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Survey: Demand Outlook for Luxury Vehicles Weakens
NEW YORK -- Almost one in three luxury car owners have a more negative attitude toward purchasing another luxury vehicle in the future, this according to a recent survey conducted by TNS, a global leader in market information. With the unknown future of the European...
Liz Kelly, e-Commerce Director, Suntrup Automotive Group
Liz Kelly – e-commerce director for Suntrup Nissan/Volkswagen, two Suntrup Hyundai locations and Suntrup Kia, in St. Louis Missouri --- takes a dive in and do it approach to Internet marketing that has paid off handsomely. Suntrup Nissan/Volkswagen ranked in the top...
World’s Oldest Running Motor Car Brings a Remarkable $4,630,000 at RM Sale
HERSHEY, Pennsylvania – The world’s oldest running motor car, a historic 1884 De Dion Bouton et Trepardoux Dos-a-Dos Steam Runabout, entered the history books tonight, selling for an impressive $4.62 million before a packed house at RM Auctions’ Hershey, Pennsylvania...
Phoenix Systems’ MAXPRO Reverse Brake Bleeder Available for Service Professional
BICKNELL, Utah – Phoenix Systems introduces the heavy duty MAXPRO™ – a reverse brake bleeding system that allows automotive service professionals to efficiently perform one-person brake service, including ABS. The MAXPRO works by removing trapped air in a brake...
Seven Auto Manufacturers Collaborate on Harmonized Electric Vehicle Fast Charging Solution
DEARBORN, Mich. -- Recognizing the importance of a single international approach for DC fast charging, Audi, BMW, Daimler, Ford, General Motors, Porsche and Volkswagen have agreed on the combined charging system as an international standardized approach to charge...
Chevrolet to Produce Spark EV All-Electric Vehicle
DETROIT – Chevrolet this week announced it will produce an all-electric version of the Chevrolet Spark mini-car – the Spark EV. It will be sold in limited quantities in select U.S. and global markets starting in 2013, including California. “The Spark EV offers...
ActivEngage Delivers Live Chat Success through Powerful Tools with Business Intelligence
Over the past few years, live chat availability on retail websites has become a consumer expectation, and for many shoppers chat is now the preferred communication channel. Instant gratification online is a modern business requirement. Consumers abandon sites that do...
Penny for my Thoughts? My first thought is that your e-mails need to be refreshed
Since the 11th Digital Dealer Conference and Exposition in Las Vegas – a place where progressive dealers and managers will be learning some very cool and very cutting-edge strategies and tactics – was last week, I thought it would be appropriate if I delved into the...
HomeNet and OPENLANE Partner to Make Wholesaling Cars Easier
WEST CHESTER, PA – HomeNet Automotive, a leading provider of automotive inventory merchandising, management, and marketing services, today announced that it has collaborated with OPENLANE, Inc., a leading online auction company in North America for automotive dealers...
ClickMotive to expand strategic partnership with AutoNation
ClickMotive has expanded its strategic relationship with AutoNation to include Websites, Mobile, SEO & SEM services for the majority of its automotive retail stores. After a careful search, the nation’s largest automotive retailer selected ClickMotive’s FUSION...
Chief Opens New Specification and Research Center
Irvine, Calif. – Chief Automotive Technologies has opened a new Specification and Research Center in Irvine, Calif. Technicians at the center use the Chief Velocity™ computerized measuring system to develop specification data for 130 to 140 new passenger vehicles...
comScore Releases September 2011 U.S. Search Engine Rankings
RESTON, VA – comScore, Inc. (NASDAQ: SCOR), a leader in measuring the digital world, released its monthly comScore qSearch analysis of the U.S. search marketplace. Google Sites led the explicit core search market in September with 65.3 percent of search queries...
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