Digital marketing company IMN recently revealed it has launched a new social media management service designed to distribute custom dealer content across the Web. IMN Social Driver is a service that “extends IMN’s automotive industry intelligence and content publishing expertise beyond the digital newsletter to social networks," and is designed to  “enable dealers to take […] [Read More]

With Nissan prepared to revive the Datsun brand, chief executive officer Carlos Ghosn received a history lesson about the nameplate during a recent visit to company’s heritage warehouse. Home to 400 Datsun and Nissan vehicles, ranging from the 1933 Datsun 12 to electric prototypes used during LEAF development, the automaker highlighted its giant garage is […] [Read More]

The hottest part of the spring market might be over because Black Book is seeing action cooling a bit in the auction lanes. Black Book managing editor Ricky Beggs indicated in his weekly wholesale commentary that editors and other auction reports are confirming that condition. “Spring break has come and gone in most parts of […] [Read More]

Along with revealing its 10 most comfortable new vehicles costing less than $30,000, Kelley Blue Book on Tuesday rolled out a new tool so consumers can track vehicle values like dealers can. KBB explained the new feature called Follow This Car can allow sellers to be among the first to know when the value of […] [Read More]

In some perhaps not surprising news following the spike in fuel prices this spring, clean diesel automobile sales in the U.S. increased an impressive 35 percent during the first quarter of this year, according to information released Tuesday by HybridCars.Com and Baum and Associates.  And the two companies say this climb coincides with continuing strong […] [Read More]

Ally Financial’s SmartAuction recently presented Flint Auto Auction with its Mid-Stream Auto Auction of the Year Award. Executives highlighted that Flint Auto Auction was the No. 1 seller of SmartAuction vehicles among all the auctions that work with the online site. Vice president Steve Kapusta emphasized Flint AA is a valued member of SmartAuction’s network […] [Read More]

Based on feedback from owners, shoppers, car enthusiasts and experts, a new website is launching a comparison tool for used vehicles dating back to 2000. Total Car Score highlighted Tuesday that it provides a ranking for every car, truck, van and crossover within the model years from 2000 to 2014. Officials explained the “total car […] [Read More]

After revealing it enjoyed double-digit growth this past fiscal year, CarMax announced this week that  its associate volunteer association The CarMax Foundation granted more than $2.4 million to nonprofits in the fiscal year that ended on Feb. 29. This marks the largest annual donation since its inception in 2003. “Our largest grant total before this […] [Read More]

The National Automobile Dealers Association revealed this week it has promoted one of its own to executive director of legislative affairs. Tapped for the position is current chief legislative counsel Michael Harrington.  In his new role, Harrington is responsible for managing NADA’s legislative staff and implementing the association’s legislative agenda, officials explained. [Read More]

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