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When You Buy Online: Design and Organization Most Important Aspects of Overall Customer Experience for 3rd Party Auto Seller Websites - Latest Research from Keynote Systems Reveals

When You Buy Online: Design and Organization Most Important Aspects of Overall Customer Experience for 3rd Party Auto Seller Websites - Latest Research from Keynote Systems Reveals

SAN MATEO, Calif.--Keynote Competitive Research, the industry analysis group of Keynote Systems , today announced the results of the Keynote Competitive Research Industry Study examining U.S. Third-Party Auto websites. In the 2011 U.S. Third-Party Auto study Cars.com took first place for Best Overall Customer Experienc ... Continue reading

Online Auto Sales: recycler.com Partners with CarsDirect to Further Expand the Reach of the recycler.com Automotive Network

Online Auto Sales: recycler.com Partners with CarsDirect to Further Expand the Reach of the recycler.com Automotive Network

LOS ANGELES--recycler.com today announced CarsDirect as a new partner in the Recycler Automotive Network. The Recycler Automotive Network is comprised of high-profile auto sales partners such as CarsDirect, Automotive.com, MotorTrend, Internet AutoGuide and many general and automotive listing sites. Together, these par ... Continue reading

Copart Launches iPhone App for Selling Vehicles

Copart Launches iPhone App for Selling Vehicles

FAIRFIELD, Calif., May 2, 2011 FAIRFIELD, Calif., May 2, 2011 -- Copart, Inc. , a leading online vehicle auction company, has launched a new iPhone app, Copart Sell My Car, in support of the company's CopartDirect model, which allows on-the-go users to sell their car and receive payment in as little as one business day ... Continue reading

April 2011 U.S.Car Sales; Lower New Car Inventories This Summer - Web Site Predicts - We Say Buy Now!

April 2011 U.S.Car Sales; Lower New Car Inventories This Summer - Web Site Predicts - We Say Buy Now!

This month's new car sales (including fleet sales) are expected to be approximately 1,171,000 units, a 19.3 percent increase from April 2010 but a 6.0 percent decrease from March 2011, according to Edmunds.com, the premier online resource for automotive information. Retail sales are expected to be approximately 942,000 ... Continue reading

Research and Markets: Updated 2011 US Report for the $600 Billion Automobile Dealerships Industry

Research and Markets: Updated 2011 US Report for the $600 Billion Automobile Dealerships Industry

DUBLIN--Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/eaa500/automobile_dealers) has announced the addition of the "Automobile Dealerships" report to their offering. Brief Excerpt from Industry Overview Chapter: The US automobile dealer industry includes about 45,000 new and used vehicle dealers with ... Continue reading

Survey Shows U.S. Consumers Less Likely to Consider Purchasing Japanese or Korean Autos

Survey Shows U.S. Consumers Less Likely to Consider Purchasing Japanese or Korean Autos

U.S. consumers surveyed, report being less likely to purchase automotive brands from Japan or Korea, a strong opinion that is gaining traction since the earthquake and tsunami catastrophe that struck the Japan region in March. The survey, conducted earlier this month by TNS, a global leader in market information, asked ... Continue reading

CustomerLink Releases Highly-Anticipated smrt 2.0 Internet Marketing Service for Automotive Shops

CustomerLink Releases Highly-Anticipated smrt 2.0 Internet Marketing Service for Automotive Shops

ROSEVILLE, Calif.--CustomerLink Systems released its new smrtâ„¢ 2.0 marketing program. The smrt 2.0 program automates the gathering and publication of online customer reviews and uses them to gain search engine relevance for CustomerLink's clients. Smrt 2.0 also includes automated posting to social media si ... Continue reading

Affordable Alternative to Expensive Auto Inspections as WeGoLook Launches $49 Nationwide Service

Affordable Alternative to Expensive Auto Inspections as WeGoLook Launches $49 Nationwide Service

Finally Announced an Affordable Alternative to Expensive Auto Inspections as WeGoLook Launches $49 Nationwide Service Purchasing a quality pre-owned vehicle online can be convenient but ordering expensive inspections is not. Now auto consumers have a choice as newly launched WeGoLook dispatches 7,000 nationwide agents ... Continue reading

MotorbikeDB.com - The Free Motorbike Database and Search Engine

MotorbikeDB.com - The Free Motorbike Database and Search Engine

Hello, Would you like a free listing in MotorbikeDB.com? Before we launch our nationwide advertising campaign we would like to invite you to add your business for free to the internet's only dedicated motorbike database and search engine for free business listings and classified ads. * free business listings for the tr ... Continue reading

Autobytel Reminds Stockholders about Tax Benefit Preservation Plan in View of Recent Trading Activity in Company's Shares

Autobytel Reminds Stockholders about Tax Benefit Preservation Plan in View of Recent Trading Activity in Company's Shares

IRVINE, Calif.--Autobytel Inc. , a leading provider of online consumer purchase requests and marketing resources to the automotive industry, today reminded stockholders about its Tax Benefit Preservation Plan, adopted in May 2010, in view of recent trading activity in the company’s common stock. The plan ... Continue reading

Reggie Jackson Car Collector At Auction America Seminar at Auburn Spring Event

Reggie Jackson Car Collector At Auction America Seminar at Auburn Spring Event

COLLECTOR CAR EXPERT SEMINAR FEATURED AT AUCTIONS AMERICA Major League Baseball Hall of Famer Reggie Jackson, Wayne Carini, host of HD Theater’sChasing Classic Cars, and Joe Bortz, well-known concept car expert, will participate in a panel discussion regarding their shared passion for the collector car h ... Continue reading

Research and Markets: Capitalizing on the Emerging Online Behavior of the Motorists in Germany Is a Critical Analysis of the Aftermarket Specific Online Behavior of German Motorists

Research and Markets: Capitalizing on the Emerging Online Behavior of the Motorists in Germany Is a Critical Analysis of the Aftermarket Specific Online Behavior of German Motorists

DUBLIN--Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/49bc0e/capitalizing_on_th) has announced the addition of the "Capitalizing on the Emerging Online Behavior of the Motorists in Germany" report to their offering. “Capitalizing on the Emerging Online Behavior of the Motorists in Germany” ... Continue reading

Majority of New-Car Shoppers Plan to Research Financing Options Online

Majority of New-Car Shoppers Plan to Research Financing Options Online

PR Newswire IRVINE, Calif., March 17, 2011 IRVINE, Calif., March 17, 2011 -- According to the latest Kelley Blue Book www.kbb.com Market Intelligence survey concerning car financing, the majority of new-car shoppers (64 percent) who plan to finance some or all of their next vehicle say they will research their financin ... Continue reading

AIADA Endorses NADA Used Car Guide

AIADA Endorses NADA Used Car Guide

American International Automobile Dealers Association (AIADA) announced today that it has endorsed McLean, Va.-based NADA Used Car Guide to provide AIADA members with critical market data through NADA AppraisalPRO® and NADA Online. "NADA Used Car Guide is a recognized industry leader, providing vehicle valuation produ ... Continue reading

Lexus, Honda and Toyota Dealerships Most Responsive to Customer Internet Inquiries Reports Pied Piper Prospect Satisfaction Index

Lexus, Honda and Toyota Dealerships Most Responsive to Customer Internet Inquiries Reports Pied Piper Prospect Satisfaction Index

PR Newswire MONTEREY, Calif., March 14, 2011 MONTEREY, Calif., March 14, 2011 -- Lexus, Honda and Toyota dealerships ranked highest in a newly released Pied Piper Prospect Satisfaction Index® (PSI®) Internet Lead Effectiveness(TM) Benchmarking Study to measure dealership responsiveness to customer inquiries over the ... Continue reading

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