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AutoTrader.com said to be in talks for initial public stock offering
9:21 pm U.S. ET | Feb. 3, 2012
AutoTrader, which runs a Web site linking buyers and sellers of new and used cars, is talking to banks about a potential initial public offering, a person with knowledge of the discussions said today.... Read More » Comments [0] | Recommendations [0]
AutoNation: If description fits, we'll buy it
12:01 am U.S. ET | Jan. 30, 2012
AutoNation Inc. is making offers to purchase used vehicles -- sight unseen -- listed for sale on popular third-party Web sites. It also guarantees to pay the amount offered for a vehicle if the condition description proves accurate when the vehicle is brought to an AutoNation store. Mike Maroone, COO of the nation's largest dealership group, says the pilot program with eBay, Edmunds.... Read More »NADA PREVIEW
Big retailers: We won't neglect used-car sales
12:01 am U.S. ET | Jan. 30, 2012
Forecasters predict strong sales of new light vehicles this year, possibly as high as 14 million units. But executives representing six major dealership groups -- five of them publicly held and one privately owned -- say they won't neglect their used-vehicle business, regardless of what happens with new cars and trucks.... Read More »Sirius XM offers trial subscription to Chrysler used-vehicle buyers
3:02 pm U.S. ET | Jan. 23, 2012
Customers who buy a used vehicle from participating Chrysler, Dodge, Jeep and Ram Truck dealerships will be eligible for a free, three-month trial subscription to Sirius XM Radio Inc.'s satellite radio service, Sirius XM said today.... Read More »REMARKETING
Certified-used sales set a record in 2011
12:01 am U.S. ET | Jan. 23, 2012
Certified used-vehicle sales reached an all-time high in 2011 with some brands registering significant sales gains despite a big decline in vehicles coming off lease, a major source of certifiable used cars and trucks. The industry sold 1,742,147 certified used cars and trucks in the United States last year, up 6 percent from 2010.... Read More »REMARKETING
Payless pursues new-car dealers
12:01 am U.S. ET | Jan. 23, 2012
Payless Car Sales is positioning itself as an alternative used-vehicle outlet for franchised dealers, suggesting that retailers use the Payless brand name to reach customers who might resist the retailer's own auto brand. "You might not get a shopper to come look at a 2010 Chevy Camaro if it's selling at your Hyundai used store," says Keith Wiesman, CEO of Payless Development.... Read More »Dealers
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Toyota sees 21% rise in global group sales this year
4:44 am U.S. ET | Feb. 3 2012
Toyota is forecasting global sales will rise 21 percent this year to 9.58 million units, as its production recovers from natural disasters in Japan and Thailand.... Read More »
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Do staff members like working at your store?
5:00 pm U.S. ET | Feb. 3 2012
Is your dealership a great place to work? Automotive News wants to hear from you. Automotive News is working with Best Companies Group to identify dealerships that have excelled in creating quality workplaces.... Read More »
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Ally Financial posts Q4 loss on mortgage charge
8:51 am U.S. ET | Feb. 2 2012
Auto and mortgage lender Ally Financial, the former GMAC finance company now majority-owned by the federal government, posted a preliminary fourth-quarter loss as it took a charge related to the settlement of foreclosure abuses.... Read More »
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Report: Eastwood's Chrysler ad will be pep talk for the nation
4:20 pm U.S. ET | Feb. 3 2012
Chrysler plans a two-minute Super Bowl commercial featuring Clint Eastwood giving the country a pep talk, sources told The Wall Street Journal today.... Read More »
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Saab dealers will meet, probably for last time, at NADA
2:43 pm U.S. ET | Feb. 1 2012
Saab dealers will meet in Las Vegas on Monday during the National Automobile Dealers Association convention for what is likely to be their last make meeting.... Read More »
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Mercedes dealers' goal: Best-in-class profitability
12:01 am U.S. ET | Feb. 3 2012
Mercedes-Benz launched five vehicles last year, tried to beat BMW for the No. 1 luxury brand title, fired its CEO after alleging ethics violations and appointed the vice president of sales to take his place. Staff Reporter Diana T. Kurylko spoke with Michael Cantanucci, chairman of the Mercedes-Benz Dealer Board.... Read More »
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Why stretch the Sonic? 'It didn't feel right'
12:01 am U.S. ET | Jan. 30 2012
Car people have wondered why the new Chevrolet Sonic sedan is more than a foot longer than the Sonic hatchback. Here's the deal: Ken Parkinson, a General Motors design executive, says the plan all along was to make the subcompact sedan a bit longer than the hatchback to create trunk space. But GM never planned for it to stretch 14.1 inches longer than the 159-inch hatchback.... Read More »
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