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Livio Radio, Detroit-Based Manufacturer of Internet Radio Devices for Cars, Joins Buy Young Initiative to Promote Young Entrepreneurs and Stimulate Job Growth
Ferndale, MI – Livio Radio, a Michigan-based manufacturer and developer of devices that connect with any automobile to play Internet radio stations such as Pandora and NPR, is now offering their Carmen Car Audio Player at an exclusive 55% off through Buy Young, an...
Fleet Managers May Find Themselves in Stronger Buying and Selling Positions this Fall, say Edmunds.com Analysts
SANTA MONICA, Calif. — In a presentation to the National Association of Fleet Administrators (NAFA), Edmunds.com Chief Economist Dr. Lacey Plache and Senior Analyst Jessica Caldwell said that automotive market conditions may play out in favor of fleet managers in the...
TrueCar.com: New Car Sales Rise Eight Percent From Last Year Even as Incentives Decline Nearly Four Percent
SANTA MONICA, Calif. -- TrueCar.com, the authority on new car pricing, trends and forecasting, today released its August 2011 sales and incentives forecast. The forecast shows the following: For August 2011, new light vehicle sales in the U.S. (including fleet) is...
American Express and Mercedes-Benz Put Consumers in the Driver’s Seat with the Launch of Two New Co-Brand Cards
NEW YORK and FARMINGTON HILLS, Mich. -- American Express, Mercedes-Benz Financial Services USA LLC and Mercedes-Benz USA have teamed up to offer two co-brand Cards designed for Mercedes-Benz drivers and enthusiasts: the Mercedes-Benz Credit Card from American Express...
Credit Acceptance Announces Completion of $75.0 Million Revolving Secured Warehouse Facility
Southfield, Michigan -- Credit Acceptance Corporation (referred to as the "Company", "we", "our", or "us") announced today the completion of a $75.0 million revolving secured warehouse facility with an institutional investor. Under this facility, we will contribute...
Industry Expert Explains How To Best Use Real-Time Shopper Data & Trends to Predict Future Business
If you could see the next card in the deck while playing poker, would this not help you win more at the tables? Now, in our industry, tracking active auto shopper data in real time, we can see trends, analyze shopper behavior, and actually predict and forecast what...
AAA Survey: Americans Holding Onto Older Vehicles Longer
ORLANDO, Fla.-- A recent AAA survey found that more than half of American drivers are holding onto older vehicles to avoid the financial burden of purchasing a newer one and one quarter of drivers have put off car maintenance or repairs during the past year. With many...
WomenCertified® is Accepting Candidates for the 2011 Top Dealerships for Outstanding Customer Experience List
WomenCertified®, the leader in rewarding excellence in customer experience, is encouraging dealerships nationwide to become candidates for its exclusive America’s 2011 List of Outstanding Dealerships. WomenCertified will announce its exclusive America’s 2011 List of...
Data: Cadillac Escalade, large pickup trucks top list of thieves’ favorite vehicles
ARLINGTON, VA — The Cadillac Escalade is more than 6 times as likely as the average vehicle to be targeted by thieves and has overall theft losses more than 10 times as big, an analysis of insurance claims for 2008-10 vehicles by the Highway Loss Data Institute (HLDI)...
4th Edition For Joe Verde’s ‘Recovery & Growth’ Book
Orange County, CA. – Since its publication two years ago, Joe Verde’s book for auto dealers and managers, “A Dealer’s Guide to Recovery and Growth in Today’s Market” is now in its fourth print run. In the new edition, Verde provides an update for 2011 with a focus on...
Edmunds.com: August Auto Sales Forecast: Sales Pace Pushes Against Economic Headwinds
SANTA MONICA, Calif. — An estimated 1,087,000 new cars will be sold in August for a projected Seasonally Adjusted Annualized Rate (SAAR) of 12.3 million, forecasts Edmunds.com, the premier online resource for automotive information. This sales pace is virtually flat...
Autodata Solutions and DriveItNow Give Consumers More Detailed Payment Options Using OEM Incentives and Rebates
Detroit, MI– Professional services and technology firm Autodata Solutions, Inc., today announced a referral agreement with DriveItNow to help turn web visitors into buyers with a pre-qualified payment marketing conversion tool. DriveItNow is a payment-based...
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