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GM Introduces Industry’s First Front Center Air Bag
DETROIT – General Motors will introduce the industry’s first front center air bag, an inflatable restraint designed to help protect drivers and front passengers in far-side impact crashes where the affected occupant is on the opposite, non-struck side of the vehicle....
Cars.com™ Ignites New Car Shopping With iPad® App
CHICAGO -- Cars.com, a leading online resource for buying and selling new and used cars, announced today a new Cars.com app for iPad designed to make new car shopping entertaining and engaging. The app features high resolution video and photo catalogues, giving users...
The Car Connection Makes Researching a Car Easier With Launch of Redesigned ‘Meta Review’ Site
PALO ALTO, Calif. -- The Car Connection, the car review site that makes car research easier, today announced the launch of a new site design. The new site is the easiest one-stop car review destination on the Web, featuring unique "meta reviews" that combine reviews...
Auto Shopper Intensity Index Shows Slight Growth In August
Nashville, TN — The Dataium ASI index, a leading indicator of automotive sales 30 – 45 days in advance, continued to show marginal gains for the third straight month, indicating that sales volumes will make modest gains through September and October. Inventory search...
New Labor Agreement Enables GM’s Continued Progress
DETROIT -- General Motors Co. today outlined details of its 2011 labor agreement with the United Auto Workers (UAW) during a conference call with analysts and media, hosted by Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Dan Akerson and Senior Vice President and Chief...
TrueCar.com Forecasts September New Light Vehicle Sales Up 10% from 2010
SANTA MONICA, Calif. -- TrueCar.com, the authority on new car pricing, trends and forecasting, today released its September 2011 sales and incentives forecast. The forecast shows the following: For September 2011, new light vehicle sales in the U.S. (including fleet)...
VW Opens Fifth Regional Sales Office
HERNDON, Va. -- Volkswagen of America (VWoA) announced it will open a fifth regional sales office in the Dallas metropolitan area to further strengthen the company's relationships with customers and dealers. As a vital part of Volkswagen's long-term commitment to the...
Sales and Marketing Guru and Dealership Veteran Share Why Your Web Identity is at Risk
As a dealer, you work hard to create an identity, a brand and a company culture. How do you communicate that message online? Your brand can get fragmented when you have many providers trying to interpret your identity. Are you creating synergies in all aspects of your...
DealerOn Co-Founder and Dealership New Media Director Reveal How To Double Your Internet Department’s Profit in 2012
What are the online strategies that are proven to sell more cars for higher margins? These strategies can easily be implemented before 2012 to increase your web site leads, appointments, show rate, and ultimately sales by 100% in the coming year. How can you...
Melloy Nissan Shatters Records as Sales Skyrocket 310%, Climbs into Nissan’s Top 20 Nationally
While July often brings record-breaking temperatures to Albuquerque, it also brought record-breaking sales to Melloy Nissan, which celebrated its best sales month ever since the dealership went into business 44 years ago. Sales at Melloy Nissan soared 310 percent in...
Survey: Effort to make SUVs, pickups less deadly to car occupants in crashes is paying off
ARLINGTON, VA — Today's SUVs and pickups pose far less risk to people in cars and minivans than previous generations, a new study from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety shows. Until recently, SUVs and pickups were more likely than cars or minivans of the same...
The AOL Huffington Post Media Group Names Chris Eschenburg VP & General Manager of AOL Autos
New York, NY – The AOL Huffington Post Media Group, a leading source of news, opinion, entertainment, community and digital information, announced today that Chris Eschenburg has been named VP & General Manager of Autos. In his new role, Chris will lead the...
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