Dealer OPS & Leadership
Market Share Battle 2011
According to a story from the Detroit Free Press, the Detroit automakers have all gained significant market share this year, with Chrysler up the most, 25%. The story said this is the first time since 1988 that in one year all three, Chrysler, Ford and General Motors,...
Black Book and the Credit Union National Association Expand Relationship to Include Data Services for Credit Unions
Gainesville, GA – Black Book® and the Credit Union National Association (CUNA) are pleased to announce they have enhanced their 12-year partnership to include integrated data products for credit unions at a discounted price. “We’re pleased to expand our relationship...
Toyota Announces Second Annual Shareathon Program
TORRANCE, Calif. -- Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A., Inc. this week launched the second annual Shareathon program, where customers can tweet about their plans to buy or a lease a new Toyota during Toyotathon and earn a $500 prepaid debit card. Building on the success of...
AutoAlert, Inc.’s ‘Pattern-Interrupt’ Sales Strategy Helping Fletcher Jones Motorcars Sell an Extra 100 units or More a Month to its Existing Customers
IRVINE, CA –Fletcher Jones Motorcars is the top-selling Mercedes Benz dealer in the nation. In a typical month, it retails 600 units or more. Up to 20 percent of those sales every month are to existing customers, enabling the Newport Beach, CA dealership to take in...
Edmunds.com Promotes Executives in Company Reorganization
SANTA MONICA, Calif. — Edmunds.com, the premier online resource for automotive information, announced that it has promoted three of its long-standing executives. Effective immediately, Jeremy Anwyl is Vice Chairman of the company, stepping up from the Chief Executive...
Private auto dealers’ sales cruising
A story from Mary Ellen Biery, Research Specialist, Sageworks Inc. said auto sales should keep on trucking into 2012, according to some industry experts. And that’s good news for privately owned auto dealers, which are in their second year of double-digit sales...
Contact At Once! Announces SMS Text Feature to Improve Response Rates for Automotive Advertising
ALPHARETTA, GA. – Contact At Once!, the leading dealer chat provider to the automotive industry, today announced the beta release of a new SMS text-to-chat feature for automotive advertising. Delivered as an extension to the Contact At Once! chat solution already in...
Experian Automotive launches AutoCheck® Mobile for ConsumerSM on Android and iPhone
New mobile application provides used car buyers with access to AutoCheck® vehicle history reports when and where they need it most Schaumburg, Ill., Dec. 13, 2011 — Experian Automotive today launched AutoCheck® Mobile for ConsumerSM, a new application providing used...
Sales Rise 4% for Area Dealers
A story from The Business Journal Daily, out of Youngstown, Ohio said auto sales at local auto dealers are up 4% over last year. The story said this was much better than sales last year of 1,752 new cars and trucks.
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