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Dealer.com Selected to Join Google AdWords Premier SMB Partner Program
Dealer.com, the global leader in automotive internet marketing solutions, today announced that it has been selected to join the Google AdWords™ Premier SMB Partner Program, which connects Google’s trusted and experienced AdWords partners with small- and medium-sized...
Edmunds.com: Behind October Sales Numbers
As you all know, automakers will report their October sales tomorrow, and just last week, Edmunds.com issued its October forecast, which anticipates a monthly SAAR of 13.4 million vehicles. But what exactly is behind October’s strong sales numbers, and is it the start...
ADP Announces New Approved Vendors for ADP’s Third Party Access Program
ADP Dealer Services, a division of Automatic Data Processing, Inc. (NASDAQ: ADP) announced the next wave of companies that have successfully completed the approval process of the ADP Third Party Access Program. Vendor Partners Approved between July 1, 2011 and...
Wintertime Walking: Tips to avoid slips and fall
According to the U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics report, floors, walkways and ground surfaces were the source of 20.2 percent of all nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses involving days away from work in 2009. This represented the single...
Vince Tunzi Joins izmocars as National Field Operations Manager
San Francisco, California -- izmocars a leading provider of automotive business solutions today announced that auto industry veteran and process training expert Vince Tunzi has been named National Field Operations Manager. In this role, Tunzi will oversee izmocars’...
Chad Baker, Partner and GSM, Marc Heitz Chevrolet
When Chad Baker and his business partners at Marc Heitz Chevrolet in Norman, OK erected their 81,000 sq. ft. Chevrolet showroom in 2008, it was just in time for the recession that came roaring through the nation. Fortunately, the entertaining ideas they’d built into...
Burnsville Toyota
Burnsville Toyota is the 2011 Top Winner of the Digital Dealer Website Excellence Awards – scoring higher than 229 other dealerships and dealership groups nationwide. Co-sponsored by Dealer Communications and Dataium, LLC, this new awards competition recognizes...
Honda Reported Consolidated Net Income Decreased 55% from 2010
TOKYO -- Honda Motor Co., Ltd. announced its consolidated financial results for the fiscal Second quarter ended September 30, 2011. Honda's consolidated net income attributable to Honda Motor Co., Ltd. for the fiscal second quarter ended September 30, 2011 totaled JPY...
With 100 Years Behind It, Chevrolet Revs into Future
DETROIT – One hundred years ago, the first Chevrolet took to the roads in Detroit, beginning a journey ultimately leading to every corner of the planet. More than 209 million cars and trucks later, Chevrolet is one of the world’s largest car brands, selling vehicles...
Bleecker Automotive Group Saves Up to $200,000 Annually by Paring Unnecessary Vendors; Using Auto/Mate’s DMS
CLIFTON PARK, N.Y. – Auto/Mate Dealership Systems announced that long-time customer Bleecker Automotive Group estimates it has reduced its technology costs up to $200,000 annually. The cost reductions are a result of having switched from a legacy dealership management...
General Motors’ Putting the Brakes on EBE Facility Requirements
It appears that all the push back from dealers has paid off. At the time I write this article, General Motors is issuing two-year extensions to the deadline for dealers to complete their Essential Brand Elements facility upgrades. It is not yet clear whether GM is...
Study Confirms Growing Desire for Fuel Efficiency When Buying a New Vehicle
MIAMI -- A national survey shows fuel economy has jumped dramatically in the last decade to become a primary reason to buy nearly every kind of vehicle, underscoring Ford's plan for leading fuel efficiency with every new car, utility and truck it introduces. Fuel...
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