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Interview with Bill Feinstein, President and Dealer Manager, Planet Honda
Like a topnotch batter in his prime, being bold, swinging for the fences and practicing with an eye to performance improvement are what make Planet Honda a winner! Last year, Planet Honda was in the top 30 nationwide in Internet sales with 1,844 new Internet sales...
Edmunds.com Forecasts 15 Million New Cars Sold in 2013
SANTA MONICA, Calif. — About 15 million new cars will be sold in 2013, according to a new forecast released today by Edmunds.com, the premier resource for automotive information. The projected sales figures would be a 4 percent increase over the 14.4 million new car...
September Auto Sales Reported
According to Senior Analyst Jessica Caldwell: “This is the time of the year when inventories really start to see dramatic shifts in the proportion of vehicles from the upcoming model year. As demand builds for the new hot designs, car dealers don’t have to offer as...
AutoNation Announces September 2012 Retail New Vehicle Unit Sales of 22,982
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. -- AutoNation, Inc. (NYSE: AN), America's largest automotive retailer, today announced that its retail new vehicle unit sales in September 2012, as reported to the applicable automotive manufacturers, totaled 22,982, an increase of 23% as...
Average Unique Visitors Up in Setpember 2012
According to a data from Dataium, the conversion rate of the average unique visitors to shoppers was up 61% during the month of September 2012. This information is based on statistics for national automotive Internet behavior for September 2012. Below are a few key...
J.D. Power and Associates Reports: Nearly 60% of Buyers Narrow Their Decision to One Model during the Final Week before Buying
Although the Majority of Automotive Buyers Continue to Use Personal Computers to Shop for New Vehicles, Tablets and Smartphones Are Used by One in Five Digital Auto Buyers WESTLAKE VILLAGE, Calif. -- Influenced by the phenomenal growth of mobile devices to access the...
Manager of Industry Education at AutoTrader.com Discusses the Fundamentals of Online Automotive Marketing
Nothing has affected how people buy cars more than the Internet. In fact, you can safely assume that more than 90% of the shoppers who walk into your dealership have done at least some research on the Internet about you, your cars and what people are saying about you....
Work with Industry Thought Leaders to Improve Your Business
Even the best dealerships can benefit from an outside perspective from time to time. Not perspectives offered by experts from other industries, who share insight that might be relevant to your business, but thought leaders that have worked in dealerships, with...
Chief Offers Show Season Savings as Part of 40th Anniversary Celebration
Madison, Ind. (Oct. 3, 2012) – Chief Automotive Technologies is capping off its 40th anniversary year with special show season savings for its customers. From now through the end of the SEMA Show 2012, Chief is offering its lowest prices of the year, plus 0 percent...
Dealers Saving Up to $650 a Month Using No-Markup Credit Reports from Automotive Compliance Consultants, Simplifying F&I Compliance
CRYSTAL LAKE, IL – Automotive Compliance Consultants, the only dealership-exclusive compliance experts in the industry, says auto dealers subscribing to its services save as much as $650 a month in credit bureau report markup fees. “This savings largely offsets our...
By the Numbers: Naked Lime Marketing Marks a Banner Year
Naked Lime Helps Dealers Promote Their Brand Through a Consistent Message Across Different Media KETTERING, Ohio -- The facts: 4 industry tradeshows. 16 customer shows. 67 ads. 110 blog posts. 168 Facebook posts. These are just a handful of the ways over the last 365...
Interview with Gary Chaney, CEO, Chacon Autos
Gary Chaney and his dealership group, Chacon Autos, operate two Suzuki franchises and eight independent used vehicle stores in Dallas and San Antonio, TX. Chacon Autos, with its heavy focus in Buy-Here/Pay-Here operations, offers Dealer magazine readers unique insight...
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