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Entry-Midsize Cars; Compact Cars See Biggest Price Swing After Superstorm
It was expected that demand for used cars would rise following Sandy, as people looked to replace more than 250,000 vehicles damaged or destroyed by the storm. Black Book has recorded a change in seasonal pricing patterns, coupled with direct feedback from wholesalers...
FTC Proposes Modifications to Used Car Rule
Proposed Buyers Guide Sticker Advises Consumers to Seek Vehicle Information History via FTC.gov and Directs Spanish Speakers to a Spanish Version of the Guide As part of the Federal Trade Commission’s systematic review of all of the agency’s rules and guides to ensure...
TrueCar Partners with AAA Carolinas To Enhance Online Car Buying Program
SANTA MONICA, Calif. -- TrueCar, automotive pricing information and analysis company that creates a better buying experience for dealers and consumers, announced today that it has partnered with AAA Carolinas to help customers save time and money with hassle-free car...
Survey: Price is Most Important Issue for Car Insurance Shoppers
But Many Consumers Are Missing Opportunities to Save SAN FRANCISCO – 81% of the Americans who switched car insurance carriers over the past year said that price was their primary consideration, according to new research released today by InsuranceQuotes.com, a...
Experian Automotive: Toyota, Ford and Chevrolet top makes financed in Q3 2012
Subprime financing, leasing show strong gains SCHAUMBURG, Ill. -- Experian Automotive today announced that Toyota grabbed top honors in Q3 2012, claiming 14.09 percent of all new vehicles financed. Ford was second with 13.16 percent, and Chevrolet was third with 11.10...
ADP-PCMI Agreement Offers Dealers, Agents and Administrators Integrated Tools for Selling and Servicing Aftermarket Products Including Extended Warranties
Des Plaines, IL – PCMI Corporation has signed a bi-directional integration agreement with ADP Dealer Services to improve the capabilities of PCMI’s cloud-based software solutions that enhance how auto dealers sell, service and administer extended warranties and other...
Northeast Used-Car Supply Tightens; Only 30% Trades In November
New car sales were strong throughout November, with 1.14 million total sales, an increase of 15 percent and a handful of carmakers posting record months. This pace of new-car sales activity, combined with the continued replacement of inventory from Hurricane Sandy...
Which Cars have Highest Value among Buyers?
“Which Cars have Highest Value among Buyers? Those with Innovation,” says Strategic Vision; The 2012 Total Value Awards® Announced San Diego — Strategic Vision’s recent research study not only determined the leading vehicles and corporations in Total Value...
Jumpstart Automotive Group: Online Car Shoppers Unaffected by Recent Recalls of 10.2 Million Toyota Vehicles
Jumpstart says millions of Toyota customers in its suite of 14 automotive websites remain fiercely loyal despite two mass recalls in as many months. San Francisco, CA, – Jumpstart Automotive Group today announced that in gauging the behaviors of roughly 19 million...
American Suzuki Motor Corporation Provides Update on Automotive Dealer Agreements
Dealers representing all of the top 50 and more than 98% of the total volume of ASMC’s continental U.S. automobile sales agree to transition to parts and services operations BREA, Calif. -- American Suzuki Motor Corporation (“ASMC” or “the Company”) today announced...
Duplicate Customers – Cleaning your Customer Database
One of my favorite terms is “bi-directional integration” or as I like to call it, “duplicate customer generation.” I was recently working on a customer’s database and found the same customer in their database seven times! It would have been nice if the customer had...
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