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Paragon Honda and Acura Launch to No. 1 in Sales by Transforming the Service Lane
Paragon Honda and Acura had been consistently ranking in the top 50, 17th for Honda and 36th for Acura, but launched itself to the top position after transforming their service lane into a sales lane. Implementing a new marketing strategy that included a service...
Grow Your Diagnostic Skills
How to grow your diagnostic skills, according to SearchAutoParts.com. We all had to start somewhere. No one was born a drivability expert, though some are gifted with a natural talent for reasoning through even the most difficult of diagnostic challenges. I, for one,...
Flash of Genius, Inc. dba AutoBody-Review.com Launches Verified Customer Reviews for Repair Shops
ANAHEIM HILLS, CA - Consumers searching for reputable auto body repair shops frequently struggle to sift through misleading and fake reviews on popular review sites. While these sites contain large numbers of reviews, there is no guarantee that the reviews are...
House Seeking Clarity on CFPB’s Auto Finance Guidance
According to an article on Subprimenews.com, legal experts and industry associations aren't the only ones raising questions about how the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau intends to regulate auto lending. Now more than a dozen members of the U.S. House Financial...
KBB Used Car Market Report for May 2013
USED-CAR MARKET ANALYSIS Used-Car Auction Values Reach Three-Year Low In May 2013, used-car auction values reached a three-year low… Used-Car Segments Mostly Down Year-to-Date Mid-size pickup trucks are doing well due to an increase in housing starts, and...
Which Vehicles Avoid Downward Price Impact Amid Heavy Lease-Return Volume?
Joe Overby at AutoRemarketing explores trends of vehicles that avoid downward price impact amongst increasing lease-return volume. The rising tide of off-lease volumes looks like it will stick around for the next few years, and the influx of supply has already been...
Honda Fit EV Lease Price Drops by $130/mo
Responding to price-dropping offers from other automakers on their electric vehicles, Honda will slash the lease deal for its Fit EV starting in June. From the current level of a zero-down, $389/month lease, Honda has lowered the price to zero-down and $259/month....
Interior Pictures – Why Your Dealership NEEDS Them!
It's easy to forget about the shopper experience, particularly with pre-owned inventory. Wei Yang at EasyAutoSales shares his recent experience being on the buying side. The time has finally come. My family is about to welcome our first new addition! It’s an exciting...
BMW Group Financial Services Retail and Lease Portfolio Exceeds 1,000,000 Retail Units For the First Time
Turning More Than 1,000,000 Customers Into Fans For BMW Group Financial Services. WOODCLIFF LAKE, NJ, May 30, 2013– As BMW Group Financial Services approaches its 20th anniversary of conducting business in the United States, The Group has achieved another...
Dealer Communications and Dataium Honor Dealership Website Excellence
Dealer Communications and Dataium, LLC recognize the top 10 dealership websites, and the technology solution providers behind these platforms. More than 3,000 automotive dealership websites nationwide were evaluated using objective metrics to determine the recently...
Marketing through YouTube Webisodes | A Dealership Opportunity?
Are webisodes the opportunity for your dealership to tell a story? Think of web television as a nuclear family. It all started with TV — the traditional type. Along came the web, which, in many ways, was TV’s polar opposite: interactive, responsive, progressive. As...
Mercedes Incorporates QR Codes into Crash Rescues
Mercedes-Benz is making cars smarter. We've seen QR codes being incorporated into all kinds of things, from billboards to toilet paper to beer bottles. Now, German automaker Mercedes-Benz will incorporate those scannable, black-and-white square codes in its cars — all...
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