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DealerCentric Launches ID Drive: Gives Dealerships Ironclad Protection Against Epidemic of Fake IDs and Identity Theft
DealerCentric Solutions, the consumer finance management system innovator, today launched ID DriveTM, a patent-pending ID scanner technology that gives dealerships the most powerful protection against fake IDs and identity theft imaginable. ID theft is now a national...
Audi Intensifies Attractiveness to American Millennial Consumers
Audi of America product and marketing planners are looking forward to the debut of the new Audi A3 sedan in the U.S. market next year, figuring that the combination of the sedan profile with technological advancements such as 4G LTE connectivity will attract...
The Do’s and Don’ts of a Service Department Website
The do's and don'ts of a service department website, from Stratosphere Studio. As one of your greatest sales tools, it’s clearly very important to maintain an equally great website for your auto body shop. Pretty much every business these days at least has a website,...
VIP in Action Shows ‘Em You Care
Time after time as I speak to dealers, GMs, sales managers and fixed ops directors about customer relations, the phrase I am hearing is, “customers want to know we care.” When I hear about it, this is what I think customers are telling their dealerships: “Pay...
How to Tackle a Drivability Complaint when No Code is Stored
How to tackle a drivability complaint when no code is stored, according to Search Auto Parts. It seems that we as an industry overall have become dependent on computer-generated Diagnostic Trouble Codes (DTCs). When faced with a drivability complaint where no...
Bosch Expands Fuel Injectors, Spark Plugs, Wiper Blade Product Lines with New Part Numbers
According to Search Auto Parts, Bosch expands fuel injectors, spark plugs, wiper blade product lines with new part numbers. Bosch continues to expand its offerings with several new part numbers added to its following product lines – fuel injectors, Iridium and OE...
New Car Transaction Prices in July 2013 Up 1.2 Percent Honda and GM Reaching New Highs; Incentives Up 7.6 Percent from Last Year
TrueCar, Inc. the automotive pricing information and analysis company that creates a better buying experience for dealers and consumers, estimated today that the average transaction price (ATP) for light vehicles in the United States was $31,088 in July 2013, up $360...
Almost 70% of Pre-owned Vehicle Sales Included Financing
According to SubPrime Auto Finance News, almost 70% of pre-owned vehicle sales included financing. The finance office stayed busy in July working up contracts for used vehicles as CNW Research determined 68.9 percent of all used sales last month included financing, a...
Ford Raises $1 Billion With Year’s First Benchmark 10-Year Bond
Ford raises $1 billion with year's first benchmark 10-year bond, according to Bloomberg. Ford Motor Co. (F), the second-largest U.S. automaker, raised $1 billion in its first sale of benchmark 10-year bonds since September. Ford Motor Credit’s 4.375 percent securities...
More Than 200,000 Flood Damaged Cars Back On U.S. Roads
Hundreds of thousands of flooded cars have washed up on the shores of every state in the country. According to new research from Carfax, more than 212,000 cars that were branded as flood damage by a state Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) are on U.S. roads right now....
Save me time, too
We know that the majority of car buyers today walk into the showroom pretty well settled on what they want and how much they want to pay. They want to get in, do the deal, and be on their way as promptly as possible. If your selling processes address this desire,...
Top 10 Used Cars with the Biggest Spike in Online Traffic
The top 10 used cars with the biggest spike in online traffic, from Auto Remarketing. There’s a bit of an odd coupling when you look at the types of vehicles that have generating the most traction among used-vehicle shoppers on KBB.com. But as Kelley Blue Book’s...
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