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Dealers Excited By Auto Show Buzz
According to a story from the The Detroit News, dealers are excited about the new products on display at the 2012 North American International Auto Show as well as the positive buzz that is surrounding the show this year. One dealer from North Carolina said in the...
AutoShopper.com and ThatsUs.com Take Dealers over the Top with Strategic Cross Media Marketing and Metrics
ORLANDO, FL -- With AutoShopper.com’s website buyers can find a million new and used certified pre-owned cars from thousands of auto dealers and private sellers. Now with new open source technologies being added to its dealer management structure from That’s Us...
TrueCar Launches National Compliance Campaign and Pro-Industry Product Changes
SANTA MONICA, Calif. -- TrueCar, Inc., which is devoted to bringing innovation to the car buying process, this week announced a nationwide, multi-faceted strategy to tackle regulatory compliance issues and demonstrate its commitment to state regulators, state dealer...
Harris Corporation and Automotive Broadcast Network to Deploy Scalable Digital Out-Of-Home Solution to 1,000 Dealerships
MELBOURNE, FL/DENVER — The Automotive Broadcast Network (ABN) has selected Harris Corporation (NYSE:HRS) as its vendor of choice for a dynamic, scalable Digital Out-Of-Home (DOOH) solution to augment its popular Dealer TV broadcast at auto dealerships across North...
Car Shoppers Use Auto Show as a Resource
The 2012 North American International Auto Show in Detroit opened to the public this past weekend and many are going not only to see the new vehicles and elaborate displays, but also to shop a story from the Detroit Free Press said. One show goer said in the story...
Exit Strategy and the ‘Joe-Pa Syndrome’
There is a lot at stake in succession planning: family legacies, business value, financial security and family harmony. The dual purpose of succession planning is to protect business value as well as family relationships by establishing the infrastructure for the...
Average Fuel Economy for New Cars Sold Increased by 0.5 MPG in 2011
SANTA MONICA, Calif. -- TrueCar.com, the authority on new car pricing, trends and forecasting, today provided actual economy numbers from new car sales indicating TrueMPG(TM) will increase to 22.2 mpg in 2011 compared to 21.7 mpg in 2010. In December 2011, light...
The Lost Art of Taking Personal Responsibility
For decades, I’ve written extensively about discipline, accountability, focusing on what you can control, and taking personal responsibility rather than succumbing to blame. These are principles I’ve personally embraced, and applied in my life to work through tough...
DingIT Releases iPhone App for Auto Body Shop Estimates
Los Angeles, CA -- A new iPhone application allowing car owners to receive online estimates for auto body shop has been released by DingIT.com. The new DingIT application allows the user to submit a request for estimates from nearby body shops by providing the car...
Automaker Recalls 450,000 Vehicles
Ford Motor Company is recalling 450,000 vehicles to fix some problems with the brakes and power train, according to USA TODAY. The story said the automaker is recalling 244,530 2001-2002 model year Ford Escape vehicles and 205,896 2004-2005 model years of the Ford...
Autoshopper.com has Been Recognized for its Use of Dealer-oriented Architecture (DOA), mastering a Website that Uses Synergistic Philosophy, for Dealer Success.
ORLANDO, FL -- Autoshopper.com has been recognized for its use of dealer-oriented architecture (DOA), mastering a website that uses synergistic philosophy, for dealer success. With a 34 year history of serving dealers, Autoshopper.com attained the goal of being called...
Chrysler Recalls Small Number of Vehicles
Chrysler Group LLC is recalling a little over 300 vehicles to fix a problem with the tire pressure monitoring system, according to The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s website. The website said the recall includes the 2012 model year Chrysler 300 and...
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