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Google self-driving car project makes progress
Google self-driving car project makes progress, according to The Detroit News. Google Inc. said Monday it has made major progress in its self-driving car project, as the search engine giant has focused its efforts on making its autonomous test cars operate safely in...
Deadly GM Switch Spells Demise of Antiquated Ignition Key
Deadly GM switch spells demise of antiquated ignition key, according to Bloomberg. The furor over General Motors Co.’s (GM) deadly ignition switch has the potential to doom the antiquated car key, a technology drivers have been using -- and complaining about -- for 65...
Breaking the rules
Breaking the rules, from Search Auto Parts. If I could teach you how you and your people could become more productive by just reading this article, would you consider it? I am sure this is not your first rodeo; however, this might be an approach you have not...
Auto/Mate Receives a “Top Workplaces” Award for Third Consecutive Year from The Times-Union
Auto/Mate Dealership Systems (www.automate.com) announced today that it has been selected as one of The Times Union Top Workplaces in New York's Capital Region. It is the third consecutive year that Auto/Mate has been distinguished with the award. The Top Workplaces...
Prioritize Your Collision Repair Marketing Strategies
Prioritize your collision repair marketing strategies, according to Stratosphere Studio. At Stratosphere Studio, we work with many auto body shops, so we’ve met numerous shop owners who have reached their wits’ ends when it comes to marketing. Too many of you are...
Black Book Announces Partnership with Cars.com, Provides Vehicle Valuation Services
Black Book, a division of Hearst Business Media Corporation that provides new- and used-vehicle valuation services, custom data licensing solutions, as well as lender origination and risk analysis, has partnered with Chicago-based Cars.com to become the company’s...
Train and Retain: How to Attract and Motivate a Capable Staff
How to attract and motivate a capable staff, from Entrepreneur. For small business owners today, it seems harder than ever to find young employees with a solid work ethic who know how to deal with customers. I hear from my clients that the employees they hire are...
Manufacturers brace for the used-car flood
Manufacturers brace for the used-car flood, according to Automotive News. The used-vehicle inventory drought is almost over. This year, according to Manheim projections, about 2.1 million off-lease vehicles will return to the market, up from 1.7 million in 2013....
14 Credit Unions to Participate in Nonprime Pilot Program
The National Credit Union Foundation (NCUF), in partnership with Filene Research Institute, announced that 14 credit unions across the country are participating the product incubator for Non-Prime Auto Loans. Non-Prime Auto Loans, an NCUF product, is one of five...
Auto dealer pleads guilty to fraud
Auto dealer pleads guilty to fraud, according to Rochester Business Journal. A former auto dealer who used the same vehicles to obtain financing from two different lenders has pled guilty to wire fraud. David Hoffman, 40, briefly ran a local auto dealership in 2008....
Subprime auto lenders exercising caution: Moody’s
Subprime auto lenders exercising caution, according to CNBC. U.S. auto sales got off to a slow start this year, and though they showed a modest rebound in March, industry analysts are questioning whether 2014 will see a recovery in the American car market this...
CarOffer™ Breaks Ground In The Automotive Industry Launching The First-Ever Smartphone Application Giving Dealers The Ability To Buy Directly From Consumers
CarOffer™, launched in Dallas, Texas by industry entrepreneur Bruce Thompson, went live across the country on Thursday, April 17th with the industry’s first-ever smartphone centric tool. The user-friendly app, employing the latest mobile technology, gives consumers...
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