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J.D. Power and Associates Reports: Nearly One-Third of In-Market Automotive Shoppers Use a Mobile Phone to Shop for a Vehicle

J.D. Power and Associates Reports: Nearly One-Third of In-Market Automotive Shoppers Use a Mobile Phone to Shop for a Vehicle

Smartphones are quickly becoming a major source of information among in-market automotive shoppers, according to the J.D. Power and Associates 2012 Automotive Mobile Site Study(SM). The study examines the features and content of automotive manufacturer mobile websites and their usefulness in engaging shoppers who use a ... Continue reading

Jumpstart Automotive Group Reveals Online Car Shopping Data by U.S. Region

Jumpstart Automotive Group Reveals Online Car Shopping Data by U.S. Region

Jumpstart Automotive Group today revealed interesting online car shopping trends by U.S. region. Jumpstart, a division of Hearst Magazines, provides innovative marketing solutions for automotive advertisers based on the reach and performance of its automotive publisher partners. 'It's interesting to see the role socioe ... Continue reading

Trending Now: Sedans, SUVs, Crossovers Most Popular with Internet Consumers; Jumpstart Automotive Group Highlights Online Car Shopping Data

Trending Now: Sedans, SUVs, Crossovers Most Popular with Internet Consumers; Jumpstart Automotive Group Highlights Online Car Shopping Data

Jumpstart Automotive Group released highlights of its Online Car Shopping Trends Report today, on the heels of August's highest three-year U.S. car sales month since the “Cash for Clunkers" rebate program stimulated sales in August 2009. ... Continue reading

Consumer Reports: Vehicle Lease Deals Don't Always Add Up

Consumer Reports: Vehicle Lease Deals Don't Always Add Up

Yonkers, NY Oct 2, 2012; At the turnover of the model year, car dealers of all stripes roll out ads for cut-rate leases as they try to clear out old inventory. As tempting as these low lease rates may sound, even the best lease deals don't save money, according to a recent analysis of several local ads. We broke down t ... Continue reading

20% Of Digital New Vehicle Reseachers Now Use Mobile Devices To Access Their Info

20% Of Digital New Vehicle Reseachers Now Use Mobile Devices To Access Their Info

Nearly 60 Percent of Buyers Narrow Their Decision to One Model during the Final Week before Buying WESTLAKE VILLAGE, Calif.: 1 October 2012; Influenced by the phenomenal growth of mobile devices to access the Internet, tablets and smartphones are being used by one in five new-vehicle buyers who use the Internet in the ... Continue reading

Gilt.com to Exclusively Offer a 2013 Jaguar XJL Ultimate Model in Polaris White

Gilt.com to Exclusively Offer a 2013 Jaguar XJL Ultimate Model in Polaris White

Gilt.com, an innovative online shopping experience, and luxury auto manufacturer Jaguar, announced a partnership today to sell the all-new 2013 Jaguar XJL Ultimate, in Polaris White exterior with Jet Black interior trim, on September 21 at 12pm ET on Gilt.com.‚ The sale of the Jaguar XJL Ultimate will also include an ... Continue reading

Friedman-Swift Associates: New Car Buyers Clicking Before They Buy

Friedman-Swift Associates: New Car Buyers Clicking Before They Buy

Nationally, 40 percent of new car buyers visit the web site of the dealership where they buy their car. This statistic is based on 10,338 new car buyers Friedman-Swift Associates surveyed across the United States from January 2011 to July 2012. ... Continue reading

Toyota's $1,000 Rebate Program for College Graduates Now Includes the New Prius c

Toyota's $1,000 Rebate Program for College Graduates Now Includes the New Prius c

TORRANCE, Calif. (August 24, 2012) – Toyota Financial Services (TFS), in partnership with Toyota Motor Sales, is excited to announce that the new Prius c is the first hybrid vehicle option available to recent college graduates who want to take advantage of the company’s College Grad Rebate Program. TFS hopes ... Continue reading

Auto Remarketing: American Women Prefer Sedans, Crossovers

Auto Remarketing: American Women Prefer Sedans, Crossovers

Washington DC August 23, 2012; The AIADA newsletter reported that American women love their sedans, according to new research from Market Insight Corp. Auto Remarketing reports that in a recent study, the company found that although crossover body styles remain popular with female auto shoppers in the U.S., sedan body ... Continue reading

NADA & NCM 20 Group / Convention Speaker Sean V. Bradley Announces The Upcoming Automotive "Internet Sales 20 Group" in Chicago October 23-25, 2012

NADA & NCM 20 Group / Convention Speaker Sean V. Bradley Announces The Upcoming Automotive "Internet Sales 20 Group" in Chicago October 23-25, 2012

National Automobile Dealers Association (NADA) And NCM "20 Group" / Convention Speaker Sean V. Bradley, CEO of Dealer Synergy and founder of Announces The Upcoming Automotive "Internet Sales 20 Group" in Chicago October 23-25, 2012. The Upcoming Automotive Internet Sales 20 Group will be held at the beautiful downtown ... Continue reading

Jim Dance, Auto Industry Leadership Trainer, Joins Keynote Line-up at the DrivingSales Executive Summit

Jim Dance, Auto Industry Leadership Trainer, Joins Keynote Line-up at the DrivingSales Executive Summit

Veteran auto consultant to help dealer attendees discover how great leaders and great organizations achieve measurably better results SALT LAKE CITY, UT – July 23, 2012 – DrivingSales today announced that leadership and management trainer, Jim Dance, is to be among the keynote speakers at the fourth annual Dr ... Continue reading

EagleRider Launches Eusedmotorcycles.com for Consumers and Dealers to Locate and Buy Certified Pre-Owned Motorcycles at the Best Price

EagleRider Launches Eusedmotorcycles.com for Consumers and Dealers to Locate and Buy Certified Pre-Owned Motorcycles at the Best Price

EagleRider, the world's largest motorcycle rental and tour company, officially launched today its newest business venture -- -- to meet the growing demand of customers and dealers seeking to purchase certified, pre-owned motorcycles.‚ The new site will enable customers to view hundreds of motorcycles online, and eithe ... Continue reading

Autobytel to Report 2012 Second Quarter Financial Results on Thursday, August 2, 2012

Autobytel to Report 2012 Second Quarter Financial Results on Thursday, August 2, 2012

Autobytel Inc. , a leading provider of online consumer purchase requests and marketing resources to the automotive industry, today announced that the company will release its 2012 second quarter financial results after the market closes on Thursday, August 2, 2012. Autobytel management will host a conference call later ... Continue reading

AutoTrader.com Launches Redesigned Mobile Site To Improve The Online Experience For Shoppers On The Go

AutoTrader.com Launches Redesigned Mobile Site To Improve The Online Experience For Shoppers On The Go

AutoTrader.com, the ultimate automotive marketplace, has launched an enhanced mobile site for the over one million consumers who access the site each month from a mobile device. With more advanced searching, sorting and viewing features, the revamped mobile site delivers an improved experience and helps shoppers perfor ... Continue reading

Autobytel Announces Effectiveness of 1-for-5 Reverse Stock Split

Autobytel Announces Effectiveness of 1-for-5 Reverse Stock Split

Autobytel Inc. , a leading provider of online consumer purchase requests and marketing resources for the automotive industry, today announced that the previously announced 1-for-5 reverse split of the Company's common stock, $0.001 par value per share, took effect after the close of trading on the NASDAQ Capital Market ... Continue reading

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