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Jul 18, 2005
Facts Show GM's Deep Discount Failed to Lure Buyers From Rival Brands
Jul 13, 2005
According to the Detroit News, GM’s blockbuster sales month in June did not include significant gains from other automakers. 63.1 percent of vehicles traded in for new vehicles were GM models, compared to a 64 percent rate in May. This data suggests that GM “may have simply pulled sales from future months a ... Continue reading
Edmunds.com Names Used Car Best Bets, Offers Consumers Advice for Buying a Used Car
Jul 12, 2005
SANTA MONICA, Calif., July 12 -- Edmunds.com, the premier online resource for automotive information, today announces its recommendations for the best used cars and trucks, and offers advice for used-car shopping. (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20031009/LATH011ALOGO ) "Used cars and trucks, even those that ... Continue reading
Jul 11, 2005
NEW YORK, July 11 -- According to new data from GfK Automotive, men and women really are different when it comes to their next new car purchase. Fast and expensive vehicles drive men to take out their checkbooks while women are on the lookout for affordable, family-friendly wheels. For men, the Porsche 911 is the bigge ... Continue reading
Employee Pricing Helps Big 3 Dominate Vincentric's Lowest Cost to Own Rankings
Jul 11, 2005
Employee Pricing Helps Big 3 Dominate Vincentric's Lowest Total Ownership Cost Rankings BLOOMFIELD HILLS, Michigan - July 11, 2005 - Vincentric, a leading automotive data compilation and analysis firm, released findings today showing that the employee discount programs currently offered by GM, Chrysler, and Ford have h ... Continue reading
New Discount Plans May Signal a New Dawn in Consumer Car Buying
Jul 6, 2005
Snide’s Remarks :What is with all the hub-bub and the experts surprise at Detroit’s latest method to instill trust and provide consumers with enticing sales prices? For years we have been shouting (to whoever would listen) that the American buyer really wants and needs just one thing…to believe that t ... Continue reading
Buick Extends Warranty on Entire Lineup of 2006 Models to Keep Pace With Competitors
Jul 6, 2005
, DETROIT July 5, 2005; John Porretto writing for the AP reported that General Motors Corp.'s Buick brand will increase its bumper-to-bumper warranty coverage to four years or 50,000 miles on all 2006 models, up from three years or 36,000 miles, the head of the division said. GM planned to inform dealers of the enhance ... Continue reading
General Motors Corp. Extends 'Employee Discount' Sale Through August Due to Sales Surge
Jul 5, 2005
DETROIT July 5, 2005; The AP reported that after sales surged 41 percent last month, General Motors Corp. on Tuesday said it will extend its June discount that allowed customers to buy most GM cars and trucks at the employee rate. The world's largest auto maker saw sales soar to their highest monthly total in nearly 19 ... Continue reading
Jul 1, 2005
Top-Selling Certified Brand Provides Affordable Financing on Select Vehicles DETROIT – GM Certified Used Vehicles, the top-selling manufacturer-certified used vehicle brand*, today announced a nationwide summer rate incentive program to increase consumer interest, generate traffic to GM Certified dealerships and ... Continue reading
Jul 1, 2005
Best Sales Since September 1986 Truck Deliveries Up 68 Percent, Setting All-Time Industry Record Full-Size Pickups and Sport Utilities Establish New Industry Sales Benchmarks Best-Ever Sales for GMC, HUMMER and Saab Cadillac and Chevrolet Have Best Sales Since 1986 DETROIT – General Motors dealers in the U.S. sol ... Continue reading
GM Leads Eight Segments in J.D. Power Dependability Study
Jun 30, 2005
Number of GM's Top Rankings Exceed That of Any Other Automaker Buick, Cadillac Remain in Top Five of Most Dependable Brands GM Takes Two Top Spots in Highly Competitive Premium and Entry Midsize Segments DETROIT, June 29, 2005; Following best-ever results reported last month in J.D. Power and Associates' Initial Qualit ... Continue reading
General Motors May Extend Employee Discount Program to All Buyers Through End of July
Jun 24, 2005
WASHINGTON Ken Thomas writing for the AP reported that General Motors Corp. said Friday it may extend its employee discount program to all buyers through the end of July, encouraged by a strong response from consumers and dealers. GM, in an attempt to boost sales, has given the same discount it provides to employees to ... Continue reading
2005 Comparative New Car Rollover Rankings - Vehicles More Stable
Jun 24, 2005
The number of SUVs with a four-star rollover rating had increased substantially since U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) began rating them in 2001. That year, just one SUV earned four-stars, whereas in 2005, 24 earned a four-star rating as part of the newly ... Continue reading
Jun 23, 2005
Number of SUVs Earning Four-Star Rating Leaps From 1 to 24 WASHINGTON, June 22 -- SUVs and light trucks are less prone to rollover according to new rankings and reports released today by the National Highway Transportation Agency (NHTSA). Less than five years after the implementation of NHTSA's rollover rating program, ... Continue reading
Marianne Fey to Oversee Buick National and Retail Ad Accounts at McCann in Detroit
Jun 22, 2005
BIRMINGHAM, Mich., June 22 -- Mirroring General Motors' efforts to further connect brand and retail messaging in driving sales, McCann Erickson's Detroit office has promoted Executive Vice President, Group Account Director Marianne Fey to oversee both Buick national and retail advertising accounts at the agency. The an ... Continue reading
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