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Chevrolet, Buick and GMC CPO Sales Up 1.3%
Below please find sales numbers for General Motor's certified pre-owned vehicles: Chevrolet, Buick, GMC June 2012: Month end total sales: 24,095 Year to date total sales: 143,125 Month over month percent change: 1.3% Year over year percent change: 0.3% Cadillac June...
Are your Trade Secrets Protected?
Anyone involved in the auto industry knows that employees tend to relocate within the industry frequently. This is particularly true in high demand positions such as experienced managers as well as specialized technicians such as diesel technicians and transmission...
Rob Mudd of Mudd Advertising Invited to Speak in Bangkok for IRI Hosted Event
Cedar Falls, Iowa -- Rob Mudd, President of Digital media for Mudd Advertising, has been invited to attend and educate a select panel of Asian government officials on the processes behind creating and executing an effective digital media strategy – from application to...
Three Ways to Re-think Reconditioning and Improve Profitability
I was always taught that a dealer should never apologize for anything when it came to used vehicles. This meant that we would always spend the time and money to “go the extra mile” with the reconditioning of every used car at my family’s dealership. The problem for...
First round of speakers selected to deliver cutting edge business strategies at the 13th Digital Dealer Conference & Exposition
The first round of speaker selection has been announced for the 13th Digital Dealer Conference & Exposition and come this October 23 – 25 a cadre of leading experts will be ready to deliver cutting edge digital strategies to the industry’s most progressive dealers...
TrueCar.com: Average Fuel Economy for New Cars Sold Drops For 3 Straight Months
SANTA MONICA, Calif. -- TrueCar.com, the authority on new car pricing, trends and forecasting, today provided actual fuel economy numbers from June light vehicle auto sales that indicate TrueMPG™ increased to 23.0 mpg in June 2012 compared to 21.6 mpg in June 2011,...
vAuto Acquires Auction Genius, Integrates Market-Leading Tools to Help Dealers Buy Wholesale Used Vehicles Online
OAK BROOK, Ill. -- vAuto announced the acquisition of Auction Genius, creator of a heads-up display for online auto auctions, and the roll-out of initial product integrations between the companies. “This acquisition advances vAuto’s mission to help dealers become more...
Study: Consumer Attachment to All Media Platforms Is Higher Than Ever
NewMediaMetrics's 360 Cross-Platform Emotional Attachment™ Study Released; Understanding and Leveraging Attachments Boosts Brands' Media Investment ROI NEW YORK, NY -- Brand strategy firm NewMediaMetrics today released the findings of its fifth annual 360...
10 Best New Sedans Under $25,000 in 2012
IRVINE, Calif. -- The popular sedan segment for new cars is becoming more crowded with each passing year, and it can be difficult for shoppers to discern the best model for their needs. While auto manufacturers continue to one-up each other with more feature-laden...
Product Director for KPA’s HR Management Product Line Reveals How to Build Your Internet Sales Dream
The right mix of top talent, contractors and vendors, along with effective coaching, will ensure that you don’t just meet your sales goals, but that you exceed them. Join Kathryn Carlson, Product Director for KPA’s HR Management Product Line, to learn how to build a...
Total Car Score Ranks Top 10 Best High-Performance Cars of 2012
American brands dominate the list, but Infiniti and Mercedes-Benz take top two spots LOS ANGELES – Total Car Score, the most comprehensive automotive ranking and comparison website, today issued its list of the Top 10 High-Performance Cars for 2012. The...
What Changed with CAN-SPAM? E-mail Series Part II
In Part I of this series (A Brief History of E-mail), I used Hotmail to illustrate how quickly e-mail use skyrocketed in the mid-nineties. Hotmail gained eight million users in its first year, after which Microsoft quickly purchased them for $400 million. When Yahoo,...
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