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The Conference Board Consumer Confidence Index® Improves
NEW YORK -- The Conference Board Consumer Confidence Index®, which had declined in October, improved in November. The Index now stands at 56.0 (1985=100), up from 40.9 in October. The Present Situation Index increased to 38.3 from 27.1. The Expectations Index rose to...
Digital Spot for 2012 Fiat 500 Abarth Exceeds 1 Million YouTube Views within One Week
Auburn Hills, Mich. - With its high-performance styling and head-turning co-star, the FIAT brand’s first 60-second social media spot promoting the new 2012 Fiat 500 Abarth has seduced more than 1 million YouTube viewers in just one week. The digital spot titled...
Penske Racing Teams Up With ADP, Inc.
ROSELAND, N.J. and MOORESVILLE, N.C. -- ADP ®, a leading provider of human resource outsourcing, payroll services, benefits administration and integrated computing solutions for vehicle dealers, today announced it has teamed up with Penske Racing to become an official...
Black Friday Boasts $816 Million in U.S. Online Holiday Spending
RESTON, VA – comScore, a leader in measuring the digital world, today reported U.S. retail e-commerce spending for the first 25 days of the November – December 2011 holiday season. For the holiday season-to-date, $12.7 billion has been spent online, marking a...
Oxlo Releases New Auto Dealer Software Integration with Hyundai Motor America
BROOMFIELD, Colo. -- Oxlo Systems Inc., announces the release of a new auto dealer software integration with Hyundai Motor America. The new Vehicle Inquiry dealer integration is available immediately for integration development and certification for all auto dealer...
RLJ Executive Appointed to Serve on the American International Automotive Dealers Association (AIADA) Board
BETHESDA, Md. -- Lisa W. Pickrum, Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of The RLJ Companies and Executive Vice President of RLJ McLarty Landers Automotive, has been chosen to serve on the American International Automotive Dealers Association (AIADA)...
Ford First to Integrate Slacker Radio App Providing In-Car Command and Control by Voice Using SYNC AppLink
DEARBORN, Mich. – Ford drivers with SYNC® AppLink™ now have another entertainment option with the addition of Slacker Radio to the portfolio of available SYNC-compatible smartphone apps. AppLink builds on the award-winning SYNC connectivity system by enabling drivers...
Subaru Unveils “SUBARU BRZ”
Fuji Heavy Industries Ltd. (FHI), the maker of Subaru automobiles, announced its world premiere of "SUBARU BRZ (display model)" at the 42nd Tokyo Motor Show 2011. (Open to public from December 3 to 11 at Tokyo Big Sight) SUBARU BRZ is a rear-wheel drive sports car...
Dealer-FX Group, Inc. Selected By Mitsubishi Motor Sales of Canada, Inc. to Provide New Vehicle Owner Welcome Packages and Develop Owner’s Portal
Toronto – Dealer-FX Group, Inc. and Mitsubishi Motor Sales of Canada, Inc. (MMSCAN) announced today that Dealer-FX has been selected to be the exclusive provider of personalized owner’s welcome packages to MMSCAN’s new vehicle buyers, effective immediately. In...
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