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Toyota Debuts Newly Designed Facebook Page as One of Selected Brands for Launch
TORRANCE, Calif. – Toyota Motor Sales (TMS), U.S.A., Inc. unveils its newly designed Facebook® Page layout today, as one of the premiere brands that were selected to participate in the initial phase of the new Pages for brands. The new Page timeline feature aims to...
Why Does your Team Still Stink at Maximizing Inbound Phone Calls?
Ask every dealer you know if they’d prefer a phone up or an email lead and 99% will say “phone up hands down.” This makes sense, since a phone up is usually lower in the purchase funnel and (when handled properly) delivers a much higher closing percentage than an...
Kbb.com Names 10 Best Family Cars of 2012
IRVINE, Calif. — The expert editors from Kelley Blue Book’s www.kbb.com, the leading provider of new car and used car information, today announce the 10 Best Family Cars of 2012. All families are not created alike, so it stands to reason that all family cars shouldn’t...
Interest in Fuel-Efficient Cars Quickly Followed Spike in Gas Prices in January
ATLANTA — Echoing the trend seen in the recently released New Car Insights Report, the notable increase in gas prices in January also sent used car shoppers searching for fuel-efficient cars on AutoTrader.com. In January, the national average for a gallon of fuel rose...
Owner of Team Velocity Marketing Reveals How Rick Case Honda in Davie, FL, Uses an Integrated Targeted and Digital Marketing Strategy to Increase Sales & Service Revenue
Budd Blackburn, owner of Team Velocity Marketing, is sharing with automotive dealers and managers how Rick Case Honda in Davie, FL, uses an integrated, targeted and digital marketing strategy to increase sales and service revenue. You will learn how to implement an...
Data Aggregator AULtec, Inc. Acquires CRM Pioneer e-autobusiness
CHARLOTTE, NC – AULtec, Inc., sibling company of on-the-lot inventory management provider AutoUpLinkUSA, and the technology innovator providing data aggregation services for numerous digital marketing companies, announced today the acquisition of North Carolina based...
Imported products liability
If someone asks if your automotive business is a manufacturer, your first instinct is probably to say “no, I’m in the automotive aftermarket parts and service industry.” But under certain circumstances, the courts could determine that for tort liability purposes, you...
DealerRater Vice President Describes The Do’s & Don’ts of Building and Leveraging an Online Reputation
Heather MacKinnon, vice president of sales at DealerRater, is sharing her expertise with automotive dealers and managers on the do’s & don’ts of building and leveraging an online reputation. Consumers are looking at star ratings and reviews across the web for...
Google Executives Explain The Zero Moment of Automotive Truth
Jonika Hoomes, the Head of Google’s Automotive Channel Sales Partnerships for North America and Peter Leto, co-leader of the Dealer Jumpstart Team at Google, is sharing their expertise with automotive dealers and managers on the zero moment of automotive truth....
Fleets Help Auto Industry’s Month Over Month Forecast To Remain Steady
Dataium ASI™ (Auto Shopper Intensity) index declines in January, but increasing fleet sales and leasing point to a slight month over month increase in February Nashville, TN — Dataium, the largest aggregator of online automotive shopper behavior, released its monthly...
CarFinance Capital Secures $200 Million Credit Facility
Irvine, CA – CarFinance Capital LLC, a specialized provider of non-prime financing for auto dealers, today announced that it has secured a $200 million warehouse credit facility. The new credit line, which is provided by Deutsche Bank and Credit Suisse, further...
Subaru of Keene Ends 2011 with Record-Breaking Sales Month, and Outpaces Subaru Nationally for the Year
Kicking-off 2012 by celebrating the Grand Opening of their new state-of-the-art store, Subaru of Keene ended 2011 with a bang – selling 135 new vehicles, beating their previous December 2010 sales by 50 new vehicles. A member of the Fenton Family of dealerships...
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