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Vehicle Investigation Opened by NHTSA
A preliminary investigation was opened late last week by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration of certain Toyota, Honda and General Motors vehicles, a story from The Detroit News said. According to the story, the vehicles being investigated include the...
Kia Recalls 72,500 Vehicles
According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s website, Kia Motors Corporation is recalling 72,500 Kia Rios to fix an issue with the front passenger air bag system. According to NHTSA’s website, the sensor might not be able to detect if there is a...
Xtime Books 1.1 Million Confirmed Appointments in the Month of May
REDWOOD SHORES, Calif. -- Xtime, the leader in cloud-based customer management applications for the automotive service industry, today announced that it has booked more than 1.1 million confirmed appointments during the month of May. Also in May, the company booked...
Manheim and American Rivers Clean Up the Conestoga River
ATLANTA – As part of its local community efforts and commitment to conservation, Manheim Pennsylvania teamed up with American Rivers on Saturday, June 9 to clean the Conestoga River in Lancaster County Central Park. More than 100 Manheim employees and their family...
Dynamic Beacon Provides Dealer-to-Dealer Consulting
Acton, MA -- With the blessing of Acton Toyota of Littleton’s owner and the participation of Acton’s GM, Mike Hills, a business within a business has just been created to assist dealerships improve their overall online marketing strategy and gain a competitive...
Hunter’s new Quick Check™ system verifies the need for alignment service in 58 seconds!
Bridgeton, MO – With an estimated 60% of vehicles on the road in need of an alignment, Hunter developed the new Quick Check™ system to help shops quickly identify these vehicles and drive more traffic to the alignment bay. Quick Check captures toe and camber...
2013 Chevrolet Volt Boosts EV Range to 38 Miles
DETROIT – The all-electric vehicle range of the 2013 Chevrolet Volt will be 38 miles on a single charge, providing owners with a three-mile EV range increase from the 2012 model. The miles per gallon equivalent (MPGe) will increase from 94 miles to 98 miles and the...
Holiday Hype or Legitimate Car Deals
AutoLiquidator.com gets to the bottom of all the holiday car sales and shows you the real way to take advantage of them anytime of the year. AUBURN HILLS, Mich. -- In the weeks leading up to every major holiday of the year, we get bombarded by car deal advertisements...
CarGurus Study Concludes: Get Out of the ’Burbs for the Best Used-Car Deals
Used-Car Shopping at City Dealerships Yields Greater Savings Than in the Suburbs CAMBRIDGE, Mass. -- A recent study by auto research and shopping site CarGurus (www.cargurus.com) found that consumers shopping for a used car will find better-priced deals at city...
Parents Magazine and Edmunds.com Announce the 15 Best Family Cars for 2012
A Mix of High Mileage Cars as Well as Budget, Crossover, Eco-Friendly and Large Family Vehicles Make the List SANTA MONICA, Calif. — Parents and Edmunds.com, the leading online resource for car buyers, today revealed their list of the Best Family Cars for 2012. For...
May Bankruptcy Filings Fall 11%
Alexandria, Va.— Total bankruptcy filings in the United States for May 2012 decreased 11 percent compared to the previous year, according to data provided by Epiq Systems, Inc. May bankruptcy filings totaled 109,392, down from the 122,836 filings registered in May...
Six Keys to an Effective Insurance Bid Process
Since my article in the February 2012 issue of Dealer magazine “A Firming Insurance Market for 2012,” the evidence of a tightening insurance market and the resulting rising rates keep mounting. An April article in Business Insurance stated, “Travelers, a Dow...
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