Sales & Variable OPS
Car Shopping Survey Reveals Changing Lease Preferences
Cincinnati, OH – Swapalease.com, the world’s largest automotive lease marketplace, reveals survey results that show changing trends among consumers shopping for a lease. Among the highlights, roughly a quarter of people seek leases with less than 12,000 miles per...
Ford Fusion and Fusion Hybrid Earn Top Vehicle Safety Rating from NHTSA
Dearborn, MI – The 2013 Ford Fusion and Fusion Hybrid received a top vehicle safety rating from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). The Fusion and Fusion Hybrid received a five-star Overall Vehicle Score in NHTSA New Car Assessment Program...
ELS Studio® Premium Audio System Debuts In New Acura Vehicles
Detroit, MI - Expanding on its rich heritage of leadership in audio technology, Panasonic Automotive Systems Company of America is launching the newest generation of its acclaimed ELS audio brand — the ELS Studio Premium Audio System. ELS Studio embodies nine years of...
More Than 1.8 Million Plug-In Electric Vehicles Will Be Sold in the Largest 102 U.S. Cities From 2012 to 2020, Forecasts Pike Research
Boulder, CO - While sales of plug-in electric vehicles (PEVs) have fallen short of projections to date, interest in these vehicles is growing, particularly in large metropolitan areas. Cities like New York City, Los Angeles, San Francisco, and Seattle combine large...
Where’s the Gross?
Have you ever wondered what your accounting office did with all the gross profit that you made? The difference between Sales Gross and Accounting Gross is a long-time problem in our industry. The accounting office doesn’t understand why the sales managers don’t know...
DMEautomotive Files Patents for Driver Connect Mobile App Technologies
Daytona Beach, FL – DMEautomotive (DMEa), the leader in science-based, results-driven automotive marketing, today announced that it has filed two patent applications with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office for a new, breakthrough technology for its dealer-branded...
PPG Distributor Development Program Reaches 10,000-Student Milestone
Strongsville, OH – January 22, 2013 PPG Automotive Refinish today announced that 10,000 distributor partners have now participated in PPG’s Distributor Business Development Program courses. The milestone was reached on December 4, 2012 at PPG’s Excellence in...
Early Bird Registration for the 14th Digital Dealer Conference & Exposition is Now Open!
Get ready for the premier learning and networking event dedicated to Internet and technology solutions for franchised dealerships. The 14th Digital Dealer Conference & Exposition will return to the Rosen Shingle Creek May 7-9, 2013 with new education options,...
Survey Says… Younger Generations Excited by Cars that Reflect Green Concerns & Technology
According to a survey posted on the Detroit News, green cars and technology are what today's youth are looking for in a vehicle. You can’t have a conversation with any group in the automotive industry without a shaking of heads and sad looks agreeing, that, yes, the...
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