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WASHINGTON, D.C. — 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]

Skip Pros — a subsidiary of Renovo Services — picked up two honors during the recent JP Morgan Chase & Co. vendor roundtable meeting. Skip Pros was awarded the Best Skip Company Award for its third-quarter performance as well as the Most Improved Skip Company for 2011.  “JP Morgan Chase has been a dedicated partner […] [Read More]

If recovery industry executives want to sharpen their skip-tracing skills, Alex Price often is one of the first experts called. As a result, Price has taken nearly 30 years of industry experience and created the Skip-Tracers National Certification Program. “What I basically did was take tried-and-true, old-school skip-tracing techniques and melded them with today’s technology […] [Read More]

Announced Monday, Nissan Americas revealed some changes within its newly formed customer quality and dealer network development (CQ & DND) leadership structure. The company explained that these appointments are “intended to further strengthen Nissan Americas’ support of the company’s ‘Power 88’ business plan.” All changes are effective May 1. First up, Leon Dorssers, currently managing […] [Read More]

Do Cars.com and AutoTrader.com make up the majority of your used-car marketing strategy? If so, you are selling yourself short! While both of these properties are a great way to market your vehicles, there is so much more you can do that will double or triple your used-car sales numbers. [Read More]

Now that sales lead provider Autobytel posted its first profitable year since 2004, the company retained the services of Capital Markets Consulting Group this week. Autobytel explained CMC Group is being asked to work in concert with the company’s existing investor relations firm, PondelWilkinson, to augment the company’s investor relations activities and Wall Street profile. […] [Read More]

Researchers with the Union of Concerned Scientists pinpointed just how much an electric vehicle owner could save in operating costs compared to an average compact model. Study findings revealed owners of models such as the Nissan LEAF and Chevrolet Volt can save $750 to $1,200 a year compared with operating an average new compact gasoline […] [Read More]

Dataium’s latest Automotive Shopper Intensity Index showed potential buyers flocked to websites operated by Toyota dealers in March. Analysts found the brand secured the highest ASI ranking of all nameplates as vehicle searches on dealership websites rose 10 percent above the previous month. Coming in behind Toyota in Dataium’s breakdown was Ford, followed by Chevrolet. […] [Read More]