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Banks on Track to Reach 3 Year Small Business Lending Goal
WASHINGTON, DC — One year ago in a joint-announcement with the SBA and the Administration, 13 major banks committed to increase lending to small businesses in underserved communities by $20 billion over the next three years. Today, banks have reported that they are...
Cobalt Executives Explain The VIN Journey to Help Auto Dealers Become More Profitable
Every day local shoppers see your inventory in online ads and on your website. The average VIN sitting on your lot is presented hundreds of times. What if you knew who was looking at a particular VIN, how long they were looking or how often? What if you knew which...
NADA Used Car Guide Executive Discusses Optimizing the Power of the Dealership’s Data
Stu Zalud, NADA Used Car Guide executive will teach you how to protect and leverage the data that you already have to improve your dealership’s effectiveness and profitability. It may seem complicated, but Stu will sort it out in laymen’s terms, show you a data...
Mudd Advertising President of Digital Media Discusses How Automotive Dealerships Can Achieve True Perpetual Customer Retention
Rob Mudd, president of digital media at Mudd Advertising and Mudd 360, will share with automotive dealers and managers how dealerships can achieve true perpetual customer retention. He’ll detail how to structure your dealership’s business so the pre-owned car-buying...
AAA: You Can Never Be Too Prepared When Selling Your Car Independently
ORLANDO, Fla. -- There are many different ways to buy and sell a vehicle. With approximately 33 million used vehicles sold annually, people planning to upgrade their vehicle have many options for getting rid of the old one-- trade in, sell it to a dealer, give it to a...
Incentive Spending Estimated to be Down 7%
September 2012 SAAR Estimated at 14.6M; Incentive Spending Down Almost 7 Percent SANTA MONICA, Calif. -- TrueCar.com, the authority on new car pricing, trends and forecasting information, today released its September 2012 sales and incentives forecast. The forecast...
Car Sales Ease into ‘Cruise Control’ in September, Forecasts Edmunds.com
SANTA MONICA, Calif. — Edmunds.com, the premier resource for automotive information, forecasts that 1,145,344 new cars and trucks will be sold in the U.S. in September for an estimated Seasonally Adjusted Annual Rate (SAAR) this month of 14.4 million light vehicles....
Copart Reports Fourth Quarter Financial Results
DALLAS -- Copart, Inc. (NASDAQ: CPRT) this week reported the results for its fourth quarter and fiscal year ended July 31, 2012. For the three months ended July 31, 2012, revenue, operating income and net income were $226.6 million, $69.5 million and $44.9 million,...
KBB.com Forecasts New-Car Sales to Reach 1,140,000 Units In September
Kelley Blue Book Predicts Overall Annual Sales Gains Between 7 and 10 Percent through Year-End IRVINE, Calif. -- September new-car sales will hit a 14.3 million seasonally adjusted annual rate (SAAR) in September, slightly down from the 14.5 million SAAR achieved in...
2012 AAIA Impact Award Winners Announced
AAIA Honoring Four for the Future BETHESDA, MD – The Automotive Aftermarket Industry Association (AAIA) has announced the 2012 recipients of its Impact Award: Four for the Future, which annually honors four aftermarket professionals, age 40 or younger, who have made...
KBB.com Announces Three 2012 W3 Award Wins For iPhone App, Vehicle Video Reviews
RVINE, Calif. -- The KBB.com app for iPhone from Kelley Blue Book and the company's '2012 Mitsubishi i-MiEV Hatchback' and '2012 Lexus CT Hatchback' video reviews, today were honored with W3 Silver Award recognition. Receiving more than 3,000 entries, the W3 Awards...
Hyundai Launches Immersive Digital “Test Driving” Experience
Elantra GT, Coupe and Sedan appearing soon at a home near yours COSTA MESA, Calif. – Is your driveway in need of a makeover? The front of your home lacking a little pizzazz? Imagine dressing them up with an award winning Elantra model, with the simple click of a...
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