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Edmunds.com Forecasts August Car Sales Offer a Pleasant Summer Surprise for the Auto Industry
SANTA MONICA, Calif. — Edmunds.com, the premier resource for automotive information, forecasts that 1,287,603 new cars will be sold in August for an estimated Seasonally Adjusted Annual Rate (SAAR) this month of 14.5 million light vehicles. If the numbers hold, August...
izmocars Releases AOA Auto Accessories 2012 Midyear Trend Report
Protection products continue to show strength as electronics fade. San Francisco, CA -- According to izmocars just-released 2012 AOA Auto Accessories Midyear Trend Report, auto protection products continue to outsell most other accessories in dealerships across the...
Equifax: Auto loan 60-day plus delinquency rates decline 35%
ATLANTA -- Delinquency rates across home, auto and credit card finance accounts have demonstrated double-digit percentage* declines from July 2011-2012, according to Equifax's latest monthly National Consumer Credit Trends Report. In descending order, notable...
Flow Automotive and Proximus Mobility to Partner on Location Based Marketing Campaign at The Winston-Salem Open
Atlanta, GA -- Flow Automotive, a division of Flow Companies, spanning 11 locations and representing 19 manufacturers across North Carolina and Virginia, announced today that it has entered into a partnership with Proximus Mobility, the premier location based...
Kbb.com: The Slow Extinction of the SUV
According to Alec Gutierrez, senior market analyst of automotive insights, Kelley Blue Book, the exodus away from SUVs has been underway for the past five years and will likely continue for the foreseeable future. Since 2007, mid-size SUV sales have dropped by 70...
Honda Civic is the Top Researched Used Car
Below are the top 25-most researched new and used cars on KBB.com during the month of August. RANK NEW RANK USED 1 TOYOTA CAMRY 1 HONDA CIVIC 2 HONDA CR-V 2 HONDA ACCORD 3 HONDA CIVIC 3 TOYOTA CAMRY 4 HONDA ACCORD 4 FORD F150 5 NISSAN ALTIMA 5 TOYOTA COROLLA 6 HYUNDAI...
Report: Parents More Likely To Purchase Child’s First Car
According to the latest AutoTrader.com Shopper Insights Report, the primary motivating factors for parents making the purchase are a desire to control the vehicle choice and a feeling of obligation to help their children. ATLANTA -- As students head back to school...
AutoManager Releases ‘AutoManager.Mobile’ Android App for Car Dealers
Los Angeles, CA -- Dealer software provider AutoManager announced Wednesday the release of AutoManager.Mobile, a free mobile app for Android devices that allows auto dealers to accomplish many of their daily tasks on the lot, instead of on a computer. Now dealers can...
Reynolds Adds New Services to its Virtual Customer Care Center for Dealerships
--New Follow-up Call Types Aim to Help Dealers Increase Lease Renewals and Retail Sales --Dealers Now Can Choose from an a la carte Menu of Follow-up Calls to Sales and Service Customers DAYTON, Ohio -- The Reynolds and Reynolds Company today announced the addition of...
Dealer Wins Corvette in Manheim Giveaway to Celebrate 10th Anniversary of Simulcast
Independent dealer customers Mark and Carole Oliverio win 2001 Corvette during contest at Manheim Orlando ATLANTA – On Tuesday, Aug. 21, husband and wife dealership owners Mark and Carole Oliverio of Slidell, La. drew the lucky key to a bright red 2001 Corvette Z06,...
Head of Product Innovation at AutoTrader.com Discuss Digital Domination in a Multi-experience World
Given the variety of channels and platforms that are coming online at seemingly hyper speed, it’s more important than ever that you get the fundamentals right. Whatever channels you currently use to merchandise your inventory, store and specials, you should be taking...
TrueCar.com: Used Car Sales Estimated to be up 4.7%
August 2012 SAAR Estimated at 14.2M; Incentive Spending Down 6 Percent SANTA MONICA, Calif. --TrueCar.com, the authority on new car pricing, trends and forecasting information, today released its August 2012 sales and incentives forecast. The forecast shows the...
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