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Kelley Blue Book Selects RoadLoans.com as its Online Lender Assisting Car Shoppers in Financing their Next New or Used Car
DALLAS -- Kelley Blue Book, www.kbb.com, the leading provider of new car and used car information, has named RoadLoans.com as its preferred online lender. Shoppers visiting the kbb.com website for new and used vehicle information can now research and apply for auto...
GM Reports Second Quarter Net Income of $1.5 Billion
DETROIT – General Motors Co. (NYSE: GM) today announced second quarter net income attributable to common stockholders of $1.5 billion, or $0.90 per fully diluted share. In the second quarter a year ago, GM’s net income attributable to common stockholders was...
DealerOn CEO Discusses Advanced SEO for Dealers – What Still Works on Google
Google has come out with at least three major categories of algorithm and ranking factor updates over the last 12 months in Panda, Venice, and Penguin. Google’s updates have created great opportunities for dealers, since most of the changes are targeted at penalizing...
Chrysler Brand and Sony Pictures Entertainment Join Forces in ‘Total Recall’
Auburn Hills, Mich. - The Chrysler brand has launched a new co-branded commercial for the Chrysler 200 Convertible as part of a multitiered partnership with “Total Recall,” the highly anticipated action thriller in theaters Aug. 3. Co-branded TV commercial for...
AutoNation Announces July 2012 Retail New Vehicle Unit Sales of 21,650
July 2012 retail new vehicle unit sales increased 14% versus July 2011 FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. -- AutoNation, Inc. (NYSE: AN), America's largest automotive retailer, today announced that its retail new vehicle unit sales in July 2012, as reported to the applicable...
Interview with Steve Williams, e-Commerce Director, Gurley Leep Automotive
With 35 franchises and 22 stores spread across Indiana, Michigan, and Iowa, Steve Williams, e-commerce director for the Gurley Leep Automotive Family, focuses on people, process, and analytics – traveling every week between dealerships to keep Internet car sales and...
Ford Enables SYNC Voice Control of Allergy Alert App by IMS Health Giving Drivers On-Demand Access to Allergy Forecasts
DEARBORN, Mich. – Allergy Alert® app is now compatible with Ford SYNC® AppLink™ to give drivers a safe way to check the potential for scratchy eyes, sore throats and runny noses while on the go. Drivers of Ford SYNC® AppLink™-equipped vehicles now can check allergy,...
July Auto Sales Headed Towards 14 Million SAAR
Edmunds.com Chief Economist Dr. Lacey Plache offers the following economic assessment as July auto sales appear to be heading toward a SAAR of 14.0 million (unofficially): “I do not believe that this is a sign that the economy is slowing. If anything, the fact that...
Mercedes-Benz Posts July Sales of 19,311
smart up 138.5%, Sprinter up 27.2% for the Month; Total MBUSA at 22,294 up 5.8% MONTVALE, N.J. -- Mercedes-Benz USA (MBUSA) today reported July sales of 19,311 for its Mercedes-Benz models, delivering a record year-to-date total of 147,905 new vehicles to customers,...
Edmunds.com: Impact of automaker advertisers in the 2012 Olympic Games
According to Edmunds.com traffic stats, consideration on Edmunds.com for the new Cadillac ATS had shot up 474 percent by Monday, after its first ads debuted during the Olympic opening ceremonies and throughout the weekend. BMW, meanwhile, debuted its new “Victory”...
Negligent entrustment
Reckless endangerment, punitive damages, criminal negligence . . . These are terms that should concern you if you provide vehicles to your employees. The behavior and actions of your employees can have a direct impact on you and your business. You can be held legally...
American Honda Reports July 2012 U.S. Sales Increaed 45.3%
Honda division sales up 46.4 percent, Acura sales up 36.4 percentTORRANCE, California -- American Honda today reported July 2012 U.S. sales of 116,944 units, an increase of 45.3 percent compared with July 2011 (an increase of 57.4 percent based on the daily selling...
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