Dealer OPS & Leadership
Corvette Stingray Storms Detroit Show
According to MSN.com, the Corvette-Stingray is taking the Detroit Auto Show by storm. Read the full article here. The night before press preview days of the 2013 Detroit Auto Show, Chevrolet revealed the 2014 Corvette to a packed house of invite-only media and special...
Cadillac offers a sexy electric in Detroit
According to MSN.com, Cadillac is showing a sexy electric vehicle at the Detroit Auto Show this week. For the full story click here. In 2012, sales of the Chevrolet Volt, an extended-range electric vehicle, reached 23,461, more than triple the 2011 figure but still...
Use the WICS Compliance Model – Walk-through, Inspection, Compliance, Security — to Keep the Dealership Afloat
The proverbial saying, “For want of a nail,” means, Wikipedia reminds us, that “small actions can result in large consequences.” When it comes to auto dealership compliance matters, these unpleasant and seemingly never-ending tasks – if unattended – can torpedo a...
Dataium ASI Forecasts Slowdown of Auto Shopping in New Year
Nashville, TN — 01/15/2013 — Dataium, the largest aggregator of online automotive shopper behavior, today released its monthly Automotive Shopper Intensity (ASI™) report. The ASI index, a leading predictive indicator of automotive retail sales, was relatively flat in...
Nissan’s Infiniti Begins Luxury Push With Q50 Sedan
Nissan Motor Co. (7201)’s Infiniti, lagging larger German, Japanese and U.S. luxury brands, is replacing the G sedan with the Q50 sports car as the company links growth goals for its rechristened lineup to better looks and technology. The 2014 Q50 will be available as...
Chrysler Group LLC to Feature Mopar Garage at 2013 North American International Auto Show
AUBURN HILLS, Mich., Jan. 12, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Chrysler Group LLC will be parking a garage at this year's North American International Auto Show in Detroit . . . and walls of Mopar parts and accessories for the company's Dodge Dart, Fiat 500 and SRT Viper. A 1,015...
MKC Concept New Opportunity for Lincoln
DETROIT, Jan. 13, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Lincoln today introduces the MKC Concept, a vision of how Lincoln will enter the industry's fastest-growing small luxury utility segment. With nearly 60 percent growth in 2012 and more than 200 percent in the last four years,...
Hyundai Motor Group Appoints Peter Schreyer To Head Hyundai, Kia Design Centers
SEOUL, South Korea, Jan. 13, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Hyundai Motor Group, led by Hyundai Motor Company and Kia Motors Corp., today announced that Peter Schreyer was appointed as President to oversee Hyundai and Kia's design centers in order to streamline its resources...
Porsche Outperforms Delivery Record of the Previous Year
DETROIT, Jan. 13, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Porsche AG sold more sports cars in 2012 than ever before: 141,075 customer deliveries equal an increase of 18.7% compared to last year's record of 118,868 vehicles sold. "We are looking back on the most successful year in our...
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