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AAA Captures Important AAA.NET Domain Name in Federal Court Ruling

AAA Captures Important AAA.NET Domain Name in Federal Court Ruling

ORLANDO, Fla., Oct. 21 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- A federal court in Pennsylvania has entered a judgment on behalf of The American Automobile Association, Inc. (AAA), transferring the valuable AAA.NET domain name to AAA and permanently enjoining a known cybersquatter from registering, trafficking, or using domain names ... Continue reading

J.D. Power and Associates Reports; Embracing Social Media in Automotive Marketing is Critical to Changing Customer Perceptions

J.D. Power and Associates Reports; Embracing Social Media in Automotive Marketing is Critical to Changing Customer Perceptions

LAS VEGAS, Oct. 15 -- Investment in high-quality digital and social media content is key to changing customer perceptions of a brand, as well as in raising brand awareness and consideration levels, according to industry experts at the 2009 J.D. Power and Associates Automotive Internet Roundtable. The conference is curr ... Continue reading

Brand.net Enters Automotive Category, Bringing Its Industry-First Web-Wide Brand ROI Measurement to OEMs and Their Agencies

Brand.net Enters Automotive Category, Bringing Its Industry-First Web-Wide Brand ROI Measurement to OEMs and Their Agencies

SAN MATEO, Calif.--Brand.net, the online advertising network for Brand advertisers, today announced the company’s entrance into the Automotive category. Brand.net brings its proven approach to successful online Brand advertising to the Autos category, including its industry-first web-wide measurement capabilities. ... Continue reading

Kelley Blue Book Monthly Market Report: Compact-Car Values on the Rise; Market Stabilization Years Away

Kelley Blue Book Monthly Market Report: Compact-Car Values on the Rise; Market Stabilization Years Away

IRVINE, Calif., Oct. 8 -- Kelley Blue Book, www.kbb.com, the leading provider of new- and used-car information, today releases the October edition of the Kelley Blue Book Monthly Market Report. In this month's report the company's analysts and statisticians are beginning to see an uptick in the small car market, which ... Continue reading

Kbb.com Study: New-Car Shoppers Delay Purchase After Cash for Clunkers

Kbb.com Study: New-Car Shoppers Delay Purchase After Cash for Clunkers

Consumers Willing to Spend More Later and More Likely to Purchase Hybrids if Carpool-Lane Stickers Available IRVINE, Calif., Oct. 7 -- According to the latest Kelley Blue Book www.kbb.com Market Intelligence Study, since the end of the CARS 2009 program (commonly referred to as 'Cash for Clunkers'), in-market car shopp ... Continue reading

Tight Supply and Stronger Demand Continues to Push Prices Higher for New and Used Trucks

Tight Supply and Stronger Demand Continues to Push Prices Higher for New and Used Trucks

Car Shoppers Continue to Flock to AutoTrader.com in Record Numbers ATLANTA, Oct. 6 -- Average asking prices for new vehicles on AutoTrader.com showed signs of improvements from last September's lows, with many seeing incremental increases from the year before. In addition, views for luxury cars also saw gains in shoppi ... Continue reading

J.D. Power and Associates Reports: For New-Vehicle Buyers, Automotive Manufacturer Web Sites and Third-Party Automotive Web Sites Serve Widely Different Needs

J.D. Power and Associates Reports: For New-Vehicle Buyers, Automotive Manufacturer Web Sites and Third-Party Automotive Web Sites Serve Widely Different Needs

New Clickstream Tracking Capability Captures Actual Automotive Web Site Usage Patterns Of New-Vehicle Buyers WESTLAKE VILLAGE, Calif., Oct. 5 -- Although new-vehicle buyers visit automotive manufacturer Web sites and third-party automotive Web sites at the same rate during the shopping process, buyers rely on each type ... Continue reading

Kbb.com Launches New and Used Car Classified Site

Kbb.com Launches New and Used Car Classified Site

First One-Stop Shop for Car Pricing, Research and Buying; Featuring All-New Best-Match Technology Kelley Blue Book has launched The Trusted Marketplace(SM), a new online consumer car shopping experience that can be accessed through its top-rated Web site www.kbb.com or by directly visiting www.thetrustedmarketplace.com ... Continue reading

In Reaction To Edmunds, Kelley Blue Book Hires Automotive Industry Expert James Bell as Executive Market Analyst

In Reaction To Edmunds, Kelley Blue Book Hires Automotive Industry Expert James Bell as Executive Market Analyst

IRVINE, Calif., Sept. 14 -- Kelley Blue Book, www.kbb.com, the leading provider of new car and used car information, today announces auto industry veteran and expert James Bell has joined Kelley Blue Book as its primary executive market analyst, expanding the analyst team and company's ability to provide insight and co ... Continue reading

Cars Shopping Activity on Cars.com Continues to be Strong Post Cash for Clunkers

Cars Shopping Activity on Cars.com Continues to be Strong Post Cash for Clunkers

CHICAGO, Sept. 10 -- Despite an end to the Cash for Clunkers program, Cars.com reports site traffic and consumer contacts to dealers remain strong, bucking industry predictions that there would be a large decline in shopping activity following the program. While the Cash for Clunkers program was a boon for new car shop ... Continue reading

Kbb.com Names 10 Great New Cars for 10 Different Jobs in Honor of Labor Day

Kbb.com Names 10 Great New Cars for 10 Different Jobs in Honor of Labor Day

IRVINE, Calif., Sept. 3 -- Ten Great Cars for 10 Different Jobs, http://www.kbb.com/10cars10jobs, today were named by the expert editors from Kelley Blue Book, www.kbb.com, the leading provider of new car and used car information. While some may think of the Labor Day holiday as the end of summer, the beginning of scho ... Continue reading

Americans Renew Their Love for Cars - Online

Americans Renew Their Love for Cars - Online

Washington DC August 28, 2009; The AIADA newsletter reported that for consumers, the internet is helping to solve some of the most confounding aspects of buying a car, from comparing prices and reading reviews to getting tips on bargaining tactics. And the plethora of new sites for automotive buffs appears to demonstra ... Continue reading

International Automakers Comment as 'Cash for Clunkers' Program Winds Down

International Automakers Comment as 'Cash for Clunkers' Program Winds Down

ARLINGTON, Va., Aug. 20 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Association of International Automobile Manufacturers (AIAM) issued the following statement by its President and CEO, Michael J. Stanton, regarding the Department of Transportation's announcement about the end of the cash for clunkers program. "We thank members of ... Continue reading

Edmunds.com: GM-eBay "Buy it Now" Prices Higher Than Edmunds.Com True Market Value-Huh?

Edmunds.com: GM-eBay "Buy it Now" Prices Higher Than Edmunds.Com True Market Value-Huh?

SANTA MONICA, Calif.--Edmunds.com, the premier online resource for automotive information, today released some initial analysis about the eBay/General Motors program’s results to date. Since the program launched, Edmunds.com has observed that the number of site visitors conducting GM vehicle pricing research has j ... Continue reading

CarMax Reports Black Most Popular Car Color in Online Searches

CarMax Reports Black Most Popular Car Color in Online Searches

RICHMOND, Va.--CarMax, Inc. , the nation’s largest retailer of used cars, reports that black remains the most popular color for used vehicle searches conducted on carmax.com. This mirrors a similar account from February 2008 when black was first reported to be the most popular vehicle color search choice. Used car ... Continue reading

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