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Swapalease.com Customer Credit Continues Positive Trend
U.S. Bank Data Show 27.3% More Approvals In 2012 Compared With 2011 CINCINNATI, OHIO – National car lease marketplace Swapalease.com says customer credit approvals based on U.S. Bank data jumped 27.3% in 2012 compared with approval rates from 2011. Consumer credit is...
Jeep® Brand Sets All-time Global Sales Record in 2012
Auburn Hills, Mich. - The Jeep® brand recorded global sales of 701,626 units in 2012, setting a new, all-time high – bettering the brand’s previous annual high of 675,494 units sold in 1999. Jeep global sales increase 19 percent in 2012 to all-time annual record of...
NADA Selects New President
McLEAN, Va. – The National Automobile Dealers Association has selected Peter K. Welch as its new president. “I’m excited and honored to be selected as the next NADA president,” said Welch, 59. Welch has been president and chief executive officer of the California New...
DealerRater Starts Ignition on 2013 Dealer of the Year Award Program
DealerRater Announces the 2013 Dealer of the Year Award Program to Recognize North America’s Top Car Dealers for Outstanding Customer Service WALTHAM, Mass. – DealerRater, the world’s premier car dealer review web site, today announced the launch of the 2013 Dealer...
OEconnection Customer Care team earns center of Excellence Recognition for 5th Consecutive Year
RICHFIELD, OH – OEConnection LLC announced today that its Customer Care Center has been certified as a Center of Excellence by BenchmarkPortal for the fifth consecutive year. The Center of Excellence designation is one of the most prestigious awards in the customer...
Automotive Megasite BOOKITOUT.com Expands West Coast Car Selection with New Location in Downtown San Francisco
SAN FRANCISCO -- BOOKITOUT.com offers car shoppers an enormous selection – over one million vehicles from dealerships and private sellers. Best of all, BOOKITOUT.com is completely free and individuals selling their car receive a cash offer within 24 hours. BookItOut's...
Chevrolet Will ‘Find New Roads’ as Brand Grows Globally
Aligns around the world behind singular vision DETROIT – Chevrolet is the world’s fastest-growing major automotive brand and as it continues to expand its global operations it is aligning its engineering, design and retail operations behind a single vision and...
ShowroomMagnet Launches Partnership with PSC Global
PSC Global and ShowroomMagnet team up to deliver more leads, more shows and more sales Houston, TX – ShowroomMagnet, the industry’s leading online incentive based marketing program, is pleased to announce a partnership with PCS Global. PCS Global will incorporate...
PureCars Announces $5 Million Equity Capital Raise
CHARLESTON, S.C. -- PureCars is pleased to announce it has raised $5 million of new equity capital from Gemini Investors and Stage 1 Ventures. This financing will allow PureCars to enhance and expand its services and product offerings to its rapidly growing family...
Edmunds.com: Fiscal Cliff Deal Shouldn’t Sway New Car Shoppers in 2013
SANTA MONICA, Calif. — The last-minute deal in Congress to avert the dreaded plunge off the “fiscal cliff” should have little impact on most shoppers who are thinking about buying a new car in 2013, says Edmunds.com, the premier resource car buying and automotive...
Full-Size Vans & Wagons See Increases; Full-Size Cars & Upper Mid-Size Cars Fall
According to Rick Beggs, Managing Editor of Black Book, a review of December used-car and wholesale auto patterns shows noticeable price increases for Full-Size Cargo Vans and Wagons, indicating possible demand from remodelers and builders. Since the end of...
Maritz Infuses Auto Industry Performance Improvement Expertise into New, Dealer-Focused Solutions
Sales & Marketing Services Company Creates Maritz Dealer Solutions Group, Acquires Digital Marketing Firm Opportunity Max ST. LOUIS -- Maritz, well-known for its performance improvement programs and work with most automotive brands such as BMW, Chrysler, Ford, GM,...
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