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Saturday, January 31, 2004

Shane Lewis Running Planned Pace in Rolex 24

Shane Lewis Running Planned Pace in Rolex 24

Shane Lewis Running Planned Pace In Rolex 24 DAYTONA BEACH, Fla., January 31, 2004 - Shane Lewis, of Jupiter, Fla., was running tenth at the first quarter-mark (the sixth hour) of the 42nd Running of the Rolex 24 at Daytona (International Speedway). Lewis, the lead driver of the No. 7 PAP PARTS BMW-FABCAR of Southard M ... Continue reading

Hayes Lemmerz elige a Patrick C. Cauley como nuevo vicepresidente, secretario y consejero general

Hayes Lemmerz elige a Patrick C. Cauley como nuevo vicepresidente, secretario y consejero general

NORTHVILLE, Estados Unidos, January 31 -- Hayes Lemmerz International Inc. ha hecho público hoy el nombramiento de Patrick C. Cauley como nuevo vicepresidente, secretario y consejero general de la empresa. Cauley, que trabajaba como consejero general interino de la compañía, seguirá informando directamente a Curtis ... Continue reading

Hayes Lemmerz ernennt Patrick C. Cauley zum Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary (Vizepräsident, Allgemeiner Rat und Sekretär)

Hayes Lemmerz ernennt Patrick C. Cauley zum Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary (Vizepräsident, Allgemeiner Rat und Sekretär)

NORTHVILLE, Michigan, January 31 -- Hayes Lemmerz International, Inc. kündigte heute die Ernennung von Patrick C. Cauley zum Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary an. Herr Cauley, der als Interim General Counsel bereits für das Unternehmen tätig war, wird weiterhin an Curtis Clawson, Chairman und Chief Execu ... Continue reading

Independent Study Reveals Superiority of NADAguides.com Dealer Leads

Independent Study Reveals Superiority of NADAguides.com Dealer Leads

MBA Students at the Columbia School of Business Commission Study to Analyze Quality of Website's Consumers COSTA MESA, Calif., Jan. 31 -- MBA students at the Columbia School of Business today announced findings of an independent study designed to analyze the quality of automotive consumers at NADAguides.com (www.NADAgu ... Continue reading

REVISION- AASCO Motorsports Launches New Team Web Site

REVISION- AASCO Motorsports Launches New Team Web Site

Please note there is a correction to the following news release. The web site name for AASCO Motorsports was incorrectly identified in the first sentence. The correct address for the team's new web site is: www.aascomotorsports.com . Please see below. Thank you and we apologize for the inconvenience. AASCO Motorsports ... Continue reading

Auto Industry Announces 'Hire The Heroes' Program

Auto Industry Announces 'Hire The Heroes' Program

Leading Auto Retailing Group, U.S. Military Join Forces to Hire Transitioning Veterans for Auto Service Positions MCLEAN, Va., Jan. 31 -- To combat a looming shortage of qualified auto repair technicians, a leading automotive industry group is joining forces with the U.S. military to match qualified recent military vet ... Continue reading

DigitalLot(TM) Solution Doubling Used Vehicle Sales and Increasing Profits of Current Dealers

DigitalLot(TM) Solution Doubling Used Vehicle Sales and Increasing Profits of Current Dealers

Kelley Blue Book's Acquisition of CDMdata Brings Single-Solution Vehicle Marketing and Management Technology Under Trusted Brand Name LAS VEGAS, NADA CONVENTION BOOTHS # 4321 and # 5563, Jan. 31 -- Today, Kelley Blue Book announced that it will acquire Minneapolis based dealer solutions companies CDMdata and CDM Dealer ... Continue reading

Kelley Blue Book Launches 'New KARPOWER' With Trade-In Values

Kelley Blue Book Launches 'New KARPOWER' With Trade-In Values

CARFAX Vehicle History Reports and New Marketing Tools Now Included LAS VEGAS, NADA CONVENTION BOOTH # 4321, Jan. 31 -- Kelley Blue Book is showcasing the newest version of its flagship dealer software product 'New KARPOWER' at the 2004 NADA Convention. In an ongoing effort to provide dealers with cost-effective used v ... Continue reading

Autobytel Inc. Announces Gold Medal Dealer(SM) Program to Recognize Dealerships for Exceptional Customer Service

Autobytel Inc. Announces Gold Medal Dealer(SM) Program to Recognize Dealerships for Exceptional Customer Service

LAS VEGAS, Jan. 31 -- Autobytel Inc. , the Internet's most visited new vehicle buying and research destination, announced today the launch of its new Gold Medal Dealer program at the National Automobile Dealers Association convention in Las Vegas. The Gold Medal Dealer program identifies franchised auto dealers who hav ... Continue reading

Banker's Integration Group Provides Auto Dealers With Only Free Online Financing Compliant with Patriot Act Plus FTC Mandates

Banker's Integration Group Provides Auto Dealers With Only Free Online Financing Compliant with Patriot Act Plus FTC Mandates

LAS VEGAS, Jan. 31 -- Bankers Integration Group (BIG), developers of BIGFNI, a secure, web-based financial interface that links lenders with auto dealers, announced it is the only online auto loan software that provides auto dealers with compliance to important and potentially costly federal government mandated regulat ... Continue reading

Dealers Realize Increased Revenue, CSI Gains and Cost Savings Using the Fully Integrated Family of CRM Solutions from The Cobalt Group

Dealers Realize Increased Revenue, CSI Gains and Cost Savings Using the Fully Integrated Family of CRM Solutions from The Cobalt Group

LAS VEGAS--Jan. 31, 2004-- Cobalt Unveils Complete Suite of Customer Relationship Management Solutions for Every Segment of the Automotive Retail Industry The Cobalt Group today unveiled its fully integrated family of customer relationship management (CRM) solutions for the automotive retail industry at the National Au ... Continue reading

Reynolds and Reynolds Announces ERA XT with Advanced Reporting

Reynolds and Reynolds Announces ERA XT with Advanced Reporting

New offering couples best-in-class dealer management system with easy to use, point and click, business management reporting capabilities and ability to add integrated application modules to meet emerging business needs DAYTON, Ohio, Jan. 31 -- The Reynolds and Reynolds Company announced today the introduction of ERA X ... Continue reading

Warrantech Automotive Launches One World Warranty Plan; Consumers Can Custom-Design Plans with Flexible Time and Mileage Limits to Match Their Driving Habits and Warranty Needs

Warrantech Automotive Launches One World Warranty Plan; Consumers Can Custom-Design Plans with Flexible Time and Mileage Limits to Match Their Driving Habits and Warranty Needs

BEDFORD, Texas--Jan. 31, 2004--Warrantech Corporation (OTC: WTEC), a leading independent provider of service contracts and after-market warranties, is launching what is believed to be the automotive industry's most flexible warranty plan currently available. The company introduced the new program, called One World, tod ... Continue reading

Who You Gonna' Call? ... AVV Web Control(R) to Answer Do-Not-Call List Dilemma for Car Dealers

Who You Gonna' Call? ... AVV Web Control(R) to Answer Do-Not-Call List Dilemma for Car Dealers

Autobytel's AVV to Integrate National Do Not Call Registry Into Customer Management Software; New Feature Will Signal Who Can Be Called - and When LAS VEGAS, Jan. 31 -- AVV, Inc., Autobytel's CRM and lead management technology arm, is working to help dealerships comply with the new National Do Not Call Registry by inte ... Continue reading

Autobytel Unveils Online Premium Pre-Owned Program and Phone Referral Service at NADA 2004; Designed to Drive Used Vehicle Sales at Franchised Dealers

Autobytel Unveils Online Premium Pre-Owned Program and Phone Referral Service at NADA 2004; Designed to Drive Used Vehicle Sales at Franchised Dealers

* Customers Can Phone Dealership Directly With AutobytelConnect * Premium Website Placement With Increased Visibility and Richer Information * Vehicle Photos Displayed Automatically - No Click-Through Required LAS VEGAS, Jan. 31 -- Leading Internet automotive marketing services company Autobytel Inc. today announced ex ... Continue reading

OpenAuto.com Launches Breakthrough Used Car Service; Delivers the Exact Used Car of Choice to Today's Buyers

OpenAuto.com Launches Breakthrough Used Car Service; Delivers the Exact Used Car of Choice to Today's Buyers

New Service Ends the Frustration of Searching for Used Cars on the Web WALNUT CREEK, Calif., Jan. 31 -- Next Phase Media, Inc., the world's premier online referral source, and its subsidiary OpenAuto.com, today announced a new online used car service that breaks through traditional web-based sales models, dramatically ... Continue reading

Cars.com Is Now Exclusive Provider of KBB.com's 'Blue Book Classifieds'

Cars.com Is Now Exclusive Provider of KBB.com's 'Blue Book Classifieds'

Launch Exposes Vehicle Listings to the Most Used Vehicle Buyers on the Web LAS VEGAS, Jan. 31 -- NADA CONVENTION BOOTHS # 4321 and # 4846 -- Cars.com, a leader in online automotive classifieds, today announced the launch of its exclusive partnership with Kelley Blue Book ( www.kbb.com ). Cars.com now provides 'Blue Boo ... Continue reading

Kelley Blue Book to Acquire Dealer Technology Company, CDMdata

Kelley Blue Book to Acquire Dealer Technology Company, CDMdata

Car Dealers to Reap Numerous Financial Benefits From Deal LAS VEGAS, NADA CONVENTION BOOTH # 4321, Jan. 31 -- Today, Kelley Blue Book announces that it will acquire Minneapolis based dealer services and solutions companies CDMdata and CDM Dealer Services(TM). The deal, expected to close on March 1, 2004, brings Irvine, ... Continue reading

FordDirect to Launch New Call Tracking Technology at NADA -

FordDirect to Launch New Call Tracking Technology at NADA -

New Service Uses Internet Technology to Help Dealers Turn Phone Calls into Sales LAS VEGAS, Jan. 31 -- FordDirect has launched a new service that uses Internet technology to help dealers track their phone calls, measure results from their advertising campaigns and train their salespeople. FordDirect Call Track-10 provi ... Continue reading

PRIMEDIA's IntelliChoice Selects Experian Automotive to Bolster Online Automotive Sites

PRIMEDIA's IntelliChoice Selects Experian Automotive to Bolster Online Automotive Sites

SCHAUMBURG, Ill., Jan. 31 -- Experian Automotive, a division of global business solutions company Experian(R), today announced the integration of its AutoCheck(SM) vehicle history solution with IntelliChoice, a PRIMEDIA company that develops and distributes consumer automobile pricing, specification and the cost of own ... Continue reading

FordDirect to Develop DealerDirect Website for Lincoln Mercury Dealers

FordDirect to Develop DealerDirect Website for Lincoln Mercury Dealers

LAS VEGAS, Jan. 31 -- FordDirect announces it is currently developing a DealerDirect website for Lincoln Mercury Division that will provide the functionality of the FordDirect.com website for the Lincoln Mercury brands. The announcement was made by FordDirect President Steve St. Andre today at the NADA Convention in La ... Continue reading

Chrysler Group President Dieter Zetsche Says 'Tidal Wave of New Product' and Upswing in U.S. Economy Create Opportunities for Dealers and Manufacturers in 2004

Chrysler Group President Dieter Zetsche Says 'Tidal Wave of New Product' and Upswing in U.S. Economy Create Opportunities for Dealers and Manufacturers in 2004

* Unprecedented volume of new product and favorable economic conditions create potential for 2004 U.S. auto sales of more than 17 million units * Chrysler Group implements more stringent quality system tracking "conditions per thousand" * Zetsche hails franchise dealer system as stronger than ever and well-positioned t ... Continue reading

At Mercedes Quality Will be Job One

At Mercedes Quality Will be Job One

LAS VEGAS, Jan 30, 2004; Reuters reports that a senior DaimlerChrysler AG official said on Friday that the company was "working like hell" to address quality problems at Mercedes-Benz. "We actually are working like hell to come back to a No. 1 position," Mercedes chief Juergen Hubbert told an automotive conference spon ... Continue reading

K V DCX Continues

K V DCX Continues

WILMINGTON, Delaware; January 30, 2004; The AP reported that the federal judge hearing billionaire investor Kirk Kerkorian's lawsuit against DaimlerChrysler AG said Friday that the trial will resume in a few weeks and that the automaker will have to pay at least some of Kerkorian's legal fees. Kerkorian is suing Daimle ... Continue reading

Lexus V8-Powered IS 430 Project to Make TV Debut

Lexus V8-Powered IS 430 Project to Make TV Debut

Muscle Car Also to Appear at Chicago Auto Show TORRANCE, Calif., Jan. 30 -- Lexus' recently completed IS 430 project car makes its television debut on TLC's "Rides" series this Tuesday, February 3 at 9:00 p.m. EST/PST. The latest project car from Lexus will also make an appearance at the 2004 Chicago Auto Show February ... Continue reading

Crystalix Announces Renewal of NASCAR License Agreement

Crystalix Announces Renewal of NASCAR License Agreement

LAS VEGAS--Jan. 30, 2004-- For 2004 & Second Debut in February '04 Launch on QVC of the 2003 Winston Cup Champion Matt Kenseth Collectible Piece & RCR #3 Car Crystalix Group International (OTC BB: CYXG) has reached agreement with NASCAR to renew their license for 2004. The company originally debuted the Richard Childre ... Continue reading

Celebrities and Athletes Put the Pedal to the Metal for Charity at the Cadillac Super Bowl Grand Prix

Celebrities and Athletes Put the Pedal to the Metal for Charity at the Cadillac Super Bowl Grand Prix

WHO: JIMMY FALLON, PARIS HILTON, JIMMY KIMMEL, DAVID ARQUETTE, JESSICA ALBA, CHARLES WOODSON, ADAM RODRIGUEZ, NICK LACHEY, LEEANN TWEEDEN, EDUARDO VERASTEGUI, ADAM CAROLLA, ANTHONY ANDERSON, PETRA NEMCOVA, TERRELL OWENS, ICE CUBE AND MANY MORE. WHAT: The 2nd Annual Cadillac Super Bowl Grand Prix is an elite, high- ener ... Continue reading

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