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Auto Dealers Increase Online Visitors with Paid Search Service

Auto Dealers Increase Online Visitors with Paid Search Service

Search Engine Ad Management from Reynolds Web Solutions Helps Dealerships Reach the Right People at the Right Time with the Right Message Online DAYTON, Ohio, Aug. 31 -- Reynolds and Reynolds today announced the results of a dealership case study to measure the effectiveness of Reynolds' Search Engine Ad Management (SE ... Continue reading

Free iPhone App Helps Drivers Beat the Traffic

Free iPhone App Helps Drivers Beat the Traffic

KIRKLAND, Washington, August 31, 2010 -- - INRIX Traffic! App Launches with Real-Time Traffic and Traffic Forecasts for Roads in Europe INRIX(R), a leading provider of traffic information and driver services, announced the immediate ability for millions of consumers to save time and reduce frustration driving throughou ... Continue reading

New MD At Michelin Tyre PLC

New MD At Michelin Tyre PLC

Eric Le Corre has been appointed as Managing Director for Michelin Tyre PLC following the retirement of Jim Rickard. ... Continue reading

Volvo's New 1.6-Litre GTDi Petrol Engines Deliver High Performance And Lower Fuel Consumption

Volvo's New 1.6-Litre GTDi Petrol Engines Deliver High Performance And Lower Fuel Consumption

Volvo's engine range is launching two new four-cylinder 1.6-litre petrol engines, T3 and T4, featuring the very latest direct injection technology. ... Continue reading

KIA Motors Australia Appoints Chief Operating Officer

KIA Motors Australia Appoints Chief Operating Officer

Kia Motors Australia has announced that Mr Tony Barlow will join the company as Chief Operating Officer on September 1. ... Continue reading

Scania signs development agreement with Porsche

Scania signs development agreement with Porsche

STOCKHOLM--Scania has selected Porsche Engineering Group GmbH as its partner in the development of the next generation of truck cabs. “In Porsche Engineering we have found a partner that shares Scania's values and views on development and production. We will develop a cab frame together that is optimised for Scani ... Continue reading

Automotive Loan Delinquencies Continue to Drop, Percentage of Nonprime and Subprime Loans Rises in Q2 2010

Automotive Loan Delinquencies Continue to Drop, Percentage of Nonprime and Subprime Loans Rises in Q2 2010

Latest credit analysis from Experian Automotive shows positive signs for a healthier auto lending market SCHAUMBURG, Ill., Aug. 30 -- Automotive loan delinquencies dropped during Q2 2010, marking the second consecutive quarter that showed a year-over-year decrease in quarterly delinquencies. Lenders also made a higher ... Continue reading

U.S. Auto Production Flattens as Economy Starts to Slow

U.S. Auto Production Flattens as Economy Starts to Slow

Washington DC August 30, 2010; The AIADA newsletter reported that after a year of big gains, a new forecast shows North American production flattening in the fourth quarter. Automotive News reports that meanwhile, August sales numbers, due this week, are expected to be lackluster. It's true that retail sales of new veh ... Continue reading

OnStar Celebrates Patents During National Inventor's Month

OnStar Celebrates Patents During National Inventor's Month

Nearly 200 Patents and Counting in 15 Years of Operation DETROIT, Aug. 30 -- Every time OnStar sends one of 143 million e-mails monthly to report what's happening with an OnStar-equipped vehicle, it's worth remembering: There's a patent for that. In fact, there are 192 patents on the books for OnStar inventions that ha ... Continue reading

Jim O'Donnell, President of BMW of North America, to Host Teen Driving School to Kick off the 2010 BMW Championship in Chicago

Jim O'Donnell, President of BMW of North America, to Host Teen Driving School to Kick off the 2010 BMW Championship in Chicago

- Group 1 Automotive partners with BMW sponsoring fundraiser for the Evans Scholars Foundation - Chicagoland and Northwest Indiana BMW Centers to contribute $3 for every mile driven by participating teens - BMW to launch its "DRIVE IT HOME - DON'T TXT & DRIVE" campaign WOODCLIFF LAKE, N.J., Aug. 30 -- Today BMW announc ... Continue reading

Used Commercial Vehicle Registrations Hit Record Levels, According to Polk

Used Commercial Vehicle Registrations Hit Record Levels, According to Polk

SOUTHFIELD, Mich., Aug. 30 -- There were 354,400 used commercial vehicles (GVW Class 3-8) registered in the U.S. during the first two quarters of 2010, according to Polk, the recognized leader in data-driven solutions for the commercial vehicle industry. This historic number sets a new record for used commercial vehicl ... Continue reading

Chrysler Hosts 400 Dealers at Fiat Experience

Chrysler Hosts 400 Dealers at Fiat Experience

AUBURN HILLS, Mich., Aug. 30 -- Chrysler Group LLC today hosted about 400 Chrysler Group dealers to outline the requirements to become a Fiat dealer in the United States. The dealers met with the Chrysler Group team responsible for establishing a Fiat retail network by the end of this year. The company wants Fiat deale ... Continue reading

Honda Milestones Highlight Ohio's National Impact on Automotive Industry

Honda Milestones Highlight Ohio's National Impact on Automotive Industry

Company's business growth contributes to state's automotive parts and manufacturing expertise COLUMBUS, Ohio, Aug. 30 -- Ohio's success as the nation's top automotive supplier is due in large part to the individual success of companies like Honda of America Manufacturing (Honda), according to the Ohio Business Developm ... Continue reading

Racing Legends and Rare Cars Highlight 2010 Fleet Week Coronado Speed Festival

Racing Legends and Rare Cars Highlight 2010 Fleet Week Coronado Speed Festival

SAN DIEGO, Aug. 30 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Known as the "Race at the Base," the 13th annual Fleet Week Coronado Speed Festival will take place Sept. 25-26 at Naval Air Station North Island. While the race draws more than 250 prestigious historic race cars, a few of the vehicles - and their drivers - stand out among ... Continue reading

Used Vehicle Demand Up, Supply Down; Prices Soar

Used Vehicle Demand Up, Supply Down; Prices Soar

Washington DC August 30, 2010; The AIADA newsletter reported that used car prices are climbing and the pool of available models is drying up one year after the federal Cash for Clunkers program spurred consumers to scrap old cars for new ones. Used cars are selling for the highest average price in at least seven years, ... Continue reading

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