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AutoNation Announces January 2012 Retail New Vehicle Unit Sales

AutoNation Announces January 2012 Retail New Vehicle Unit Sales

AutoNation, Inc. , America's largest automotive retailer, today announced that its retail new vehicle unit sales in January 2012, as reported to the applicable automotive manufacturers, totaled 15,966, an increase of 7% as compared to January 2011. Retail new vehicle unit sales in January 2012 for AutoNation's operatin ... Continue reading

2012 Model Year 6-15 Passenger Cars, Wagons, SUV's, MiniVans, Full Size Vans, Pick-ups

2012 Model Year 6-15 Passenger Cars, Wagons, SUV's, MiniVans, Full Size Vans, Pick-ups

6-8 Passenger Cars and Pickups; The AIADA newsletter reported that transportation for big families used to be simple. Gas was cheap and cars were unabashedly big. Not anymore. Finding a car that can fit five or more meant, until recently, shopping for a big, usually American-made SUV. And while these vehicles have the ... Continue reading

Lexus at the Chicago Auto Show

Lexus at the Chicago Auto Show

POWER-PACKED LEXUS EXHIBIT BOUND FOR 2012 CHICAGO AUTO SHOW Lexus LFA “ In line with its new brand attitude, Lexus is looking to make a ˜super impression on Chicagoans at this year's 2012 Chicago Auto Show. For the first time, at any auto show, Lexus will be displaying four of its renowned LFA super cars. Packing 552 ... Continue reading

Pennsylvania State Police: 15 Motor Coaches, 23 Drivers Taken Out of Service in Multi-Agency Motor Coach Enforcement Effort

Pennsylvania State Police: 15 Motor Coaches, 23 Drivers Taken Out of Service in Multi-Agency Motor Coach Enforcement Effort

The Pennsylvania State Police recently participated in a weeklong enforcement effort inspecting motor coaches, State Police Commissioner Frank Noonan announced today. State and municipal motor carrier enforcement personnel, along with the Public Utility Commission staff, inspected 284 motor coaches at sites throughout ... Continue reading

Mercedes-Benz Financial Services Announces Use of DealerTrack for Credit Application Processing at Mercedes-Benz U.S. Dealerships

Mercedes-Benz Financial Services Announces Use of DealerTrack for Credit Application Processing at Mercedes-Benz U.S. Dealerships

Mercedes-Benz Financial Services USA LLC and DealerTrack today announced that MBFS will become a lender on the DealerTrack credit application network used by 350 Mercedes-Benz dealers in the United States, beginning in March. ... Continue reading

ZAG - Zag Sales Strategy, Now Known as TrueCar, Inc., Receives DrivingSales Dealer Satisfaction Award

ZAG - Zag Sales Strategy, Now Known as TrueCar, Inc., Receives DrivingSales Dealer Satisfaction Award

ZAG - Zag Sales Strategy, now known as TrueCar, Inc. is the recipient of a "Top Rated" Best New Car Lead Provider award in the third annual DrivingSales Dealer Satisfaction Awards, presented in conjunction with the 2012 National Automobile Dealers Association (NADA) Convention & Expo. ZAG - Zag Sales Strategy, now know ... Continue reading

Callbright Receives DrivingSales Dealer Satisfaction Award

Callbright Receives DrivingSales Dealer Satisfaction Award

Callbright is the recipient of a "Top Rated" Call Management award in the third annual DrivingSales Dealer Satisfaction Awards, presented in conjunction with the 2012 National Automobile Dealers Association (NADA) Convention & Expo. "It's gratifying to be recognized by dealers for delivering the automotive call managem ... Continue reading

Toyota to Make Major Philanthropic Announcement at 2012 Chicago Auto Show

Toyota to Make Major Philanthropic Announcement at 2012 Chicago Auto Show

WHAT : As part of its overall presence at the Chicago Auto Show, Toyota will make an important philanthropic announcement on the second Media Day, February 9. The announcement will describe how Toyota will give the public a way to be an active participant in directing some of Toyota's philanthropic donations in 2012. W ... Continue reading

DealerTrack Honored with Two DrivingSales Dealer Satisfaction Awards

DealerTrack Honored with Two DrivingSales Dealer Satisfaction Awards

DealerTrack today announced the company has received "Highest Rated/Top Rated" awards in the DMS and Inventory Pricing Tools categories at the third annual DrivingSales Dealer Satisfaction Awards, presented in conjunction with the 2012 National Automobile Dealers Association (NADA) Convention & Expo. In addition to the ... Continue reading

Reynolds and Reynolds Receives "Highest Rated" DrivingSales Dealer Satisfaction Award for DMS

Reynolds and Reynolds Receives "Highest Rated" DrivingSales Dealer Satisfaction Award for DMS

The Reynolds and Reynolds Company has received the "Highest Rated" Dealership Management System (DMS) Award in the third annual DrivingSales Dealer Satisfaction Awards. The Reynolds POWER DMS received the highest ranking for dealer satisfaction in the DMS category, as determined by the thousands of auto dealers who are ... Continue reading

Research and Markets: Motorist Behaviour at the Service Station in France: summarising attitudes toward fuel prices, added value services, shop products and retailer brands

Research and Markets: Motorist Behaviour at the Service Station in France: summarising attitudes toward fuel prices, added value services, shop products and retailer brands

DUBLIN--Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Motorist Behaviour and Implications at the Service Station: France" report to their offering. 'Motorist Behaviour and Implications at the Service Station: France' Verdict has conducted a study of over 8,000 motorists across eight European countries to asse ... Continue reading

New Study From Polk and AutoTrader.com Reveals Top Reasons Luxury Buyers Stay Loyal and Provides Key Insights By Brand

New Study From Polk and AutoTrader.com Reveals Top Reasons Luxury Buyers Stay Loyal and Provides Key Insights By Brand

According to the 2012 New Luxury Vehicle Loyalty Study, conducted by Polk and AutoTrader.com, brand affinity and quality/reliability are among the top reasons luxury buyers stay with their brand. ... Continue reading

2012 Lexus CT Hybrid 200h Review by John Heilig +VIDEO

2012 Lexus CT Hybrid 200h Review by John Heilig +VIDEO

2012 Lexus CT 200h Engine: 1.8-liter I4 Horsepower/Torque: 134 (total) hp @ 5,200 rpm/105 lb.-ft. @ 4,000 rpm Transmission: Electronically6 controlled CVT Wheelbase: 102.4 in. Length x Width x Height: 170.1 x 69.5 x 56.7 in. Tires: P215/45R17 (mini spare) Cargo: 14.3 cu. ft. ... Continue reading

DrivingSales 2011 Dealer Satisfaction Award Recipients Announced

DrivingSales 2011 Dealer Satisfaction Award Recipients Announced

The third annual DrivingSales Dealer Satisfaction Awards were presented today in conjunction with the 2012 National Automobile Dealers Association (NADA) Convention & Expo. The awards measure dealer satisfaction with services provided by vendors in 2011 in fourteen categories, including CRM, New Car Leads, Used Car Adv ... Continue reading

Siemens Drive Technologies Division Launches Online Energy Savings Estimator

Siemens Drive Technologies Division Launches Online Energy Savings Estimator

The Drive Technologies division of Siemens Industry, Inc. announced an industry first in the launch of its online Energy Savings Estimator, a user-friendly tool that allows customers using drives, motors, couplings and gearboxes the ability to estimate potential energy savings across their entire drive train. "We belie ... Continue reading

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