ‘Halo’ System Refocuses Driver’s Attention
The "Driver Focus" concept is the latest response to the hazards presented by driver's distractions. Continental's prototype technology is a new safety measure that recognizes where the detects where the driver's attention is centered, and re-focuses the driver on the...
DigitalRoute’s and Procera Networks’ Traffic Segmentation and Split Billing Solutions to Be Showcased at the Mobile World Congress
In this revealing article on the Connected City Expo at the Mobile World Congress, modern infotainment and "connected car" systems capabilities are explored as an ever-present digital development that will continue to press the automotive industry and car capabilities...
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