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News•April 20, 2016

KBB Aims to Change Image With New Marketing Campaign

Kelley Blue Book's new 'Get New Car Smart" marketing campaign is designed to reposition the brand away from being the used-car pricing and valuation destination to the go-to resource for new-car shoppers, company officials said.

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News•April 20, 2016

Black Book Becomes Exclusive Partner of Auction Simplified

Black Book announced today it is now the exclusive provider of vehicle valuation data for Auction Simplified, an online auction service that allows dealers to instantly make vehicle inventory available to wholesale buyers.

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News•April 19, 2016

Quakes Shut Down Toyota, Hino Production

Toyota will shut down most of its production of Toyota, Lexus, and Hino vehicles over the coming week, after a pair of deadly earthquakes rocked Japan and caused parts shortages for the automaker.

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News•April 19, 2016

SouthWest Dealer Services Acquires Two Agencies

SouthWest Dealer Services' acquisition of Chicago-based United Insurance Group and Seattle-based Olympic Dealer Marketing will expand its national reach, increase its employee count to 360, and raise its active dealer customer base to 650 across 16 states.

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News•April 14, 2016

Ford Credit Now Offering 84-Month Financing

In a dealer bulletin obtained by F&I and Showroom, Ford Motor Credit announced the availability of 84-month financing on new retail and subvented rate contracts. The bulletin urges dealers to consider the negative impacts of longer term loans.

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News•April 14, 2016

Houston Dealership Becomes First to Sell and Service Hyundai's Genesis Brand

North Freeway Hyundai has reached an agreement with Hyundai Motor America to become the first dealership to showcase, sell and service the new Genesis brand and its luxury vehicles, according to a North Freeway Hyundai announcement.

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News•April 13, 2016

EFG, F&I Express Integrate Econtracting Capabilities

Through a new partnership between EFG Companies and F&I Express, the two companies will integrate eContracting capabilities to better serve their dealership clients.

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News•April 13, 2016

GoMoto Adds Kelley Blue Book Integration to Platform

Through the integration, users of GoMoto's Customer Experience platform will be able to offer Kelley Blue Book's appraisal tool as part of the initial customer registration process. Users will also be able to use the appraisal tool to get service customers to trade up and explore their inventory.

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News•April 13, 2016

Penske Acquires Canadian Truck Dealer Group

Penske's Premier Truck Group subsidiary has completed its acquisition of Harper Truck Centres' five commercial truck dealerships in Toronto. The acquired stores are expected to generate approximately $130 million in annualized revenue for Penske Automotive.

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News•April 12, 2016

GM Financial Breaks Ground on New Financial Servicing Center

General Motors Financial Company Inc. broke ground on a new financial servicing center in San Antonio, Texas, on Monday. When completed in the Spring 2017, the 100,000-square-foot facility will represent the fifth servicing center in North America for the captive finance company.

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