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Ford Won’t Require Certification for F-150 Aluminum Repairs
Ford won't require certification for F-150 aluminum repairs, according to The Detroit News. Ford Motor Co. now says it will not require service center and repair shops to be certified if they they want to do body repairs on the new aluminum-bodied F-150 that debuts...
VinSolutions, Haystak Complete All New Dealer Website Solution
VinSolutions, the marketplace leader of Customer Relationship Management (CRM) tools for the automotive industry and Haystak Digital Marketing, the automotive marketplace leader for digital marketing products and services, announce the full integration of the...
VinSolutions Launches New Corporate Logo and Brand Identity
New Identity Represents Company’s Singular Focus on Delivering Customer-centric, CRM-based Dealership Software Solutions VinSolutions, the marketplace leader and developer of internet-based customer relations management (CRM) and internet lead management (ILM) for the...
2014: Return of Auto Shopping
eBay Motors provides insights and best practices to dealers at NADA 2014 As the economy strengthens and automotive credit standards ease, vehicle sales are projected to total over 16 million in 2014 (IHS Automotive). Recently, automakers reported the strongest year in...
How Transparency Will Improve the Lead Buying Process
Transparency is a big theme for many industries at the moment. For the lead generation industry, transparency can, and will, bring about major changes in 2014. What does the term “transparency” really mean for lead buyers? It means that the car dealerships who are...
Car Lease Drivers Look to Part Ways with Their Lease in Record Time
Swapalease.com, the nation’s largest car lease marketplace, says its customers are escaping their car leases at a new record pace. According to data from December 2013 listings, the average months remaining on cars listed during the month was 22.1, a new record for...
New Solution for Dealers Allows Targeted Insight into Local Markets
Polk, recently purchased by IHS Inc. (NYSE: IHS), a leading global source of critical information and insight, and Cobalt, a business unit of ADP Dealer Services, Inc. (a division of ADP®) and the global leader in digital solutions for automotive manufacturers and...
Convincing Your Boss to Invest in Social Media Marketing
Convincing your boss to invest in social media marketing, according to Hubspot. Picture this: You’re sitting in front of your boss, eager to pitch your idea of using social media to engage prospects and market your brand. The only thing standing in the way of your...
New Leaf Service Contracts and PCMI Sign Agreement for a Customized Platform for Selling, Administering and Servicing Extended Warranties
New Leaf’s President & Chief Operating Officer, Rick Gavino, selected the PCRS system to replace its existing platform for 3 key areas of improvement: 1. Policy Administration “Our customized PCRS system gives us the flexibility to design new products for our...
Search Marketing: Know the Competition, Know Yourself
From Search Engine Journal: Search Marketing - Know the competition, know yourself. Sun Tzu says, “Know thy self, know thy enemy. A thousand battles, a thousand victories.” There is truly an art to the search marketing war, so I find Sun Tzu’s message quite fitting....
Local Car Dealership Trends Reflect National Automobile Industry
Local car dealership trends reflect national automobile industry, according to Springville Journal. The United States automotive industry continued to grow in 2013, hitting a six-year high. After finishing with the highest post-recession sales numbers in 2012, the...
Carfax and Cars.com Renew Partnership to Make Vehicle History Reports Accessible
Carfax today announced the renewal of their nine-year partnership with Cars.com that allows dealers to include Carfax Vehicle History Reports on their Cars.com listings. Today, Carfax has more than 27,000 dealers who have already chosen to offer free Carfax Reports to...
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