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Ad Agency SuperMedia Brings EveryCarListed.com to iPhone Users

Ad Agency SuperMedia Brings EveryCarListed.com to iPhone Users

DALLAS--SuperMedia announced today that EveryCarListed.com®, its online automotive buying tool, will now be available to iPhone users via the Apple App Store. The app will allow consumers to access information about new, used and certified vehicles, compare prices and mileage, locate dealers and map directions, ... Continue reading

Toyota Regains Top Spot for Most-Considered Brand; Ford, Honda Close Behind

Toyota Regains Top Spot for Most-Considered Brand; Ford, Honda Close Behind

Market Intelligence Brand Watchâ„¢ study, embattled automaker Toyota has regained the top spot as the most-considered auto brand among new-car shoppers. Â Toyota consistently captured the most-considered auto brand title from Q1 2007 through Q3 2009, but then fell to the number-two spot for Q4 2009 throug ... Continue reading

NaturalDrive Obtains Model Year 2011 California Certification for CNG Vans

NaturalDrive Obtains Model Year 2011 California Certification for CNG Vans

2011 California Certification for CNG Vans Proprietary Calibrations Integrated Into GM OEM Program December 10, 2010 Goodyear, AZ - NaturalDrive has obtained model year 2011 certification from the California Air Resources Board (CARB) and the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for its dedicated compressed natural ... Continue reading

Car Shoppers Seeking Fuel Efficiency Facing More Choices This Holiday Season But Consumers Are Still Window-shopping

Car Shoppers Seeking Fuel Efficiency Facing More Choices This Holiday Season But Consumers Are Still Window-shopping

SEE ALSO: New Car Buyers Guide WASHINGTON, Dec. 10, 2010;- This holiday season, it's never been easier to put a fuel-efficient auto on your shopping list. New government data released recently shows that automakers are offering more models that run on alternative fuels and use less gasoline. "The good news for consumer ... Continue reading

Sonic Automotive Launches New National Consumer-Focused Website

Sonic Automotive Launches New National Consumer-Focused Website

Sonic Automotive, Inc. , a leader in automotive retailing, announced today the launch of its new sonicautomotive.com national website. It provides Sonic with a truly national footprint in the on-line automotive shopping world. Â The updated website provides information on vehicles located at all of Sonic's dealerships ... Continue reading

AutoTrader Agrees to Purchase Auto Inventory Solutions Leader HomeNet Automotive

AutoTrader Agrees to Purchase Auto Inventory Solutions Leader HomeNet Automotive

AutoTrader.com, has agreed to purchase HomeNet Automotive, a leading provider of online inventory management and merchandising solutions. The purchase is expected to close by the end of the year. The addition of HomeNet to the AutoTrader.com family of companies and brands provides AutoTrader.com with a best-in-class in ... Continue reading

Car and Driver Names Its 10 Best Cars for 2011

Car and Driver Names Its 10 Best Cars for 2011

Car and Driver, the world's largest automotive enthusiast publication, today announced its 10Best Cars for 2011. Amid high-horsepower machinery such as the 556-hp Cadillac CTS-V, the editors at Car and Driver included an electrically-powered vehicle for the first time ever – the groundbreaking Chevrolet ... Continue reading

Kia Motors America and eBay Motors - Dealer Online New Car Shopping Experience

Kia Motors America and eBay Motors - Dealer Online New Car Shopping Experience

PR Newswire IRVINE, Calif., Nov. 22, 2010 IRVINE, Calif., Nov. 22, 2010 -- Kia Motors America (KMA) and eBay Motors have created a nationwide new vehicle online shopping experience, the first for a major OEM brand on eBay, with a unique online store front – www.kia.ebay.com – to market new ... Continue reading

Edmunds.com App Earns Four Stars on iTunes

Edmunds.com App Earns Four Stars on iTunes

iTunes App Store. “The most common feedback from users is that the app saves them time and money” The app, which empowers car shoppers by providing Edmunds.com's True Market Value pricing, incentives, reviews, inventory listings, dealer ratings and other useful information, is available for free at http://itu ... Continue reading

2010 Cars.com Shopper Choice Awards

2010 Cars.com Shopper Choice Awards

CHICAGO November 18, 2010; Cars.com, one of the nation’s leading resources for buying and selling a car, announced today that the Ford Mustang has been selected by the site’s users as the winner of its first annual Shoppers’ Choice Award. Finalists were selected based on key shopping indicators and owner ... Continue reading

J.D. Power and Associates Reports: Customer Treatment Trumps Price in Driving Overall Satisfaction With the New-Vehicle Sales Experience

J.D. Power and Associates Reports: Customer Treatment Trumps Price in Driving Overall Satisfaction With the New-Vehicle Sales Experience

2010 U.S. Sales Satisfaction Index (SSI) Study(SM) released today. The study is a comprehensive analysis of the new-vehicle purchase experience. Overall customer satisfaction is measured across four factors: working out the deal (33%); salesperson (25%); delivery process (21%); and dealership facility (20%). The study ... Continue reading

Lincoln Complimentary Maintenance Program Further Enhances Brand's Luxury Image

Lincoln Complimentary Maintenance Program Further Enhances Brand's Luxury Image

Lincoln Complimentary Maintenance Program builds on brand's luxury image Program offers free maintenance service to all 2011 customers and beyond on a permanent basis Lincoln is fully committed to providing consumers with a true luxury experience The Lincoln Complimentary Maintenance Program has become a permanent stap ... Continue reading

When Used Cars Costs More Than New

When Used Cars Costs More Than New

Do you think buying a used car will keep your monthly auto payment down? In a rare reversal, you now could pay less for a new one. Joseph B. White at the Wall Street Journal reports that values for late-model used cars and trucks – especially trucks and SUVs – have jumped during the past year to the point tha ... Continue reading

kbb.com: Majority of New-Car Shoppers Waiting to Find Right Deal Before Making Final Purchase Decision

kbb.com: Majority of New-Car Shoppers Waiting to Find Right Deal Before Making Final Purchase Decision

PR Newswire IRVINE, Calif., Nov. 3, 2010 IRVINE, Calif., Nov. 3, 2010 -- According to the latest study from Kelley Blue Book www.kbb.com, the leading provider of new car and used car information, nearly three-quarters (72 percent) of new-car shoppers say they are waiting to find the right deal before making their final ... Continue reading

J.D. Power and Associates Reports: Automotive Internet Usage Among Used-Vehicle Buyers Increases Significantly From 2009

J.D. Power and Associates Reports: Automotive Internet Usage Among Used-Vehicle Buyers Increases Significantly From 2009

PR Newswire WESTLAKE VILLAGE, Calif., Oct. 28 WESTLAKE VILLAGE, Calif., Oct. 28 -- After remaining stable during the past four years, the percentage of used-vehicle buyers who use the Internet in their shopping process has increased to 68 percent in 2010—a five percentage point increase from 2009, accord ... Continue reading

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