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New-Vehicles Sales Satisfaction Rankings Unchanged from Year Ago, J.D. Power Finds

New-Vehicles Sales Satisfaction Rankings Unchanged from Year Ago, J.D. Power Finds

customer satisfaction with the vehicle purchase experience holds steady year over year, according to the J.D. Power 2021 U.S. Sales Satisfaction Index (SSI) Study, SM released today. ... Continue reading

Eliminate "I Have No Budget" Bullshit From Auto Maker PR Now That Free Auto Brand Editorial Matches The Brand Influence Of Paid For TV. Enough All Give And No Get By Editorial Auto Web Sites

Eliminate "I Have No Budget" Bullshit From Auto Maker PR Now That Free Auto Brand Editorial Matches The Brand Influence Of Paid For TV. Enough All Give And No Get By Editorial Auto Web Sites

Free brand exposure is great for your company but unless we receive a share of your paid advertising, we won't be around to promote your products gratis . For your information The Auto Channel audience of over 500,000 and our Domain Ranking is so important to GOOGLE SEO automotive seeking companies that they pay us $2- ... Continue reading

Lendingtree Guest Post: Where Borrowers Are Taking Out the Longest Auto Loans

Lendingtree Guest Post: Where Borrowers Are Taking Out the Longest Auto Loans

In the past three years, consumers closing out auto loans on the LendingTree platform financed their vehicles for an average of 62.9 months — or just more than five years. But in some metros, buyers are tacking on as many as 3.5 months onto that average. ... Continue reading

USED CARS: NIADA Statement Regarding NYC DCWP Investigation

USED CARS: NIADA Statement Regarding NYC DCWP Investigation

Arlington, Texas (Nov. 4, 2021) – Robert Voltmann, CEO of the National Independent Automobile Dealers Association, today released the following statement regarding the NYC Department of Consumer and Worker Protection’s investigation into two New York City used car dealerships. ... Continue reading

Sonic Automotive Reports Record Third Quarter Revenues and Earnings Per Share

Sonic Automotive Reports Record Third Quarter Revenues and Earnings Per Share

expected to add $3.2 billion in revenues on an annualized basis During the third quarter, Sonic repurchased 0.5 million shares of Class A Common Stock for an aggregate purchase price of $24.8 million In October, the Company amended its credit facilities to increase revolver and floor plan commitments from $1.8 billion ... Continue reading

Half Of Automotive Advertising To Shift To Digital - 20 Years Later

Half Of Automotive Advertising To Shift To Digital - 20 Years Later

This year, for the first time, more than half of those dollars will be spent on digital media. The local newspaper’s auto advertising bonanza is long gone. ... Continue reading

Automotive Dealers Can Get 35% More Leads with Affinitiv’s New Solution

Automotive Dealers Can Get 35% More Leads with Affinitiv’s New Solution

CHICAGO--Affinitiv, the leading provider of data-driven marketing and software solutions to the automotive market, announces its new solution, Anonymous Shopper, helps automotive dealers convert website traffic leads by +35%. Anonymous Shopper is a shopper identification product that uses both digital and traditional m ... Continue reading

Asbury Automotive Group Adds Approximately $5.7 Billion in Annualized Revenues with Transformational Acquisition of Larry H. Miller Dealerships and Total Care Auto, Powered by Landcar

Asbury Automotive Group Adds Approximately $5.7 Billion in Annualized Revenues with Transformational Acquisition of Larry H. Miller Dealerships and Total Care Auto, Powered by Landcar

DULUTH, Ga.--Asbury Automotive Group, Inc. , one of the largest automotive retail and service companies in the U.S., entered into a definitive agreement with Larry H. Miller Group of Companies (“LHM Group”) to acquire Larry H. Miller Dealerships, the eighth largest dealer group in the U.S., and Total Care Auto, Pow ... Continue reading

Car Keys Express wins Inc. 5000 award for 6th consecutive year.

Car Keys Express wins Inc. 5000 award for 6th consecutive year.

Magazine has announced that Car Keys Express is once again featured on the annual Inc. 5000 list, the most prestigious ranking of the nation's fastest-growing private companies. ... Continue reading

Automotive OEMs Urged To Reduce Supply Chain Risk In Light Of Semiconductor Shortage

Automotive OEMs Urged To Reduce Supply Chain Risk In Light Of Semiconductor Shortage

A global to shift to remote working and learning during the COVID-19 pandemic has contributed to a surge in demand for computing devices and critical semiconductor chips. ... Continue reading

Searching "Focused Content Channels" Instead of The Web

Searching "Focused Content Channels" Instead of The Web

Focused Content Channels, We here at The Auto Channel believe that The Internet will evolve from the current “search within the content cloud” into a narrower and more successful search of trusted single subject “Focused Content Channels”. These single topic destination channels offer users dire ... Continue reading

Nissan Posts Four Best-in-Class Rankings in 2021 AutoPacific Vehicle Satisfaction Awards

Nissan Posts Four Best-in-Class Rankings in 2021 AutoPacific Vehicle Satisfaction Awards

Best-selling Nissan Rogue SUV, completely redesigned last year, noted for roomy cabin and standard safety features Full-size Nissan Armada SUV receives praise for influx of tech and cutting-edge styling enhancements for 2021 Nissan Sentra tops field of 15 eligible compact cars with low starting MSRP, “sharp ... Continue reading

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Auto Website For Sale By Owners

Popular Website Available For Turnkey Sale By Owners. Online Since 1996 LLC Registered in Kentucky The Auto Channel, U.S. Trademark Registration No. ... Continue reading

Buh-Bye Third-Party Used Car Dealers? Honda Finance Will No Longer Allow End-Of-Lease Vehicles Returned To Non-Franchised Dealer

Buh-Bye Third-Party Used Car Dealers? Honda Finance Will No Longer Allow End-Of-Lease Vehicles Returned To Non-Franchised Dealer

American Honda Finance Corporation (AHFC) announced it will direct customers to return all leased vehicles to authorized Honda and Acura dealers only in accordance with their lease agreement. ... Continue reading

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