U.S. new-vehicle sales for the first quarter 2010 were 15.7 percent higher than the year-ago period, but the market continues to be on a long road to recovery, according to the latest figures from JATO Dynamics, a provider of automotive data.
Read More →Fueled by attractive incentives, U.S. automakers sold 1.07 million units in March – the best month since the federal government’s Cash for Clunkers program sent sales skyrocketing last August.
Read More →Toyota suffered a sharp drop from 1st to 6th place among mainstream brands in ALG Inc.'s Spring 2010 Automotive Consumer Attitudes Survey, leaving Honda with a commanding lead over all other mainstream brands.
Read More →ResponseLogix Inc., a provider of automotive digital response management software for Internet leads, announced Monday that its software solution suite has been certified through American Honda Motors Co. Inc.’s lead manager certification program.
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Brand loyalty for Hyundai recently surpassed that of Honda and Toyota, allowing Hyundai's brand loyalty to take the No. 1 spot among car shoppers on Kelley Blue Book's kbb.com, according to Kelley Blue Book Market Intelligence data.
Read More →VinSolutions is now a certified American Honda Motor Co. approved vendor, and will provide electronic data systems to receive and report on lead activity to Honda and Acura dealers.
Read More →A small Rhode Island dealership’s fight to retain the right to sell Honda-backed extended service contracts over the Internet represents more than a dispute between a dealer and a manufacturer; it also symbolizes the roadblocks ahead for getting F&I online.
Read More →This month's new-vehicle sales (including fleet sales) are expected to be 887,000 units, a 25.3 percent decrease from June 2008, but a 3.9 percent decrease from May 2009, according to Edmunds.com.
Read More →This month’s new-vehicle sales (including fleet sales) are expected to be 859,000 units, a 30.8 percent decrease from April 2008 and a 0.5 percent increase from March 2009, according to Edmunds.com.
Read More →With the National Automobile Dealers Association (NADA) Convention only three days away (at press time), it has been a bit of a scramble to get the March issue out the door. Happily, I can say we have one heck of an issue this month, with technology taking center stage.
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