News By Topic: Shopping For And Buying Vehicles Online

Cars.com Launches New Television Campaign - WHOOPEE

Mar 2, 2006

'Cars, Cars, Cars' Highlights Breadth of Inventory, Ease of Search CHICAGO, March 2 -- Cars.com announced plans to accelerate its 2006 media campaign with the launch of all-new television ads scheduled to debut on Monday, March 6. The campaign, "Cars, Cars, Cars," features three new spots that will air through December ... Continue reading

Snap N' Sold's HotAutoWeb Subsidiary Announces 90 Day Listing and Sales Activity

Mar 2, 2006

PALM HARBOR, Fla.--March 2, 2006--Snap N' Sold Corp. (Pink Sheets:SNPD) today released recent sales activity for its HotAutoWeb strategic business unit. As of March 1st, the Snap N' Sold subsidiary has closed sales in excess of $390,000.00 for the prior 90 day period, while estimated retail value of new listings climbe ... Continue reading

Former CarMax Executive, Tim Zierden, Named Vice President of Trading Operations of lanelogic

Mar 2, 2006

DALLAS--March 1, 2006--lanelogic, the used-vehicle trade network that uses real-time sales data to conduct electronic trading between automotive dealers nationwide, today announced Tim Zierden as Vice President of Trading Operations. Zierden, while in his capacity as Regional Vice President of CarMax, worked to create ... Continue reading

Internet Paves the Way for Car Sales and Helps Lower Costs - VIDEO ENHANCED

Mar 2, 2006

Ten years ago, the first car manufacturer Web site hit the Internet. Today, two-thirds of car buyers begin searching for a car on the web before ever setting foot in a dealership. How has the Internet changed car shopping? Instead of depending on dealerships to provide information on cars, most car shoppers now come to ... Continue reading

Autobytel Inc. Announces James Riesenbach to Be President and CEO

Mar 1, 2006

IRVINE, Calif.--March 1, 2006--Autobytel Inc. today announced that James Riesenbach has agreed to become President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company. Riesenbach will assume leadership of Autobytel as of March 20, 2006. At that time, Riesenbach will also join the Autobytel Board of Directors. The Company also a ... Continue reading

Highest Scoring Auto Web Sites Produce 35% More Brand Champions

Feb 23, 2006

NEW YORK--Feb. 23, 2006--iPerceptions, North America's leading web focused attitudinal analytics provider, today released year end highlights from their 2005 fourth quarter Auto Industry Web Site Customer Satisfaction Report. The report is based on feedback and comments from over 55,000 actual visitors to branded autom ... Continue reading

FordDirect Names Ted Britt Ford 2005 Ford Internet Dealer of the Year

Feb 13, 2006

ORLANDO, Fla., Feb. 13 -- FordDirect awarded Ted Britt Ford of Fairfax, Va., the FordDirect 2005 Ford Internet Dealer of the Year award at the National Automobile Dealers Association Convention and Exposition. "FordDirect dealers are responsible for selling more than 250,000 vehicles through FordDirect Internet referra ... Continue reading

Cars.com Launches Local Search Management Service for Dealers

Feb 13, 2006

ORLANDO, Fla., Feb. 13 -- NADA Convention Booth #2654 -- CPC Logic, a division of cars.com, today announced the launch of local search management for dealers. The new service will leverage CPC Logic's depth of automotive search expertise and proprietary search management technology to help dealerships drive quality sea ... Continue reading

Autobytel Presents Fourth Annual Consumer Choice(TM) Awards at NADA

Feb 13, 2006

ORLANDO, Fla.--Feb. 12, 2006-- Accord Is Most Requested Vehicle Overall for Third Straight Year; Ford Wins in Sporty Car and Truck Categories; GM's Hummer Brand Enjoys Biggest Year-Over-Year Growth Top-10 Most Requested Vehicles Average 30 mpg/hwy; Prius Is 10th Most Requested Vehicle Overall Autobytel Inc. today annou ... Continue reading

Acura RL and Infiniti M Lead Industry in Advanced Safety Features

Feb 11, 2006

ORLANDO, Fla.--Feb. 11, 2006--Autobytel Inc.'s Automotive Information Center (AIC) division today released data from its upcoming research report, the Q1 2006 AIC Quarterly QuickView(1). The QuickView shows the Acura RL and Infiniti M have three of the four advanced safety features AIC researched, followed by the Merce ... Continue reading

Vehicle Comparisons Happening Every Two Seconds Online Via Autobytel's Automotive Information Center

Feb 11, 2006

ORLANDO, Fla.--Feb. 11, 2006--Autobytel Inc.'s Automotive Information Center (AIC) division today announced its AutoComparator tool is processing vehicle comparisons every two seconds across all vehicle makes, models and trims sold in North America, which represents a significant milestone in AIC's twenty-four year his ... Continue reading

Leo Drew, 20-Year Veteran of General Motors, Joins Kelley Blue Book

Feb 11, 2006

Drew Joins Company as Executive Vice President of Customer Sales & Strategy ORLANDO, Fla., Feb. 11 -- Kelley Blue Book and kbb.com, America's most trusted vehicle pricing, values and information resource, announces the appointment of Leo Drew to the company as executive vice president of customer sales & strategy. Addi ... Continue reading

Experian Study Shows Cars.com Shoppers Are Ready to Buy

Feb 11, 2006

More than Sixty-One Percent of Lead Senders Convert to Vehicle Sales ORLANDO, Fla., Feb. 11 -- NADA Convention Booth #2250/2654, February 11, 2006 -- Cars.com today announced that a new study from Experian Automotive shows more than sixty-one percent of those shoppers who contacted a seller on cars.com ultimately purch ... Continue reading

AutoCheck(R) to be Exclusive Vehicle History Provider for Autobytel Web sites

Feb 11, 2006

Autobytel taps Experian's database of over 500 million vehicles to help its millions of shoppers make well-informed used vehicle purchase decisions ORLANDO, Fla., Feb. 11 -- NADA Convention Booth #2250 -- Experian Automotive, a division of global business solutions company Experian(R), today announced that Autobytel In ... Continue reading

Kelley Blue Book Launches New Internet-Based Technologies for Dealers

Feb 11, 2006

CDMdata, A Kelley Blue Book Company, Announces Deals With Enterprise Car Sales and Sonic Automotive ORLANDO, Fla., Feb. 11 -- Kelley Blue Book (kbb.com), America's most trusted vehicle pricing, values and information resource, announces the availability of LeadDriver(TM), a new Internet-based dealer solution that enabl ... Continue reading