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Facebook, Other Social Media Simply Modern Twist for Auto Dealers’ Best Advertising, Word-of-Mouth
TINLEY PARK, IL -- For dealership management still skeptical about social media, Tom Gorham would like a few words with you: take it on faith. The faith he asks for is to believe social media will revolutionize dealership marketing the way the dot-com era did in the...
Convenience: Good for your Customers, Good for your Shop!
When asked to identify the primary factor that influenced their choice in where to take their car for service, 33% of vehicle owners said convenience. Convenience can be a broad subject, but generally speaking it means showing up for minor maintenance without an...
BodyShopBids Processes $1.5 Million in Car Repair Estimates in First Five Months of Service
CHICAGO -- BodyShopBids, an online and mobile platform that enables consumers to solicit custom car repair estimates by uploading a photo, today announced it has written $1.5 million in body repair estimates within its first five months of service. The...
O’Reilly Auto Parts Selects the Enactor Commerce Platform From OneView Commerce to Expand the Store Systems Infrastructure
BOSTON -- O'Reilly Auto Parts, one of the largest auto parts retailers in the United States with over 3,700 stores in 39 states, has chosen OneView Commerce, Inc.'s Enactor Commerce Platform as the foundation software for delivering point of sale and other commerce...
Congressional Support of “Right to Repair Act” Continues to Climb
BETHESDA, Md. -- As congressional support for the bipartisan-sponsored Motor Vehicle Owners' Right to Repair Act (HR 1449) continues to climb, Massachusetts motorists have come together on the state level to help ensure that Right to Repair will appear on the 2012...
Ken Potter Named Mota Motors Chief Revenue Officer
VENICE, Calif. -- Mota Motors, a leading provider of online vehicle certification and selling platforms, announced that digital automotive marketing veteran Ken Potter has been appointed as the company's Chief Revenue Officer. Potter joins an expanding team of...
GM Supports Ongoing Testing With NHTSA
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) informed GM late last week that it will begin a preliminary evaluation of Chevrolet Volt battery assemblies. The move to take this formal, procedural step is not unexpected as GM has worked closely and...
2012 Journey and Fiat Recalled
Chrysler is recalling certain 2012 Dodge Journey and 2012 Fiat 500 vehicles to fix a problem with the brakes, according to National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s website. The website said the issue could lead to the vehicle not braking completely.
Faulty Seat Belts Prompt Recall
According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s website, General Motors is recalling 2012 Chevrolet Colorado and 2012 GMC Canyon pickup trucks to fix a problem with the front seat belts. GM dealers will replace the seat belt buckle electrical...
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