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Not only do more than half of consumers on Kelley Blue Book and Autotrader have "complete" or "general mistrust" of the Volkswagen brand in the wake of its emissions scandal, 30% of users of both sites are less likely to consider a diesel-powered vehicle.

Tags: Autotrader, AutoTrader.com, Diesel Powered, EPA, Kelley Blue Book, Volkswagen

Beginning this month, DealerRater reviews and ratings will be featured on AutoTrader.com's dealer profile pages.

Tags: AutoTrader.com, Customer Reviews, Dealer Review Sites, Dealerrater, online reputation management

New research from AutoTrader.com shows that the “dealership experience” and “customer handling” are leading factors that determine where consumers make their purchases.

Tags: AutoTrader.com, Car Shopping, Customer Service

Cox Enterprises acquires 25% stake in AutoTrader Group from Providence Equity Partners.

Tags: AutoTrader.com, Cox Enterprises, Equity, KBB.com

Manheim has selected Bonnie Hensler as vice president of product development. The role was previously held by Joe George, who became senior vice president and chief strategy officer for Manheim and the AutoTrader Group earlier this month.

Tags: AutoTrader.com, Hiring, Manheim, Saas

The transaction strengthens Intersection Technologies Inc.’s position as a leading technology and solutions provider to the automotive industry.

Tags: AutoTrader.com, F&I Express, Intersection Technologies

According to Haystak Digital Marketing, the Yahoo! Bing network is delivering conversion rates at lower costs for auto dealers, Clickz.com reports.

Tags: advertising, AutoTrader.com, digital marketing, Google, Yahoo! Autos

The new app features dozens of search filters and an intuitive design to help car shoppers explore the site’s more than three million new and used vehicles.

Tags: Android, AutoTrader.com, iPad, iPhone

AutoTrader.com and Carfax renewed their eight-year partnership that allows dealers to include Carfax Vehicle History Reports on their AutoTrader.com listings.

Tags: AutoTrader.com, Carfax, Carfax Report

In the past two years, the amount of time consumers spent shopping for a car decreased dramatically, but the percentage of that time spent researching vehicles online increased from 60 percent in 2011 to 75 percent in 2013.

Tags: AutoTrader.com, Internet Shopper, Study

Classified ads are fading away thanks to the Internet, where dealers are discovering new ways to market and move inventory.

Tags: AutoTrader.com, car dealership, Classified Ads, digital marketing

Experian Automotive's AutoCheck dealer subscribers will be able to access Experian vehicle history reports on the AutoTrader.com site starting in September.

Tags: AutoCheck, AutoTrader.com, Experian Automotive, Vehicle History Reports

Recent data from AutoTrader.com’s Trend Engine shows that new-car shoppers would opt for a better deal on a current model rather than delay the purchase for a redesign.

Tags: AutoTrader.com, new release, OEM, Redesign, Rick Wainschel, Study, Trend Engine

Chip Perry is leaving AutoTrader after a 15-year career. He will be replaced by Sanford Schwartz, who assumes the role of president on May 1.

Tags: automotive, Autotrader, AutoTrader.com, CEO, Chip Perry, Cox Enterprises, Manheim, President, Sanford Schwartz

For the second time, Atlanta-based AutoTrader Group Inc. pulled plans to go public, according to a recent SEC filing.

Tags: Atlanta Business Chronicle, AutoTrader.com, initial public offering, IPO

Based on analysis and data from two automotive research and shopping websites, the impact of Superstorm Sandy on the automotive market may be less than previously believed.

Tags: AutoTrader.com, Hurricane Sandy, KBB, KBB.com, Kelley Blue Book, national auto industry, sales, Superstorm Sandy

New incentive-driven marketing platform allows dealers to target and automate offers based on visitor behavior, which the company says raises the probability of converting a lead into a sale.

Tags: AutoTrader.com, OnlineDrive, Showroom Magnet

AutoTrade Group’s two business units integrate their solutions to deliver a new trade-in appraisal and acquisition process for subscribing dealers.

Tags: AutoTrader.com, Trade-In Appraisal, vAuto

New short-term advertising solution enables dealers to leverage their OEM's advertising buy to drive shoppers to their new-vehicle inventory listed on AutoTrader.com.

Tags: advertising, AutoTrader.com, new-car inventory, OEM Overdrive, Overdrive Dealer Solutions

The vehicle listing site’s initial public offering is the first since Facebook’s troubled attempt. Last week, AutoTrader filed with the SEC that it’s seeking to raise $300 million.

Tags: AutoTrader.com, Facebook, internet initial public offering, IPO, SEC

The vehicle listing site will now offer direct-to-consumer financing through Santander’s online auto financing platform.

Tags: AutoTrader.com, direct lending, Financing, RoadLoans.com

The new app, which features the Windows Metro style user interface, highlights AutoTrader.com's wide variety of expert editorial content.

Tags: app, AutoTrader.com, News and Reviews Showcase, Windows 8 Release Preview