Sales & Variable OPS
J.D. Power and LMC Automotive Report: November New-Vehicle Retail Selling Rate Bounces Back Strong Following Hurricane Sandy
WESTLAKE VILLAGE, Calif. -- The new-vehicle retail selling rate returned to a healthy level in November after being negatively impacted by Hurricane Sandy in October, according to a monthly sales forecast developed by J.D. Power and Associates' Power Information...
2013 Best Resale Value Award Winners Announced By Kelley Blue Book
KBB.com Offers Advice on Choosing New Cars Predicted to Maintain Value over Five-Year Ownership Period IRVINE, Calif. -- The 2013 model-year vehicle winners of the annual Best Resale Value Awards, recognizing current and forthcoming vehicles for their projected...
Honda and Acura Rank Highest in ALG’s 14th Annual Residual Value Awards
Toyota family of brands takes home nine awards; Hyundai nets 3 awards, lands second among mainstream brands LOS ANGELES -- Los Angeles Auto Show - ALG, the industry benchmark for vehicle values and a leading provider of automotive insights, today announced the results...
Cal-Bay to Relocate Corporate Headquarters
LAS VEGAS -- Cal-Bay International, Inc. (CBYI) this week confirmed the company will be relocating the Corporate Headquarters after the completion of the Definitive Agreement for the acquisition by the Tire Manufacturing Company. Cal-Bay President Larson Coleman...
Millennials Electrified by Advanced Battery Technology
Gen Y comprises nearly half of hourly workers a GM’s Brownstown Battery Assembly BROWNSTOWN, Mich. – Valerie Myaard, Tony Lamentola, Brett Powell and Shannon Pearson weren’t born when their plant manager Jeff Lamarche entered his first General Motors facility in 1981....
Kelley Blue Book’s KBB.com® Releases 2013 Residual Value Analysis
Toyota Retains Top Brand Position for Second Consecutive Year; Most Segments Report Year-Over-Year Gains IRVINE, Calif. -- The 2013 Residual Analysis Report is now available from Kelley Blue Book, www.kbb.com, the leading provider of new and used car information,...
MPi Launches “Customer First’ Initiative; Training and In-Dealership Process Consulting Helps Improve Service Department Profitability
Las Vegas, NV – MPi, a leading provider of revenue and retention solutions for automotive dealership service departments, today announced the launch of its “Customer First” initiative. The training, certification, offsite coaching and in-dealership process consulting...
Volkswagen Recalls 2,471 Beetles
According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's website, Volkswagen is recalling certain model year 2012-2013 Beetle vehicles, manufactured from February 2012, through August 2012, and equipped with leather sport seats. The website said tf the right...
Edmunds.com Advises Suzuki Owners and Shoppers as Car and Truck Brand Shuts Down in the U.S.
SANTA MONICA, Calif. — When American Suzuki announced earlier this month that it will discontinue U.S. sales, there was a lot of speculation that prices on remaining Suzuki cars and trucks would hit rock bottom, just as Saab prices plummeted thousands of dollars soon...
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