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Dominion Dealer Solutions Creates New Equity Mobile App to Empower Users On The Go
Norfolk, VA – January 13, 2015 - Dominion Dealer Solutions (DDS), a division of Dominion Enterprises and an industry leader in equity data mining, automotive marketing, CRM, responsive web design, lead generation, reputation and inventory management, today released a...
Pohanka body shops sold to repair chain
Pohanka body shops sold to repair chain, from Automotive News. A major body shop chain has acquired Pohanka Collision Centers, a 12-store auto body shop group in Maryland and Virginia affiliated with Pohanka Automotive Group. With auto body repairs becoming more...
What does 2015 hold for the crazy auto industry?
What does 2015 hold for the crazy auto industry?, from Detroit Free Press. Foreseeing that gas prices would fall below $2 a gallon was a much more difficult prediction. Fueled by the strongest job growth in the U.S. since 1999, the auto industry is wrapping up its...
Google may bring auto insurance shopping service to US
Google may bring auto insurance shopping service to US, from CNET. An entity called Google Compare Auto Insurance Services is now licensed to do business in more than half the US, an analyst finds. Google may finally be ready to launch its auto insurance comparison...
Tampa auto dealer looks to spark industry’s need for female mechanics
Tampa auto dealer looks to spark industry's need for female mechanics, from Tampa Bay Times. When Rob Elder laid out the plans for his new state-of-the-art Ford dealership on N Florida Avenue, he had one very important request: a separate restroom and changing...
Own the Tire – Own the Customer
Own the Tire – Own the Customer, from Dealer Marketing Magazine. The key to the ever elusive customer retention has been rolling in your service drive all along…literally! For years car dealers have viewed selling tires as a low margin pain in the neck. This is...
Low Gas Prices Help Auto Sales Heat Up 2014
Low Gas Prices Help Auto Sales Heat Up 2014, from MediaPost. Gasoline prices are incredibly low. I was upstate last week and had to do a double take: It was close to $2 a gallon. December's strong sales numbers certainly reflect that fact, as the month was driven by...
Supply of Used & CPO Cars — How It Relates to Incentives
Supply of Used & CPO Cars — How It Relates to Incentives, from Auto Remarketing. In discussing potential automaker incentive spending amid forecasted slower new-car sales growth in 2015, AutoTrader.com senior analyst Michelle Krebs — who said this year will be a “true...
Used Car Deals
Used Car Deals, from U.S. News. Best Used Car Financing Deals Used car sales with low interest rate financing on certified pre-owned (CPO) vehicles are available from several auto brands this January. Some used car deals also include a payment credit. Used car prices...
Hertz raises U.S. prices as fleet costs increase
Hertz raises U.S. prices as fleet costs increase, from Automotive News. Hertz Global Holdings Inc. raised prices for rental cars to be picked up Jan. 1 or later. The stock had its biggest gain of the year, and Avis shares soared, too. Investors, cheered by the...
10 Models with Largest Auction Price Gains
10 Models with Largest Auction Price Gains, from Auto Remarketing. Recapping a month where auction values jumped 0.9 percent year-over-year, Kelley Blue Book has shared the 10 individual models whose prices climbed the highest in the lanes during December. In its...
Survey: Americans Want Used Car and Truck Lease Options
Swapalease.com: Lower Monthly Payments; Women Want Hybrids & Men Want Luxury CINCINNATI, OHIO (January 8, 2015) – Swapalease.com, the nation’s largest car lease marketplace, unveiled results of its latest survey showing that 82% of drivers across the U.S. would...
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