News By Topic: Shopping For And Buying Vehicles Online

Japan's Car Makers Changing North American Plans

Mar 17, 2008

TOKYO, March 15 (Reuters) - Major Japanese automakers are changing their production plans in North America as the economy there slows, with Honda Motor Corp (7267.T: Quote, Profile, Research) even halting truck production in Canada, the Nikkei business daily said on Saturday. Carmakers have been hit particularly hard b ... Continue reading

Peugeot Teams up With Kewego to Launch Peugeot Web TV: an International Web TV

Mar 11, 2008

PARIS, March 10 -- During the 78th International Motor Show (Geneva - March 6 - 16), Peugeot unveiled its first web TV: http://www.tv.peugeot.com/. A new service based on the white-label site video solutions of Kewego, the European leader in Internet video. - Peugeot creates an authentic audio-visual universe around it ... Continue reading

Edmunds.com Reports True Cost of Incentives for February It's a Car Buyer's Market

Mar 4, 2008

SANTA MONICA, Calif.--Edmunds.com, the premier online resource for automotive information, estimated today that the average automotive manufacturer incentive in the U.S. was $2,435 per vehicle sold in February 2008, up $22, or 0.9 percent, from January 2008, and up $188, or 8.4 percent, from February 2007. "In recent m ... Continue reading

Edmunds.com Forecasts February 2008 Auto Sales Down 2.3%

Feb 27, 2008

SANTA MONICA, Calif.--This month's new vehicle sales (including fleet sales) are expected to be 1.22 million units, a 2.3 percent decrease from February 2007 and a 16.8 percent increase from January 2008, according to Edmunds.com, the premier online resource for automotive information. “Despite the decline in new ... Continue reading

Internet Brands, Inc. Acquires Nine Websites

Feb 21, 2008

LOS ANGELES--Internet Brands, Inc. , a leading Internet media company that operates community and e-commerce websites, today announced the acquisition of nine websites in the company’s automotive and leisure categories. The acquisitions include eight online auto enthusiast communities and a leading site for dog ow ... Continue reading

Presidents' Day Weekend is a Great Time for Car Shopping, According to Edmunds.com

Feb 16, 2008

--What: With automakers worried about analyst predictions that in 2008, annual new car and light truck sales will fall below 16 million for the first time in ten years, aggressive sales and marketing promotions are expected this Presidents' Day weekend. "We at Edmunds.com anticipate that fewer than 15.9 million new car ... Continue reading

MetLife Offers Six Savvy Tips for the New Car Shopper

Feb 15, 2008

WARWICK, R.I.--Although how Presidents' Day became a time to celebrate America's infatuation with the automobile has never been explained, savvy consumers know that the third Monday in February is an excellent time to secure great deals on this year’s models. To get the most for their money, many discerning car bu ... Continue reading

Volkswagen.co.uk: A New Age of Marketing Cars Online

Feb 13, 2008

Site Offers Most Life-Like Experience of Choosing a Car on the Internet LONDON, February 13 -- Today, Tribal launches the brand new site for Volkswagen.co.uk, providing customers with the most life-like experience of sitting in and walking round a new car without having to leave the comfort of their own homes. The laun ... Continue reading

Experian Automotive Maps Out Market Opportunities for Dealers

Feb 11, 2008

New AutoCount(R) feature helps dealers more quickly understand and use market reporting information to build effective marketing campaigns SCHAUMBURG, Ill., Feb. 11 -- Experian Automotive, a part of global information services company Experian, today announced new mapping capabilities to its AutoCount Dealer Report(SM) ... Continue reading

ADP Dealer Services Introduces Solution to Help Drive Online Revenue with ADP’s Business Online

Feb 11, 2008

HOFFMAN ESTATES, Ill.--The Dealer Services Group of Automatic Data Processing, Inc. today announced the introduction of ADP’s Business Online suite of solutions. One optional component of ADP’s Business Online, ADP’s Buy Online enables dealerships to offer an online vehicle purchase process to web consum ... Continue reading

Dealer.com Launches No-Contract and No-Fee Search Engine Marketing Solution for Auto Dealers

Feb 11, 2008

BURLINGTON, Vt.--Dealer.com, the leading provider of online marketing solutions for the automotive industry, today announced the launch of Total Control DominatorTM, a product and service combination that is revolutionizing search engine marketing for auto dealers and their advertising agencies. Total Control Dominator ... Continue reading

Comcast Spotlight Acquires Vehix

Feb 11, 2008

NEW YORK February 10, 2008; Comcast Spotlight, the advertising sales division of Comcast Cable, today announced that it has acquired Vehix, a multi-platform network that provides car buyers with a one-stop shopping experience. With the completion of this transaction, Comcast secured a 100% ownership of Vehix. Prior to ... Continue reading

Toyota Camry Wins Autobytel/MyRide.com 2008 Consumer Choice Award for Most Requested Vehicle

Feb 10, 2008

SAN FRANCISCO & IRVINE, Calif.--Autobytel Inc. today announced the winners of its 2008 Autobytel/MyRide.com Consumer Choice Awards at the National Automobile Dealers Association (NADA) Convention in San Francisco. The awards recognize the automakers that built the cars and trucks most requested by Autobytel's millions ... Continue reading

Honda Adds Carfax 1-Owner to Certified Web Site

Feb 6, 2008

CENTREVILLE, Va.--American Honda Motor Co. has enhanced the Honda Certified Used Cars (HCUC) Web site to highlight Carfax 1-Owner cars. Consumers shopping on the site can easily identify any Certified Honda that had only one previous owner. For added peace of mind, complete Carfax Vehicle History Reports can be viewed ... Continue reading

Kelley Blue Book's kbb.com to Offer Localized Video Ads for Dealers

Feb 4, 2008

IRVINE, Calif., Feb. 4 -- Kelley Blue Book (http://www.kbb.com/), thinks they are the first of the major third-party automotive Web sites to offer video advertising opportunities to dealers on its Web site kbb.com, which reaches more than 13 million unique visitors each month. For the first time, dealers can participat ... Continue reading