Ford, Chevy and Toyota Lead the Way in Edmunds.com's Inaugural Most Popular Vehicle Awards
Apr 16, 2014
Ford, Chevrolet and Toyota are the most decorated brands among a diverse selection of new cars and trucks that earned the 2014 Most Popular on Edmunds.com Awards. The inaugural awards were presented today by the car shopping website at the 2014 New York International Auto Show. Ford has the strongest representation of ... Continue reading
AutoTrader.com Names "Must Test Drive" Cars and Trucks for 2014
Apr 16, 2014
For consumers who are doing a bit of spring cleaning in their garage to make room for a new car or truck, AutoTrader.com's expert editorial team is making the process a bit easier. For the second year in a row, editors at AutoTrader.com, the ultimate automotive marketplace, have named their picks of the cars and trucks ... Continue reading
Positive Automotive Social Media Experience Impacts Purchase Decisions across All Generations
Apr 11, 2014
Social media provides consumers the opportunity to engage with companies to gather information and address customer issues. It also plays a critical role in driving consumer purchase and service decisions across all generational groups in the automotive marketplace, according to the J.D. Power 2014 Social Media Benchma ... Continue reading
Penton's WardsAuto Announces 10 Best Interiors of 2014
Apr 10, 2014
Penton's Ward's "10 Best Interiors" list for 2014 includes a wide range of vehicle types, including a pickup truck, a few sporty compacts, a high-performance coupe, a trail-ready CUV, two high-end luxury cars and an ultra-luxury Rolls-Royce. ... Continue reading
10 Best Used Cars Under $8,000
Apr 10, 2014
Shoppers in the market for an affordable used car can see the models recommended most in the 10 Best Used Cars Under $8,000 by the editors at Kelley Blue Book. Taking the top spot on this annual list for 2014 is the 2007 Honda Civic. For this collection of recommendations, KBB.com editors compiled a list of all 2004-an ... Continue reading
Vehicle Owners with Maintenance Packages Continues to Increase,
Apr 10, 2014
The percentage of vehicle owners with complimentary or prepaid vehicle maintenance packages has more than doubled during the past five years, which benefits dealers and manufacturers through higher loyalty and repurchase rates, according to the J.D. Power 2014 U.S. Customer Service Index (CSI) StudySM released today. T ... Continue reading
2014 Tow Car Awards Has Record Number of Entries
Apr 9, 2014
Testing for 2014 Tow Car Awards takes place this week at MIRA proving ground Record number of cars (55+) to go through series of dynamic tests by experts from The Camping and Caravanning Club, Practical Caravan and What Car? magazines Cars entered range from a Fiat 500L up to a Range Rover Sport, including engines as s ... Continue reading
Corsa Classica Exhibition in London
Apr 8, 2014
The London Motor Museum celebrated its 10th anniversary this week and launched a new exhibition named âCorsa Classica.â To celebrate its first 10 years, the museum, based in Hayes, London, invited friends of the museum, local dignitaries and car collectors to admire a collection of over 200 cars, followed by ... Continue reading
International Nameplate Automobile Dealers Announce Monthly Sales Sales Rebound in March
Apr 2, 2014
The American International Automobile Dealers Association (AIADA) today released March 2014 sales figures for the international nameplate automobile industry. AIADA represents Americaâs approximately 10,000 international nameplate franchises whose brands accounted for 55.1 percent of all vehicles sold in the Unite ... Continue reading
Apr 2, 2014
AutoNation, Inc. , America's largest automotive retailer, today announced that its total retail new vehicle unit sales in March 2014, as reported to the applicable automotive manufacturers, were 28,796, an increase of 6% as compared to March 2013. Same-store retail new vehicle unit sales in March 2014 were 28,158, an i ... Continue reading
New-Car Transaction Prices up Nearly 1.5 Percent in March 2014
Apr 1, 2014
Heading into the spring selling season, Kelley Blue Book today report the estimated average transaction price for light vehicles in the United States was $31,995 in March 2014. New-car prices have increased by $450 (up 1.4 percent) from March 2013, while decreasing $185 (0.6 percent) from last month. "We are seeing con ... Continue reading
Mar 29, 2014
BRITAINâS best-loved car, the Ford Fiesta, has held on to the top place in CAP Automotiveâs âTotal Cost of Motoringâ consumer research charts. But the latest figures released by independent car cost experts, CAP, reveal a growing number of economy-conscious motorists are investigating German cars to ... Continue reading
Shoppers Spring Back to Car Dealerships in March
Mar 28, 2014
Edmunds.com forecasts that 1,476,535 new cars and trucks will be sold in the U.S. in March for an estimated Seasonally Adjusted Annual Rate (SAAR) of 15.8 million. The projected sales will be a 24.0 percent increase from February 2014, and a 1.7 percent increase from March 2013. "Car buyers who chose not to brave the c ... Continue reading
Chrysler, Nissan See Most Improvement in Q1 2014 Sales
Mar 28, 2014
Cars.com projects a SAAR of 15.8 million new-car sales in March, up 3.3 percent from March 2013 and up 3.0 percent over February. This would mark the highest March SAAR since 2007. Jesse Toprak, chief analyst for Cars.com, projects retail units to account for 81.5 percent of this month's total sales, up 3.2 percent fro ... Continue reading
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