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Volkswagen Reveals Game Day Spot
Herndon, VA - Volkswagen of America, Inc. today unveiled its highly anticipated Game Day commercial. Viewers can catch "Get Happy" on the brand's YouTube® channel before it airs in the second quarter of the Big Game. This is the fourth consecutive year that Volkswagen...
VIA Motors Makes History at Detroit Auto Show With Three New Full Size Electric Vehicles
Detroit, MI - Electric truck maker VIA Motors, a new name in the auto industry, made history this week, literally, at the Detroit Auto Show by introducing three new full size electric vehicles, highlighted by encouraging words from the father of the electric car,...
Toyota, BMW Working on New Auto-battery Technology, Sports Vehicle, Fuel-cells, Composites
According to an article on The Washington Post, manufacturers are working on auto-battery technology. TOKYO — Toyota Motor Corp. and BMW Group are working together on next-generation batteries for green vehicles called “lithium-air” as their collaboration, first...
The Next Up Starts 2013 in the Cloud, Enabling Anywhere, Anytime Access to RSP
Anaheim, CA – The Next Up, a retail sales process (RSP) proven to improve dealership sales, announces their 100% cloud-based version of the software. Built from the ground up, the cloud-based version of The Next Up makes it the only technologies in the space able to...
ADP Leverages RedBumper Technology for Lot Management
ADP Dealer Services (NASDAQ: ADP) is pleased to announce Lot Management, a new retail solution for automotive dealers to effectively manage their used vehicle inventories. Lot Management is the first of many solutions that will be wrapped into ADP’s Front Office...
January Auto Sales Suggest the Good Times Will Keep Rolling in 2013
Santa Monica, CA — Edmunds.com, the premier resource for automotive information, forecasts that 1,045,587 new cars and trucks will be sold in the U.S. in January for an estimated Seasonally Adjusted Annual Rate (SAAR) of 15.3 million light vehicles. The projected...
Ford Fiesta is Europe’s Best-Selling Small Car in 2012 With One Sold Every Two Minutes
Cologne, Germany – Consumers bought a new Ford Fiesta every two minutes on average last year, make it the best-selling small car in Europe, according to automotive data intelligence provider JATO Dynamics.* Ford last year sold 953,174 cars in the 30 European markets...
Possible New Revenue Stream in Hybrid High Voltage Battery Pack Testing
According to an article posted on SearchAutoParts.com... Automotive aftermarket owners and technicians should be listening for a knock on their business door. It’s the sound of a new revenue stream opportunity that may be virtually untapped by many automotive...
Recent Recalls for Honda and Toyota
Please click on the following NHTSA Campaign ID links to view the recall information: NHTSA Campaign ID Number: 13V016 Manufacturer: Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) Make/Model Years: HONDA/2009-2013 Subject: Driver's airbag module may be missing rivets NHTSA Campaign...
Volkswagen of America Chooses Xtime’s ServiceCRM Cloud-Based Platform for Entire U.S. Dealer Network Delivers a Consistent, Upgraded Digital Experience to Customers
Redwood Shores, CA — Xtime, the leading cloud-based customer relationship management (CRM) and scheduling platform for the automotive service industry, announced today it has entered into an enterprise-wide agreement with Volkswagen of America, Inc. (“VWoA”). VWoA is...
MPi and Service Turn™ Partner to Increase Revenue and Customer Retention in Auto Dealer Service Departments
Las Vegas, NV – MPi, a leading provider of revenue and retention solutions for automotive dealership service departments, and TEGA Technologies, an innovator in automotive technology, today announced a joint partnership and the introduction of Service Turn™, an...
Phoenix Affluent Auto Tracker Finds Mercedes and Rolls Royce Symbolize Automotive Excellence, but a Larger Share of Affluent Consumers Consider Purchasing Rivals BMW and Lexus
Detroit, MI – Phoenix Marketing International (PMI), a Honomichl Top-50 market research firm, reported findings from its recent Affluent Auto Tracker study. The study explores attitudinal, behavioral, and perceptual factors that influence automotive purchase...
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