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States with Highest & Lowest Average APR
States with highest and lowest average APR, from SubPrime Auto Finance News. Analysts from GoBankingRates.com sifted through reams of data from a host of different finance institutions and government agencies to determine the Top 10 states with the highest and lowest...
Crossovers, Pickup Trucks Lift August Sales Nearly 14 Percent, According To Kelley Blue Book
New-vehicle sales are expected improve 13.6 percent in August 2013 to a total of 1.46 million units, according to Kelley Blue Book www.kbb.com, the leading provider of new and used car information. While affordable financing and generous incentive offers continue to...
CPO Sales Set Quarterly Record
CPO sales set quarterly record, according to Used Car News. The second quarter was the best ever for certified pre-owned sales. AutoData Corp. reports sales of 548,676, up 18.7 percent from the 2nd quarter a year ago and up 10.3 percent from the first quarter. June...
Sliding Gas Prices Lead to Increasing Depreciation Rates for Fuel-Efficient Vehicles
Sliding gas prices lead to increasing depreciation rates for fuel-efficient vehicles, according to Auto Remarketing. It seems as gas prices are returning to more normal levels as summer wraps up, consumers may be losing interest in fuel-efficient vehicles. Black...
NEW EQUIFAX PRODUCT GIVES BETTER CONSUMER CREDIT INSIGHTS, REDUCES RISK
Equifax announced the availability of a new product, Equifax Dimensions™, which delivers a more in-depth picture of past credit behavior in order to better predict future credit trends. Using this new solution, lenders can see up to two-years’ worth of detailed...
5 Ways Technology Eases Car-Buying Anxiety
5 ways technology eases car-buying anxiety from iMediaConnection. For me, walking the car lot on a Saturday is nearly as fun as a day at the golf course. The shoptalk is great, I get to take something for a spin, and even if I don’t come out with the exact score (or...
Multi-Channel Attribution Modeling: The Good, Bad and Ugly Models
Multi-channel attribution modeling: the good, bad and ugly models, from Occam's Razor by Avinash Kaushik. There are few things more complicated in analytics (all analytics, big data and huge data!) than multi-channel attribution modeling. We have fought valiant...
4 Google Changes That Could Impact Your Holiday ROI
4 Google changes that could impact your holiday ROI, according to Search Engine Watch. If you ask retail marketers what has changed the landscape most as it relates to the upcoming holiday season, you might expect their answers to revolve around mobile shopping,...
eBay Motors Enhances Dealer Services – Launches National Subscriptions
eBay Motors announced the launch of a national subscriptions program for auto dealers, enabling small and mid-size dealerships to reach millions of car shoppers across the nation for a fixed subscription rate. With the subscription program, dealers can leverage a...
Infographic: Social Media User Demographics
Social media user demographics from Ragan.com. Does anyone from your target audience use Instagram? Do your customers in rural areas spend as much time on social media as your city-dwelling customers? These are the types of questions all companies need to ask before...
The 5 Most Useless Metrics in Marketing
The 5 most useless metrics in marketing, from iMediaConnection. Digital marketing is an uncertain environment. Apart from the new channels and modes of interaction with consumers, there's also the ability to record, measure, and report on everything. From mouse clicks...
Wireless Cell Phone Charging May Be The Next Big Thing for Cars
Wireless cell phone charging may be the next big thing for cars, according to The Detroit News. Wireless smartphone charging in your car may soon be as common as touchscreens and voice-activated technology. Powermat Technologies Ltd. will offer wireless smartphone...
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