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ABPA Releases New Video Highlighting Crash Test Data That Confirms Performance and Safety of Aftermarket Auto Parts
HOUSTON -- The Automotive Body Parts Association (ABPA) released a new video illustrating the safety and quality of aftermarket auto parts. The video, which is available on the ABPA website and YouTube, showcases actual high- and low-speed crash tests. The video's...
Study: Issues With Headrests Are the Leading Seat Problem for New-Vehicle Owners
WESTLAKE VILLAGE, Calif. -- While relatively few new-vehicle owners indicate having experienced a problem with their vehicle seats, those who do most often cite headrest adjustment controls as the source of the problem, according to the J.D. Power and Associates 2011...
Cadillac Reveals the Cadillac Ciel Concept
PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. – Cadillac late last week unveiled the Ciel concept, an elegant, open-air grand-touring car inspired by the natural beauty of the California coast. The Ciel – pronounced “C-L,” the French translation for sky – is a four-seat convertible that...
Classic Car Guide Mobile App Is Now Available for BlackBerry
WARREN, NJ — A free mobile application that can help take the guesswork out of buying and selling collector cars by searching an extensive database of sales histories and online markets is now available for BlackBerry devices. The Classic Car Guide, created by the...
Manheim Recognizes NAAA’s National Auto Auction Week
ATLANTA – From North to South and East to West, Manheim locations around the country will recognize National Auto Auction Week, Aug. 22-26. Sponsored by the National Auto Auction Association, the special week is intended to increase awareness about the significant...
Dataium ASI™ (Automotive Shopper Intensity) Levels Off As Consumers Face Down Shaking Economy
Nashville, TN -- July's ASI made marginal gains over June. The Dataium ASI index is a leading indicator of automotive sales 30 – 45 days in advance; based on July's ASI numbers, we are looking at flat sales through August and September. Further, inventory searches for...
S&P/Experian Consumer Credit Default Indices: Auto Loan Default Rate Down Auto Loan Default Rate Down Slighty
NEW YORK -- Data through July 2011, released today by S&P Indices and Experian for the S&P/Experian Consumer Credit Default Indices, a comprehensive measure of changes in consumer credit defaults, showed that second mortgages default rates experienced the...
J.D. Power and Associates: August New-Vehicle Retail Selling Rate Edges Up from July
WESTLAKE VILLAGE, Calif. — New-vehicle retail sales for August have yet to spark a stronger recovery, but the selling pace continues to increase slowly from its low point in May, according to J.D. Power and Associates, which gathers real-time transaction data from...
Monthly Market Update: Trucks Outsell Cars In July Capturing 53% Share of the Market
According to the latest edition of Guidelines, NADA Used Car Guide's monthly market update, July’s new vehicle sales tally came in at 1.06M units which was a 1% increase on both an annual and sequential basis. Below are more highlights from the NADA August 2011...
Is the Economy Starting to Impact Car Buying Again?
According to The Detroit News, some dealers think that last week’s up and down of the stock market is now making some consumers rethink making big purchases like buying a car. One dealer out of Utah feels it is going to hurt his business.
BMW Group Financial Services Partners with Manheim to Create “Real-Time” iPad Remarketing Tool
Woodcliff Lake, NJ – With access to real-time data becoming more critical to remarketing customers, BMW Group Financial Services recently partnered with Manheim on the development of data solutions offered through the iPad. This technology gives BMW Group Financial...
Chase Launches New Financing Program To Benefit Chrysler, Jeep, Dodge and Ram Truck Customers
Garden City, N.Y. – Chase Auto Finance today further enhanced its offerings with the launch of a new consumer financing program available through Chrysler, Jeep, Dodge and Ram Truck dealers across the U.S. Chase's new arrangement with Chrysler to provide retail...
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