Sales & Variable OPS
December Deals and Incentives Got a Head Start in November, Reports Edmunds.com
SANTA MONICA, Calif. — Even as automakers swarmed airwaves with year-end deals and promotions, automotive incentives remained stable in December, reports Edmunds.com, the premier resource for car shopping and automotive information. According to Edmunds.com’s True...
Transaction Prices in December 2012 Rise To Record High; Industry Incentives Decline Nine Percent From Last Year According to TrueCar
Industry Transaction Prices Highest Ever in December 2012; Industry Incentives Continue to Decline from 2011 SANTA MONICA, Calif. -- TrueCar, Inc. the authority on car pricing information, trends and forecasts, estimated today that the average transaction price for...
Avis Budget Group to Acquire Zipcar for $12.25 Per Share in Cash
PARSIPPANY, N.J. and CAMBRIDGE, Mass. -- Avis Budget Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: CAR) and Zipcar, Inc. (NASDAQ: ZIP), the world's leading car sharing network, today announced that Avis Budget Group has agreed to acquire Zipcar for $12.25 per share in cash, a 49% premium over...
Direct Auto Loan Delinquencies Rise
Consumer Delinquencies Continue Decline in Third Quarter 2012 WASHINGTON – Consumer delinquencies continued to decline in the third quarter of 2012, with bank card delinquencies falling to an 18-year low as consumers strengthen their financial base amid economic...
IIHS Names Safest Cars For 2013
New TOP SAFETY PICK+ award goes to 13 cars; 117 additional vehicles earn TOP SAFETY PICK ARLINGTON, Va. -- To reward 2013 models with superior crash protection, the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) is awarding its new Top Safety Pick+ accolade to 13 cars....
Toyota Motor Sales Reports December Sales Increase
Annual Sales Top Two Million on Strength of New Products TORRANCE, Calif. – Toyota Motor Sales (TMS), U.S.A., Inc., today reported December 2012 sales of 194,143 units, up 13.2 percent compared to the same period last year on a daily selling rate (DSR) basis. ...
Luxury Pre-owned Sales Numbers
Luxury certified pre-owned sales for December were collectively up between 3%-14% with the exception of Audi where sales were down 2%. Audi Certified Pre-owned Vehicles: Last year was the second-best year ever for Audi Certified pre-owned vehicle sales, overcoming...
NCM® Launches #NCMTips to Give Auto Dealers Free Actionable Guidance for Dealership Improvement
Overland Park, Kan. ― NCM Associates, a leading provider of 20 Groups, management training, retail operations consulting, and operations benchmarking services for automotive dealers, today announced the launch of an automotive management “tip of the day” on Twitter...
GM’s U.S. Sales up 5% in December
DETROIT – General Motors Co.’s (NYSE: GM) U.S. dealers delivered the company’s highest December sales in five years, with deliveries up 5 percent year over year to 245,733 vehicles. December was also GM’s best retail sales month of 2012. Retail volume was up...
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