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Kelley Blue Book Reveals Most and Least Popular Auto Brands, Segments by U.S. Region
KBB.com research reveals most and least popular auto brands and segments by U.S. region, announces Kelley Blue Book www.kbb.com, the leading provider of new and used car information. Research from Kelley Blue Book Market Intelligence, based on KBB.com traffic of more...
Haystak Digital Marketing to Launch New Auto Dealer Website Platform
Haystak® Digital Marketing, a leading provider of digital marketing services for the automotive industry, announces the upcoming launch of an all-new website platform which will enhance and integrate with Haystak's entire suite of digital marketing products and...
Auto/Mate Announces Forty Percent Year-Over-Year Increase in Auto Dealer Installs, Continuing Growth Trend
Auto/Mate Dealership Systems announced today a 40 percent year-over-year increase in auto dealership installs in 2013, boosting the number of its auto dealer clients to more than 1,000 nationwide. The dealership management system (DMS) provider also announced that in...
2015 Corvette Gets Digital Performance Driving Coach
2015 Corvette gets digital performance driving coach, according to AutoGuide. The company just announced that it will offer a “performance data recorder” in the 2015 Corvette Stingray. Equipped cars will be able to record driving including track laps for playback with...
International Nameplate Automobile Dealers Announce Monthly Sales
The American International Automobile Dealers Association (AIADA) today released December 2013 sales figures for the international nameplate automobile industry. AIADA represents America’s approximately 10,000 international nameplate franchises whose brands accounted...
New Car Inventory Management Tools to be Launched by Redbumper™ at NADA 2014
RedBumper™ today announced that New Car IQ™ (www.newcariq.com), the automotive industry’s first new car inventory management system, will be officially unveiled at the 2014 National Automotive Dealers Association Convention on January 24-27th in New Orleans, LA in...
Service by the Numbers: Seven Benchmarks of Success!
For those of you attending the NADA convention January 24 – 27 in New Orleans, I will be leading a fixed ops workshop again this year. The workshop will be presented twice on Friday afternoon and again on Sunday afternoon. I hope you’ll be able to attend; I’d...
Pushbutton Profit
Fumbling through your pockets or handbag to search for the right car key on a key ring is nothing but an obstacle standing between you and your destination. With keyless entry and pushbutton ignition, you can start your car and get to your destination faster. Some of...
Vendors, Vendors, Everywhere. How do I choose the right one?
There is no shortage of vendors ready to take your money…um, I mean provide you services to increase your bottom line. There is a vendor for everything you need, and even for things you don’t know you need. But how do you choose the right one? There are a lot of...
Best Practices for Responsive Design
When Responsive Web Design hit the automotive space over a year ago, it was a brand new concept to many. The idea that dealers no longer needed a separate mobile site, but a single site with a Content Management System (CMS) that automatically adjusted to various...
The Heartbreak (and Loss) of Broken Promises
A covenant is a contract. We make them when we ask someone’s hand in marriage, we sign one when we acquire a dealership franchise and agree to pay floor-plan. Whether informal or formal, employees make a covenant with their employer when they agree to give their...
Who is Serving Who?
“The customer knows in the first 60 seconds if you are trying to help them, or help yourself. The remainder of your time with them is directly affected by their perception of your intent.” An individual obtained a once in a lifetime appointment to interview Warren...
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