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Hyundai Motor Group Appoints Peter Schreyer To Head Hyundai, Kia Design Centers
SEOUL, South Korea, Jan. 13, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Hyundai Motor Group, led by Hyundai Motor Company and Kia Motors Corp., today announced that Peter Schreyer was appointed as President to oversee Hyundai and Kia's design centers in order to streamline its resources...
Porsche Outperforms Delivery Record of the Previous Year
DETROIT, Jan. 13, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Porsche AG sold more sports cars in 2012 than ever before: 141,075 customer deliveries equal an increase of 18.7% compared to last year's record of 118,868 vehicles sold. "We are looking back on the most successful year in our...
Ford to Hire 2,200 Salaried Workers in the U.S. This Year, Building on Aggressive 2012 Hiring to Support New Products
DEARBORN, Mich., Jan. 11, 2013 – Ford Motor Company plans to hire 2,200 salaried workers in the U.S. this year – the largest increase in new salaried workers in more than a decade – to support the continued aggressive pace of new Ford product introductions. The hiring...
Volkswagen Group Delivers Over Nine Million Vehicles for First Time
Volkswagen Group Delivers Over Nine Million Vehicles for First Time (via MarketWire) SOURCE: Volkswagen of America, Inc. January 14, 2013 10:13 ET WOLFSBURG, GERMANY--(Marketwire - Jan 14, 2013) - The Volkswagen Group Full year 2012: 11.2 percent* increase in...
Ford takes top spot in brand loyalty, with Ford Fusion and Ford Flex owners being the most brand-loyal
Schaumburg, Ill., Jan. 15, 2013 — Experian Automotive today announced that the Ford Fusion and the Ford Flex took the top two spots for brand loyalty at the model level during Q3 2012, surpassing the Q2 2012 model loyalty leader Chevrolet Sonic. According to its Q3...
Honeywell Welcomes Implementation Of European MAC Directive Aimed At Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions
MORRIS TOWNSHIP, N.J., Jan. 15, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Honeywell (NYSE: HON) today said it welcomed implementation of the European Union's Mobile Air Conditioning (MAC) Directive, aimed at reducing greenhouse gas emissions by requiring use of automotive refrigerants...
TIME and Ally Financial Honor North Conway Dealer
The nomination of William Weiss, Jr., owner of Crest Auto World, a Chevrolet, Chrysler, Dodge, Jeep and Ram dealer in North Conway, New Hampshire, for the 2013 TIME Dealer of the Year award has been announced by TIME. Weiss, Jr., is one of a select group of 57 dealer...
4 Key Elements to any Solid Online Marketing Strategy
Learn what you can do right now to boost Traffic, Conversion and Showroom Floor visits as part of a solid online marketing strategy. BCAA: Be FOUND online Convert traffic into strong leads Attract motivated leads to your store for a test drive Analyze the results...
Toyota Rises to the Top of Global Auto Sales
According to an article posted on the L.A. Times, Toyota has dethroned General Motors as the world's top-selling automaker. The Japanese company sold 9.7 million cars and trucks worldwide in 2012, although it's still counting. GM sold 9.29 million. Both companies saw...
You Don’t Have to do this Alone
More often than not I get the call to train a newly minted manager, usually in parts, but sometimes in service as well. I’m usually dealing with someone who doesn’t know what he or she doesn’t know as far as the job requirements are concerned, but I also have to deal...
Kia Motors America Posts All-Time Sales and Market Share Records in Year Filled With Historic Achievements
DETROIT, Jan. 14, 2013 - Over the course of the last several years, the Kia brand has matured and grown dramatically in the U.S. market while capturing the attention of a wide variety of consumers, and no other year in Kia Motors America's history has been as...
U.S. clears Jeep Grand Cherokee, Ford Freestar in probe
According to the Detroit News, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is ending its investigations into the 2012 Jeep Grand Cherokee and 2004-05 Ford Freestar and Mercury Monterey without seeking recalls, saying the issues don't pose a serious safety...
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