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Manheim to Purchase Dealer Services Corp.

Manheim to Purchase Dealer Services Corp.

On Thursday afternoon, Manheim revealed it is purchasing Dealer Services Corp. of Indiana in an effort to “reinforce its commitment to provide inventory financing to independent dealers." The deal is designed to ...

AutoNation Reports All-Time Records, Used Sales on the Rise

AutoNation Reports All-Time Records, Used Sales on the Rise

Automotive retailer AutoNation revealed Thursday it finished the year off on a strong note breaking all-time company records, as well as posting fourth quarter gains for 2011. The numbers reveal that rises in used-vehicle sales during the last three months of 2011, as well as the overall year, contributed to a climb in both adjusted net income and …

J.D. Power: 'Pre-Conceived Notions' Highly Influential in Brand Avoidance

J.D. Power: 'Pre-Conceived Notions' Highly Influential in Brand Avoidance

When a shopper avoids a model because of quality or reliability concerns, it may not always stem from specific or tangible proof. That’s the word from J.D. Power and Associates, which found in its 2012 Avoider Study that “pre-conceived notions” can be heavy influencers when shoppers form a certain perception about a brand’s quality/reliability. As such, the firm urged automakers ...

TIME Dealer Nominees Enter Industry in Varying Ways

TIME Dealer Nominees Enter Industry in Varying Ways

One nominee got into the auto business by responding to a newspaper ad. Two others followed in the footsteps of ...

Software Company Pulls Experian Data to Refine TV Advertising Efficiency

Software Company Pulls Experian Data to Refine TV Advertising Efficiency

By leveraging the power of knowing what vehicles consumers have in their driveway and what show is on their TV, TRA, a media marketing and analytics software company, and Experian Automotive launched new patented advertising software on Thursday. The companies explained Media TRAnalytics TV Auto Ratings is designed to ...

Kia Recalls Certain Optima & Rondo Models

Kia Recalls Certain Optima & Rondo Models

While brand officials highlighted their upcoming Super Bowl commercial, the National Highway Traffic Administration revealed a recall Kia Motors America is orchestrating. NHTSA indicated Kia is recalling ...

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IARA Reveals Two Newest Members

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AutoNation Reports All-Time Records, Used Sales on the Rise

Automotive retailer AutoNation revealed Thursday it finished the...

TIME Dealer Nominees Enter Industry in Varying Ways

One nominee got into the auto business by responding to a...

Barrett-Jackson Totals More Than $92 Million in Sales at Record Scottsdale Auction

Barrett-Jackson Auction Co. tallied up the sales and attendance...

Accident Leads to Employee Death at Ritchie Bros. Auction

Tragedy struck this weekend when a part-time employee of Ritchie...

Brasher's Sacramento AA Spots Wholesale Growth to Start 2012

The wholesale market in his area has rebounded in the first few...

Manheim to Purchase Dealer Services Corp.

On Thursday afternoon, Manheim revealed it is purchasing...

NIADA Taps New Legislative Counsel

The National Independent Automobile Dealers Association has...

Cherokee Automotive Group Highlights New Re3 Brand, Redesigned Newsletter

Nearly two years after first delving deeper into the industry...

Software Company Pulls Experian Data to Refine TV Advertising Efficiency

By leveraging the power of knowing what vehicles consumers...

NADAguides Says Second Half Saw Continued Spike in Traffic

NADAguides.com said the second half of 2011 showed continued...

Auction Genius Forms Information & Auction Company Alliances to Enhance Online Dealer Tool

Along with elaborating on one particular alliance with Carfax...

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