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F&Iby StaffFebruary 5, 2013

January Sales Pace at 15.29 Million Annual Rate

January's SAAR came in at 15.29 million units, Autodata reported this week. That’s up from last January’s SAAR of 13.98 million.

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F&Iby StaffFebruary 5, 2013

Study IDs Top Reasons Consumers Leave Without Buying

The top reason customers leave without buying, according to a survey conducted by CAR-Research XRM, is they may still be shopping. ‘Price’ and ‘Financial’ round out the Top 3 reasons consumers leave without buying.

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F&Iby StaffFebruary 5, 2013

ShowroomMagnet, Flick Fusion Announce Partnership

The two companies announced this week that they are joining forces to offer dealers a complete marketing solution designed to drive showroom traffic.

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F&Iby StaffFebruary 5, 2013

Auto/Mate Announces Mobile Solution for Service Departments

Auto/Mate rolled out a new mobile solution for the service department that's designed to allow service advisors to view DMS information and conduct service writeups from the service lane.

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F&Iby StaffFebruary 5, 2013

Dealers Optimistic About 2013, New Study Shows

A new study from Chase Auto Finance shows that more than 60 percent of dealers expect to expand payrolls in 2013, with nearly half of them expecting sales to grow 5 to 10 percent this year.

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F&Iby StaffFebruary 5, 2013

AutoUSA Rolls Out Payment-Quoting Solution for Dealer Websites

AutoUSA's Payment Pro is designed to offer visitors of a dealership's website accurate payment quotes without requiring personal information.

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F&Iby StaffJanuary 31, 2013

Steven Antonakes Named Acting Deputy Director of the CFPB

Steven Antonakes assumes the role of acting deputy director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, a position formerly held by Deputy Director Raj Date.

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F&Iby StaffJanuary 31, 2013

Toyota, Mercedes to Grab the Spotlight With Super Bowl Ads, KBB Predicts

The vehicle information site believes Honda’s RAV4 Super Bowl ad will steal the spotlight for the second straight year. Mercedes-Benz should also be a big winner, KBB analysts predict.

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F&Iby StaffJanuary 31, 2013

TrueCar: January New-Car Sales to Rise 15 Percent

TrueCar predicts January’s SAAR will reach 15.4 million, the highest reading since 2008. It also predicts that incentive spending will drop to its lowest level since October 2005.

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F&Iby StaffJanuary 31, 2013

NAF to Host CFPB’s Hackett at 2013 Conference

Richard P. Hackett, assistant director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, will return as a keynote speaker for the NAF Association's 2013 conference, event organizers announced this week.

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