Sales & Variable OPS
Data: Cadillac Escalade, large pickup trucks top list of thieves’ favorite vehicles
ARLINGTON, VA — The Cadillac Escalade is more than 6 times as likely as the average vehicle to be targeted by thieves and has overall theft losses more than 10 times as big, an analysis of insurance claims for 2008-10 vehicles by the Highway Loss Data Institute (HLDI)...
4th Edition For Joe Verde’s ‘Recovery & Growth’ Book
Orange County, CA. – Since its publication two years ago, Joe Verde’s book for auto dealers and managers, “A Dealer’s Guide to Recovery and Growth in Today’s Market” is now in its fourth print run. In the new edition, Verde provides an update for 2011 with a focus on...
Edmunds.com: August Auto Sales Forecast: Sales Pace Pushes Against Economic Headwinds
SANTA MONICA, Calif. — An estimated 1,087,000 new cars will be sold in August for a projected Seasonally Adjusted Annualized Rate (SAAR) of 12.3 million, forecasts Edmunds.com, the premier online resource for automotive information. This sales pace is virtually flat...
Autodata Solutions and DriveItNow Give Consumers More Detailed Payment Options Using OEM Incentives and Rebates
Detroit, MI– Professional services and technology firm Autodata Solutions, Inc., today announced a referral agreement with DriveItNow to help turn web visitors into buyers with a pre-qualified payment marketing conversion tool. DriveItNow is a payment-based...
Take Time to Blog – You Won’t Regret It
If you haven’t started blogging yet, you are not alone. Many dealers know they “should” be blogging, but don’t know where to start. Others are not sure they can commit to the time it takes or are not convinced of the benefits. All are valid concerns. But, with some...
CarWoo! MarketPlace Data: Nissan Outpacing Industry Discounts By 100%
BURLINGAME, Calif., Aug. 24, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Online car buyers are seeing Nissan offering discounts that average 11.9% in August, compared with the industry average of 5.5% (all CarWoo! MarketPlace prices includes rebates, incentives and other discounts.) Nissan...
DealerRater Continues Explosive Growth by Doubling its Customer Base to 4,000 Dealers and Reaching the 400,000th Car Dealer Review
Waltham, Mass. – DealerRater®, the world’s premier car dealer review website, continues its explosive growth by attaining two key company milestones, which include welcoming the 4,000th customer to its Certified Dealer Program and gaining its 400,000 car dealer...
Everycarlisted.com’s Dealer Chat – Powered by Contact At Once! – Brings More Leads to Dealers via Instant Customer Contact
DALLAS – EveryCarListed.com®, the automobile dealer’s source for quality leads, today introduced a chat tool as a value-added service for dealers. Powered by Contact At Once!, the leading provider of software that moves online shoppers into live conversations with car...
Leading Automotive CRM DealerSocket Named for Fourth Consecutive Year to Inc. Magazine’s Exclusive List of America’s Fastest-Growing Private Companies
NEW YORK -- Inc. magazine today named DealerSocket (www.dealersocket.com) to its fifth annual Inc. 500|5000, an exclusive ranking of the nation's fastest-growing private companies. The list represents the most comprehensive look at the most important segment of the...
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