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Taking Advantage of Advancements in Touchless Car Washes
Auto dealers would be wise to take their own advice and shop around when looking for a vehicle-wash system, with touchless technology providing many benefits over fiction-style washes Nirvana for the auto dealer is the customer who enters the showroom, points at a...
Barrett-Jackson’s Scottsdale 2014 Salon Collection to Offer Diverse Docket of World’s Most Sought-after Collectibles
Barrett-Jackson, The World’s Greatest Collector Car Auctions™, announced today a group of exceptional vehicles representing 85 years of automotive history will cross the auction block as part of the world-renowned Salon Collection. The collection will be offered...
CAR LEASE CREDIT APPLICATIONS FEEL IMPACT FROM STUDENT LOAN DEBT
Swapalease.com, the nation’s largest car lease marketplace, reports lease credit approvals were down slightly in November compared with October levels. The year-to-date approvals for customer credit finished November at 72.6%, compared with October levels of 72.8%....
JANGL, A NEW LEAD GENERATION MARKETPLACE, LAUNCHES; AIMS TO BRING NEW LEVEL OF TRANSPARENCY TO THE INDUSTRY
Starting today, Jangl is tackling a key issue that plagues the lead generation industry: quality. The new platform creates a dynamic marketplace for buying and selling leads. It is the first platform of its kind to give lead buyers the ability to review ratings and...
How to Effectively and Easily Connect with Each Customer and Online Lead
Time and time again, automotive customers seek out dealerships that offer the best personalized customer service. Attention to customers' individual needs and interests sets a great dealership apart from the rest, and keeps customers coming back (and recommending the...
Motivating Prospective Successors
Many of you have kids in high school, college or who have just entered the workforce. As you see them grow and mature, you have dreams of them working for the family business. But now that your children are getting older and your dreams of them joining the business...
Sell Again Those You Just Sold
The basic assumption today is that a buyer won’t be back into the market for perhaps eight to ten years. All the statistics tell us this – owners are maintaining their current vehicles longer, on average up to 11 years! A dealer will starve to death if it is...
Wantalease.com Launches to Help Dealers Connect with Car Lease Shoppers
A new online marketplace at www.WantALease.com has launched with the promise of helping car dealers connect and engage with car lease shoppers online. Dealers currently offer lease deals through a variety of platforms, but WantAlease.com is the first online...
Marketing Like You Mean It
Marketing like you mean it, from Search Auto Parts. I know it is difficult with every snake-oil salesman on the North American continent and even beyond offering you the secret to automotive success but as long as marketing is a necessity, and it is for most shops and...
Michelin Recalling 1.3 Million Tires Used in Larger Vehicles
Michelin is recalling 1.3 million tires used in larger vehicles, according to The Detroit News. Michelin North America Inc. said Saturday it is recalling 1.3 million tires — including some used on Ford Motor Co. trucks — after receiving reports of tread separation...
Weekly NHTSA Recalls
NHTSA Campaign ID Number: 13V531 Manufacturer: Spartan Motors, Inc. Make / Model Years: SPARTAN / 2013-2014 Subject: Steering Linkage Castle Nuts may be Loose NHTSA Campaign ID Number: 13V532 Manufacturer: Prevost Cars, Inc. Make / Model Years: PREVOST / 2008-2010...
Auto/Mate Integrates DMS with MOC1 Solutions’ Fixed Ops Service Drive Suite, Streamlining Dealers’ Service Processes
Auto/Mate Dealership Systems announced that its dealership management system (DMS) is integrated with two of the five modules in MOC1 Solutions' Fixed Ops SDSTM (Service Drive Suite) technology platform. Auto/Mate has completed full integration with MOC1 Solutions'...
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