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Advertising Age Names Hyundai Marketer of the Year

Advertising Age Names Hyundai Marketer of the Year How do you explain an auto company that boosts year-over-year sales and gains market share in a year when the overall industry is in near freefall; brilliant marketing according to trade industry publication Advertising Age. So brilliant in fact, that the weekly magazine has just named the […]

Auto Insurance by the Mile May Mean Less Driving

Auto Insurance by the Mile May Mean Less Driving California, looking for any and all ways to cut air pollution, is moving to allow insurance companies to use mileage verification for pay-as-you-drive policies. Studies have shown that per-mile pricing lures drivers to alter their habits, which then reduces air pollution, congestion and traffic accidents. In […]

New Volvo Will Stop Automatically

New Volvo Will Stop Automatically Volvo is developing a system that will automatically stop cars from hitting pedestrians at speeds of up to 16 mph. The move is part of the companys efforts to enhance its safety image and will be introduced in the 2011 Volvo S60 sedan that goes on sale in the U.S. […]

Position Wanted

Auto Detailer, extensive experience and own set of equipment. For more information contact: John ODonnell or Joe Koch at 202-237-7200

Staying Ahead

Staying Ahead Never make the mistake of being more agreeable than you should be. – -Walter Bagehot [I]English Economist[/I]

NADA Sees 12 million+ Sales in 2010

NADA Sees 12 million+ Sales in 2010 [I]Rising Used Vehicle Prices make New more Attractive[/I] NADA Chief Economist Paul Taylor sees a brighter picture on the employment front, rising GDP and an end to the freefall in home prices, all of which he believes bodes well for a very positive 2010 where new vehicle sales […]

NADA/Congress Press GMAC on Chrysler Floor Plan Transfers

NADA/Congress Press GMAC on Chrysler Floor Plan Transfers NADA, working through Rep. Candice Miller (R-Mich.), is writing to GMAC and Chrysler Financial urging the two firms to put aside any remaining interagency impediments to free up floor plan lines of credit to certain remaining Chrysler dealers desperate for funding. NADA is pressing the issue because […]

Internet Now Primary Source of Info on Used Vehicles

Internet Now Primary Source of Info on Used Vehicles [I]New J. D. Power Study Shows Online Shoppers Now Equal Lot Shoppers[/I] Internet shopping has reached parity with visits to dealer lots as the primary method for buyers to locate used vehicles, according to the J.D. Power and Associates 2009 Used Vehicle Market Report. The report […]

Chrysler Wants to Double Sales per Dealer

Chrysler Wants to Double Sales per Dealer [I]Considering Regional Stores and Satellite Service Centers[/I] Chrysler wants to see its dealers double the number of annual sales at their locations to an average 785 in the next five years and may opt for regional dealer locations and satellite service centers in costly metro areas. The new […]

The Connected Car – Coming Before You Know It!

The Connected Car – Coming Before You Know It! Automobiles will soon be linking up with servers in The Cloud to enable everything from crowd sourced pothole detection and personalized radio stations to video selections that include YouTube and even video streams from the front windows of other cars. The Cloud is the next wave […]