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Limited-run McLaren 50 12C and 12C Spider Announced to Mark Landmark Anniversary
As part of the continued celebrations for the 50th anniversary of McLaren, a commemorative model is to be produced, celebrating five decades of race-winning technology and expertise of the British brand. Production of the McLaren 50 12C will be strictly limited to a...
iTapMenu Launches F&I Product Rating with Provider Exchange Network
Southfield, MI – Provider Exchange Network (PEN), a division of Open Dealer Exchange, LLC, is pleased to announce integration with the F&I mobile menu, iTapMenu. The iTapMenu will now feature electronic rating via PEN. “We couldn’t be more excited about the...
Ally Ranked First On List of Top Auto Finance Companies
DETROIT, MI - Ally Financial came in first place on the 2013 Big Wheels Report list of top auto finance companies. The annual report, issued by Auto Finance News, ranks auto finance companies by the amount of finance contracts and leases outstanding each year. "Every...
The Ideas that Dealer and Managers Need
As valuable as the three days of learning and networking at the 14th Digital Dealer Conference & Exposition are to attendees, the real value to dealers and managers is realized in the follow-up period, where the ideas, strategies and best practices they learned at...
Joe Verde’s Virtual Online Training Hits Milestone As Subscribers Complete More Than Eight Million Chapters
ORANGE COUNTY, CALIFORNIA – In May 2013, subscribers to JVTN®, Joe Verde’s automotive virtual sales and management training network, have reached a milestone by completing training for more than 8,000,000 chapters. Since 1985, Joe Verde Sales & Management Training...
5 Awesome Social Media Tools
5 awesome social media tools, according to Ragan.com. Behind every successful social media marketer is an arsenal of robust marketing tools that help to conceive, implement, and track the success of a social media campaign. A great social tool can save a community...
Ally Financial Donates to American Red Cross to Help Tornado Victims
DETROIT, MI – Following the lead of some of its Oklahoma City dealer customers, Ally Financial will make a $10,000 donation to the American Red Cross in support of its Oklahoma tornado disaster relief efforts. Three auto dealers in the area - Knipplemeir Chevrolet,...
Tesla Repays Department of Energy Loan Nine Years Early
PALO ALTO, CA - Tesla Motors announced that it has paid off the entire loan awarded to the company by the Department of Energy in 2010. In addition to payments made in 2012 and Q1 2013, today’s wire of almost half a billion dollars ($451.8M) repays the full loan...
Ford, Jeep, Chevy Named Top Digital Automotive Brands
According to Online Media Daily, Ford, Jeep and Chevy named top digital automotive brands. On the digital proving track, Detroit is beating out the competition. Ford, Jeep and Chevrolet were the top three auto brands based on an analysis of their Web site, digital...
New Study Shows Car Buyers Use Social Media and Online Reviews More Than Ever Before in Determining Where to Buy
Sunnyvale, CA – Online dealership reviews on social media networks are now playing the most important role in the dealership selection process, according to the Spring 2013 Automotive Social Media and Reputation Trend Study released by Digital Air Strike™, the...
9 Steps to Start YouTube Advertising
9 steps to start YouTube advertising, according to Search Engine Watch. Online video is huge – 100 hours of video is uploaded to YouTube every minute! And video viewing doesn't seem to be slowing down any time soon. If you're ready to advertise on YouTube for the...
Ex-Saab Execs Arrested on Accounting Charges
According to The Detroit News, ex-Saab execs arrested on accounting charges. A Swedish prosecutor says three former executives of automaker Saab Automobile AB have been arrested on accounting fraud charges. Prosecutor Olof Sahlgren says the three are “suspected of...
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