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eBay Motors Revamps its Certified Pre-Owned Platform, Enhancing its Complementary Sales Channel for OEMs, Dealers
eBay Motors, the largest online marketplace for buying and selling all things automotive, has revamped its Certified Pre-Owned (CPO) platform to provide OEMs and dealers with an even more robust online sales channel to complement their brick-and-mortar dealerships....
Experian Automotive: Subprime auto loans in Q2 2012 exceeded prerecession levels
While subprime lending is on the rise, loans are balanced by lower loan-to-value ratios SCHAUMBURG, Ill. -- Experian Automotive today announced that loans to customers in the nonprime, subprime and deep-subprime risk tiers accounted for more than one in four new...
Turn Incoming Sales Calls Into More Appointments That Show With New Online Course From Joe Verde
ORANGE COUNTY, CALIFORNIA – A new course offered on Joe Verde’s Training Network® (JVTN®) provides salespeople and managers in the automotive industry access to training on using the telephone more effectively to sell and build business in a dealership. This new...
ISI LubeSoft Software Gets Carfax QuickVIN Enhancement
PORTLAND, Ore. -- Integrated Services, Inc. (ISI), one of the leading point-of-sale software providers for the fast lube industry, has added Carfax® QuickVIN™ to its LubeSoft® software. Users can now retrieve the year/make/model and vehicle identification number (VIN)...
Hendrick Automotive Group to Offer SiriusXM in All Satellite Radio-Equipped Pre-Owned Vehicles
NEW YORK -- Sirius XM Radio (NASDAQ: SIRI) and Hendrick Automotive Group today announced that customers purchasing any pre-owned vehicle with a factory-equipped satellite radio from any of the 84 Hendrick Automotive Group dealerships across the United States and...
Toyota Dominates New-Car Shopping Activity On Kelley Blue Book’s KBB.com
IRVINE, Calif. -- The Toyota brand dominates new-car shopping activity on www.kbb.com when examining shopper loyalty and share-of-voice data from the past three years, according to Kelley Blue Book, the leading provider of new car and used car information. Since Q1...
The President of Gratis Technologies Discusses Putting the Customers Back in CRM
It’s a constant challenge: how can a dealer succeed in communicating with his/her previous clients while continuing to gain new ones, while utilizing the Internet? The first step is to understand the tools that are available such as CRM, website, and community and...
Founder of WomenCertified Details How to Sell Automotive Products to Women on the Internet
What really works online with women depends on a number of variables including: how she uses the Internet, if she’s a mom, her lifestyle and her shopping preferences. Delia Passi, CEO of Medelia Inc. and founder of WomenCertified, will teach you a new targeting...
Interview with Shawn Reardon, Internet Director Ideal Nissan
Ideal Nissan is the Overall Winner of the Spring 2012 Digital Dealer Website Excellence Awards – scoring higher than nearly 3,000 other dealerships and dealership groups nationwide. Co-sponsored by Dealer Communications and Dataium, LLC, the Digital Dealer Website...
Average Unique Visitors Up in August 2012
According to a data from Dataium, the conversion rate of the average unique visitors to shoppers was up 61% during the month of July 2012. This information is based on statistics for national automotive Internet behavior for August 2012. Below are a few key statistics...
P-F Weld & Work Clamp Makes Impossible Pulls Possible
WEST BOYLSTON, MA -- Porter-Ferguson’s Weld & Work™ Multi-Angle Swiveling Clamp makes it easy for auto body technicians to clamp or hold difficult pulls - even those previously thought impossible. The Weld & Work Clamp is a two-part assembly consisting of a...
Using Technology to Determine your Office Size
When I speak to dealers or controllers, the two most common questions that I get are: “What is the best DMS system?” and “How many people do I need in the accounting office?” Both answers to these questions depend on your situation. The best DMS system for your...
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