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AutoTrader Study Shows that Car Buyers are More Decided on Vehicle When They First Visit a Dealership

AutoTrader Study Shows that Car Buyers are More Decided on Vehicle When They First Visit a Dealership

Used car buyers showing the biggest increase year-over-year on how decided they are on make/model prior to their dealership visit. ATLANTA, Jan. 22, 2015 -- According to AutoTrader.com's 2015 Automotive Buyer Influence Study, more car buyers have already decided on the vehicle they want to purchase when they first visi ... Continue reading

Active Safety Features Drive Electric Power Steering in North American Vehicles

Active Safety Features Drive Electric Power Steering in North American Vehicles

Three in four cars will incorporate the technology by 2021 with rack EPS seeing maximum demand MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., Jan. 22, 2015 -- Despite a slow start, electric power steering (EPS) is making waves in the North American automotive market. Original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) are shifting from electro-hydraulic ... Continue reading

Used Vehicle Market Research and Forecast to be Presented at 2015 NADA Convention and Expo in San Francisco

Used Vehicle Market Research and Forecast to be Presented at 2015 NADA Convention and Expo in San Francisco

NADA Used Car Guide's current state of business and future plans will be highlighted SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 22, 2015 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- On January 23 at 9 a.m., NADA Used Car Guide will co-host a media event with the National Automobile Dealer Association from the Moscone Center in San Francisco. NADA Used Car Gui ... Continue reading

FordDirect Announces Product Launch, Executive Speaking Session During NADA Convention

FordDirect Announces Product Launch, Executive Speaking Session During NADA Convention

FordDirect launches DealerConnection Elite Plus; Announces its General Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer, Beth Hill, will speak on data privacy at annual conference DEARBORN, Mich., Jan. 22, 2015 -- FordDirect, a joint venture between Ford Motor Company and its franchise dealers, today announced the launch of its ne ... Continue reading

Ram Truck Launches New Campaign with Miranda Lambert Featuring Custom 'Roots and Wings' Song Written by Lambert Especially for Ram Brand

Ram Truck Launches New Campaign with Miranda Lambert Featuring Custom 'Roots and Wings' Song Written by Lambert Especially for Ram Brand

The Ram Truck brand launches a new marketing initiative this week featuring Grammy® Award-winner Miranda Lambert and a custom "Roots and Wings" song Lambert wrote exclusively for the campaign. The campaign includes television, print, digital, social media and long-form video elements and is the next phase of the par ... Continue reading

Jaguar Launches XF-R Sport Black

Jaguar Launches XF-R Sport Black

The Jaguar XF range now offers better value for money than ever thanks to a host of enhanced trim packages and the addition of a brand new derivative: the R-Sport Black. Featuring a comprehensive list of specification enhancements, including 20” Black Kalimnos alloy wheels and 770w Meridian Surround Sound system, ... Continue reading

Toyota RND Concept: Sneak Preview

Toyota RND Concept: Sneak Preview

First details of new model released ahead of world debut next week Toyota is breaking with motor industry convention by revealing a new product outside the familiar surroundings of an international motor show. Instead its new RND Concept will make its world debut in the UK on 26th January, ready for fast-track developm ... Continue reading

Saturday in Scottsdale - Barret Jackson Auction

Saturday in Scottsdale - Barret Jackson Auction

January 18, 2015Written by Barrett-Jackson Like a lumbering giant, the 1950 General Motors Futurliner Parade of Progress Tour Bus from the Ron Pratte Collection idled into the packed arena at the 44th Annual Barrett-Jackson Scottsdale Auction. Onlookers could truly get a sense of the vehicle’s massive size. Pratte ... Continue reading

Pricing and Specs for the New Subaru Outback

Pricing and Specs for the New Subaru Outback

Six Outback model variants starting from £27,995 (on-the-road) Choice of two engines, equipped with manual or Lineartronic transmissions On sale in the UK from 1 April 2015 COLESHILL, UK -- January 21, 2015: The new Subaru Outback, the fifth-generation of the brand’s pioneering crossover, will go on sale in the ... Continue reading

GTS Club Coupe Revealed in the New PCNA Headquarters at One Porsche Drive

GTS Club Coupe Revealed in the New PCNA Headquarters at One Porsche Drive

Porsche celebrates 60th anniversary of Porsche Club of America with limited-edition 911 model ATLANTA -- Jan. 21, 2015: Celebrating six decades of the largest Porsche club organization in the world, Porsche Cars North America is commemorating this milestone with a 60 unit limited-production run of the Club Coupe based ... Continue reading

FCA US Will Host a Full-Year and Fourth-Quarter 2014 Financial Results Analyst Call and Webcast on Feb. 3

FCA US Will Host a Full-Year and Fourth-Quarter 2014 Financial Results Analyst Call and Webcast on Feb. 3

FCA US LLC will host a webcast and analyst conference call to review and discuss full-year and fourth-quarter 2014 financial results on Feb. 3, 2015, at 11:30 a.m. ET/ 4:30 p.m. UK/ 5:30 p.m. CET. The call will include a presentation followed by a brief question-and-answer session. To ensure that a spot is reserved for ... Continue reading

Car Buyer Satisfaction with the Dealership Experience Declines After 90 Minutes

Car Buyer Satisfaction with the Dealership Experience Declines After 90 Minutes

Time spent in dealership on the day of purchase has a direct impact on satisfaction; new Cox Automotive white paper examines dealership cycle times ATLANTA -- Jan. 21, 2015: One of the most critical aspects of the dealership experience is the time consumers spend in store to complete a sale, and new data from AutoTrade ... Continue reading

Mobility Ventures Offers New Franchise Opportunities at National Automobile Dealers Association 2015 Conference

Mobility Ventures Offers New Franchise Opportunities at National Automobile Dealers Association 2015 Conference

MV-1 is the Premier Accessible Vehicle on the Market Today Serving the Mobility Needs of Families, Businesses, Taxi and Paratransit Fleet Services across the Country SOUTH BEND, IN -- Jan. 21, 2015: Mobility Ventures, LLC is pleased to announce its attendance at the National Automobile Dealers Association (NADA) annual ... Continue reading

Hot Winter Wind: 2016 Acura RDX to Bow at 2015 Chicago Auto Show

Hot Winter Wind: 2016 Acura RDX to Bow at 2015 Chicago Auto Show

Quick, luxurious, fun and practical new RDX to bring even stronger package to red-hot segment TORRANCE, CA -- January 21, 2015: Coming off a record sales year as one of the best-selling SUVs in its segment, Acura's RDX is set to move its already lofty bar even higher when the new 2016 model bows at the Chicago Auto Sho ... Continue reading

Dual Threat: Two-Tone Scion tC Release Series 9.0 Available Now

Dual Threat: Two-Tone Scion tC Release Series 9.0 Available Now

Distinctive tC Brings Together “Show Car” and Bold Driving TORRANCE, CA -- January 20, 2015: Double trouble has arrived in Scion dealerships. Scion paired up with Jeremy Lookofsky of Cartel Customs on the two-toned Scion tC Release Series 9.0. The new model combines style and substance and is based on a conce ... Continue reading

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