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San Francisco, CA – AddOnAuto (AOA) today released its annual Auto Accessories Trend Report that analyzes 2012 accessories sales data from dealerships across the country. The report highlights the accessories that were most popular with consumers in 2012, including...

According to a story on SearchAutoParts.com, cold weather may offer positive signs for the battery aftermarket. Hundreds of thousands of vehicles in the Northeast received damage in the November storm and some will need a new battery to stay on the road. Winter storms...

ALBANY, N.Y. – Auto/Mate Dealership Systems (http://www.automate.com) announced  it has launched a mobile service department solution for its auto dealership clients. Currently available for windows-based tablets, the mobile solution enables service advisors to view...

ORLANDO, FL - Carfax has launched a new product that helps Carfax Service Network members improve customer service and increase ticket averages. Carfax Service History Check gives members access to VIN-specific maintenance details reported by over 25,000 service...

According to a post on SearchAutoParts.com... Though marketing options out there are boundless with ever increasing numbers of smart, capable and relevant players vying for your business, marketing remains a big challenge for most of us in the tire and automotive...

IRVINE, CA – Thanks to a series of popular vehicle redesigns across its lineup, Lexus shopper loyalty has increased 9.2 percentage points year-over-year among www.kbb.com new-car audience, according to Kelley Blue Book, the leading provider of new and used car...

ATLANTA  – AutoTrader.com’s new B2B advertising campaign, launching this month, takes aim at common misperceptions about how consumers shop for cars. Themed “Do you know today’s customer?”, the campaign will highlight insights about consumer shopping behavior in order...

LIBERTYVILLE, IL - VW Credit, Inc. (VCI), the captive finance partner of Volkswagen and Audi in the United States, increased the number of all new contracts signed by 28.3 percent in 2012 to 404,947, compared to 2011. The total number of current contracts increased by...

SAN FRANCISCO - TMC Financing (www.tmcfinancing.com), a leading Certified Development Company (CDC) providing Small Business Administration (SBA) 504 real estate financing in California and Nevada, today announced that Autoland has purchased a Hayward location with an...

According to an article on Bloomberg, Chrysler forms an auto-financing unit with Santander. Santander Consumer USA Inc. will form Chrysler Capital to provide customers with financing to purchase and lease vehicles, Auburn Hills, Michigan-based Chrysler said yesterday...

OAK BROOK, IL  – vAuto Genius Labs announces that its AutoVisor tool now integrates with AutoTrader.com, Kelley Blue Book’s KBB.com, CARFAX and DealerRater. These integrations make AutoVisor the only used vehicle sales tool that gives dealers and their customers...