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September Auto Sales Higher Than Expected
According to Edmunds.com’s Auto Observer, the seasonal adjusted annual rate for September should be at about 13 million units, being the best month since April of this year. The big three all saw increases with General Motors up 20%, Ford Motor Company up 9% and...
UAW, Ford Reach Tentative Agreement on National Labor Contract
DEARBORN, Mich. – Ford Motor Company and the United Auto Workers union (UAW) have reached a tentative agreement on a new four-year labor contract covering approximately 41,000 UAW-represented employees in the United States. Here are the highlights from the tentative...
Survey Reveals Jump in the Use of Mobile Devices to Shop for Cars
Portland, Ore. ─ Nearly 25% of consumers with Internet-enabled cell phones or mobile devices have recently used their device to research or shop for a car, almost double last year’s rate, according to a recent survey conducted by Chrome Systems, Inc., a subsidiary of...
Lexus Dealers Sell Every Car That Arrives
According to Mark Templin, Group Vice President and General Manager of Lexus, Lexus dealers are selling every car that is on their lots. In Toyota Motor Sales September 2011 Sales Conference Call, Templin said: “Our sales (Lexus) of 14,995 were actually right on plan...
Transaction Prices Drop for Fourth Straight Month
SANTA MONICA, Calif. -- TrueCar.com, the authority on new car pricing, trends and forecasts, estimated today that the average transaction price for light vehicles in the United States was $29,439 in September 2011, up $358 (1.2 percent) from September 2010 and down...
Industry Thought Leader Shares Insights on How to Recruit, Screen, Hire and Train Internet Sales Professionals
How important is it to hire and train the right people while building a sales team that can convert opportunities created by marketing into actual sales results? Organizational development is more important than ever before…with many dealers losing staff while cutting...
Internet Marketing Experts from Google, Facebook, Yelp, SCVNGR & Zappos Featured at 11th Digital Dealer Conference & Exposition, Oct. 5-7 in Las Vegas
NASHVILLE, TN – Experts from Google, Facebook, Yelp, SCVNGR and Zappos will share their insights on Internet marketing with automotive dealers and managers at the 11th Digital Dealer Conference & Exposition, Oct. 5-7, at The Mirage, in Las Vegas, NV. These experts...
Panel of Dealers Discuss the Ins and Outs of Digital Marketing
If you missed the first Knowledge is Power panel at the 10th Digital Dealer Conference & Exposition, you now have the chance to make up for it. After overwhelming feedback requesting a follow-up, we're bringing the panel back to the 11th Digital Dealer Conference...
Five Finalists Announced for First-Ever MPG Vehicle of the Year Award
LOS ANGELES – Motor Press Guild (MPG), the largest automotive media association in North America, today announced the top five finalists for its first Motor Press Guild Vehicle of the Year (VOTY) Award. Finalists were chosen by a panel of 18 MPG journalist members who...
Jeff Kershner Joins HookLogic Automotive Team
NEW YORK - Adding momentum to its innovative solution set for automotive dealerships, Jeff Kershner will join HookLogic’s automotive team in a senior sales management position. Kershner is one of the most influential voices in the automotive online marketing world...
Liquid Motors Releases AccuData Appraisal System to Benefit its Dealers at Time of Trade
Dallas, Texas - Liquid Motors Inc., a provider of comprehensive inventory management and marketing solutions for automobile dealers, announced today the launch of their AccuData Appraisal System which assists their dealers by providing valuable data at the time of...
TrueCar, Inc. Completes Acquisition of ALG, Inc.
SANTA MONICA, Calif. -- TrueCar, Inc., the only transparent publisher of real-time new (TrueCar.com) and used (ClearBook.com) vehicle pricing data in the U.S. market, has announced that it has completed its acquisition of ALG, Inc. formerly a subsidiary of DealerTrack...
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