Sales & Variable OPS
Polk Expects 2013 U.S. New Vehicle Registrations To Reach 15.3 Million
Compact, subcompact and pickup segments will push industry up 6.6 percent over 2012 SOUTHFIELD, Mich. -- New light vehicle registrations in the U.S. in 2013 are expected to rise 6.6 percent over 2012 levels to 15.3 million vehicles, according to Polk, a leading global...
Me Incorporated, the Power of Personal Marketing
In a friendly ‘catch-up’ conversation with a dealership general manager I’ve known for 15 years, the subject moved to advertising, what’s working, what’s not and how things have changed in the past 20 years. That’s how I heard the story of Bret. A story that so...
Your Dealership’s Most Valuable Untapped Resource
At the end of the month, dealership personnel often yearn for just a few more hours or days to “pull the month out.” The encouraging truth is that no one needs to put in more hours or days in order to increase production. Rather, they should first focus harder on...
Kia Motors Announces Google Maps Integration to Enhance In-Car Connectivity
IRVINE, Calif. -- Kia Motors America (KMA) today announced it will work with Google to provide content and search-based solutions enabled by Application Program Interfaces (APIs) for the second-generation of the automaker's innovative UVO eServices telematics system....
Interview with Rob Bennett, GM and Charlie Brown, Internet Director of Lithia Chrysler Jeep Dodge of Eugene
Lithia Chrysler Jeep Dodge of Eugene is the number one Chrysler Jeep Dodge dealership in sales volume in Oregon, beating out 29 other Chrysler Jeep Dodge dealerships in that state. The store is doing a brisk business selling new and used vehicles over the Internet to...
Interview with David Westcott, 2013 NADA Chairman, David Westcott Buick GMC Suzuki
David Westcott will become Chairman of the National Automobile Dealers Association at the 2013 NADA Convention and Exposition in February. He is the owner of David Westcott Buick GMC Suzuki in Burlington, NC, and has been the 2012 vice chairman of NADA and represents...
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Ford Projects Best Hybrid Sales Quarter Ever
Ford Fusion Energi Plug-In Hybrid Rated Up to 108 MPGe City, Making It America’s Most Fuel-Efficient Sedan DEARBORN, Mich. – The 2013 Ford Fusion – recently voted Green Car of the Year – just got greener as the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency certified the new...
American Suzuki Issues Vehicle Recall
According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's website, American Suzuki is recalling certain model year 2007 XL-7 vehicles originally sold or currently registered in Arizona, California, Nevada, and Texas; and manufactured June 13, 2006, through...
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