Sales & Variable OPS
What is the Longest-Running Midsize Auto Nameplate?
DETROIT – From hot rod to police cruiser to convertible to America’s main street sedan, few midsize cars have appealed to so many, for so long, as the Chevrolet Malibu. The Malibu is the auto industry’s longest-running midsize nameplate, spanning 35 years, six...
Edmunds.com: Behind the push on pickups
A big story around September sales was the volume of full-size pickup trucks, whose sales were up seven percent on the year, and up double-digits over September 2010. As it turns out, incentives drove the surge of sales. According to Edmunds.com’s True Cost of...
Average Fuel Economy for New Cars Sold in September Rises Dramatically
SANTA MONICA, Calif. -- TrueCar.com, the authority on new car pricing, trends and forecasting, today provided actual fuel economy numbers from September light vehicle auto sales that indicate TrueMPG™ increased to 22.0 MPG in September 2011 compared to 21.4 MPG in...
Liquid Motors Brings QR Code Technology to Their Dealers
Dallas, Texas -- Liquid Motors Inc., a provider of comprehensive inventory management and marketing solutions for automobile dealers, announced today the launch of their QR Codes product for auto dealers to place on their window stickers and buyers guides. Buyers want...
Ford’s World-First Rear Inflatable Seat Belts Earn Popular Mechanics Breakthrough Award
DEARBORN, Mich. – What do Ford’s latest safety innovation and director/filmmaker James Cameron have in common? Both are about to receive a prestigious technology award from Popular Mechanics. Ford’s innovative, industry-first rear inflatable seat belts have been named...
Polk Enhances Aftermarket Demand Forecast for GVW 3-8 Vehicles With Expanded Component Categories
SOUTHFIELD, Mich. -- Polk, a leader in market intelligence for the commercial vehicle segment, has expanded the categories of commercial vehicle components that are included in its forecast of demand for aftermarket commercial vehicle parts. Polk now offers 11...
TrueCar Partners With Leading AAA Clubs to Provide Members With Time and Money-Saving Car Buying Platform
SANTA MONICA, Calif. -- TrueCar, Inc. the only transparent publisher of real-time new (TrueCar.com) and used (ClearBook.com) vehicle pricing data in the US market, has announced that it will power the online car buying programs for AAA Oklahoma/South Dakota and AAA...
VW Announces Voluntary Safety Recall
Herndon, Va. -- Volkswagen is conducting a voluntary safety recall on approximately 159,884 Volkswagen Jetta and Jetta SportWagens manufactured from May 2008 through September 2011 and Golf models manufactured from May 2009 through September 2011. On vehicles...
NSF International Certifies First Distributor, LKQ Corporation, to its Automotive Parts Distributor Certification Program
ANN ARBOR, Mich. – NSF International has certified the first automotive parts distributor under the new NSF International Automotive Parts Distributor Certification Program, which certifies distributors who sell automotive collision parts. The program addresses the...
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