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Auto Dealers Report Boost in Sales from Cash for Clunkers

Saturday, July 25, 2009
Redwood City, CA, July 23, 2009 – In a nationwide survey conducted earlier this week, three out of ten dealers report having made a sale involving a “Cash for Clunkers” voucher even though the rules about how the program will be administered won’t be issued until tomorrow (Friday, July 24, 2009). However, the clarity those rules will provide is still needed: Nearly 90% of dealers said consumers had either low or moderate awareness of the program, and two thirds (66%) said information given to dealers up until this point is “insufficient.”

The 2009 Special Finance Convention Announces BHPH Speaker Mark Dubois

Tuesday, July 21, 2009
Auto Dealer Monthly is pleased to announce Mark Dubois, who heads dealer education at CarBiz USA, Inc. and is a moderator for CarBiz Performance Groups, will be speaking during the Dealer Controlled Finance education track at the 2009 Special Finance Convention in Dallas, Texas. The Dealer Controlled Finance track will include education

Car People Marketing Launches Online Selling System for Extended Service Warranties

Tuesday, July 21, 2009
Car People Marketing, a leader in dealership retention solutions, is excited to introduce OneStop, the industry’s first online platform for presenting, selling and financing extended service warranties on the service drive.

Announcing Additional Finance Company Panel at 2009 Special Finance Convention

Tuesday, July 14, 2009
Auto Dealer Monthly is pleased to announce the addition of the Sunday August 9th Finance Company Panel, which focuses on securing D-Tier customers. It will take place on day one of the 2009 Special Finance Convention. The panel will include:

The 2009 Special Finance Convention Names Finance Company Panelist

Tuesday, July 14, 2009
Auto Dealer Monthly is pleased to announce the five panelists who will participate in the Monday August 10th Finance Company Panel, which is an integral segment of the 2009 Special Finance Convention. The five finance companies and their representatives on the panel include:

Dealer Marketing Services Introduces Instant Screen an Innovative Way for Dealers to Screen Floor Traffic & Prospects.

Thursday, July 02, 2009
Iowa-based Dealer Marketing Services, the creators of ProMax Online, announced today it will provide a revolutionary system that will enable dealers to pre-qualify consumers for automotive financing by simply entering the consumer’s name and address into the Instant Screen® system. Research shows that the portion of Internet leads that do not qualify for financing can be as high as 75%.

Dealerslink and JMN Logistics Announce Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group Promo

Thursday, July 02, 2009
Dealerslink® and JMN Logistics have teamed up once again, this time with Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group (DTAG), to offer a 4th of July inventory promotion. DTAG has offered significant savings on its inventory purchased through Dealerslink’s Web site (www.dealerslink.com) and JMN is providing an additional 10 percent to 20 percent discount on any DTAG vehicle shipped through its Dealerslink Shipping Portal.

Cross-Sell Partners with Dealer Specialties and XIGroup

Thursday, July 02, 2009
Cross-Sell, the leading provider of market analysis reports for automotive dealers nationwide and a division of Dominion Dealer Solutions, today announced a partnership with sister companies Dealer Specialties and XIGroup to provide its Snap-Shot report to their customers.

DealerTrack Connects 750th Financing Source

Monday, June 29, 2009
DealerTrack, Inc., a subsidiary of DealerTrack Holdings, Inc. (Nasdaq: TRAK), a leading provider of on-demand software and data solutions for the U.S. automotive retail industry, today announced that the number of active financing sources ...

Dealer.com Doubles 2009 Research and Development Investment for Automotive Dealer Websites and Online Marketing

Monday, June 22, 2009
Dealer.com (www.dealer.com), the leading provider of online marketing solutions for the automotive industry, today announced that the company has increased research and development (R&D) spending by over 100% for 2009. In a time of great challenges for the industry, Dealer.com has increased the commitment to keeping ...

Prestige Auto Increases Sales Leads with DealerUps CRM Solution

Wednesday, June 17, 2009
Prestige Auto of Ocala, Florida says its DealerUps CRM solution has helped increase sales leads and enabled the store to outperform the majority of dealerships in its county, including both independent and franchised dealers. “Using a professional, robust CRM is one of the ways

Importing Orphaned Chrysler Owners into AutoSoft Traffic Cop is 1-2-3 Easy

Friday, June 05, 2009
Remaining Chrysler dealers using AutoSoft International’s uncomplicated, no-contract CRM Traffic COP can quickly and easily import Chrysler’s list of orphaned owners from the Chrysler Marketing Planner and start marketing their dealership to those owners. The list will be available ...

Cobalt Launches 2nd-Generation Mobile Dealer Web Interface

Friday, June 05, 2009
Cobalt (www.cobalt.com), the leading provider of digital marketing services for the automotive industry, today announced the launch of its second-generation mobile web interface optimized specifically for the in-market automotive shopper. The design focuses on ...

Dealer.com Partners with Leading Automotive Ad Agencies

Tuesday, June 02, 2009
Dealer.com, the leading provider of online marketing solutions for the automotive industry, today announced strategic relationships with key automotive advertising agencies to provide maximum benefit for auto dealer websites and online marketing. Dealers can now work with website providers and ad agencies in a collaborative partnership to ...

FinCo's BuyHere-PayTHERE Program for New and Used

Tuesday, June 02, 2009
FinCo Management announces that its innovative BuyHere-PayTHERE program is now available in 29 states across the US. FinCo’s subprime financing solution allows Dealers to structure and finance their own deals without running their own finance department ...

DealerTrack Quantifies Benefits of Inventory Management Solution

Tuesday, June 02, 2009
DealerTrack, Inc., a subsidiary of DealerTrack Holdings, Inc. (Nasdaq: TRAK), a leading provider of on-demand software and data solutions for the U.S. automotive retail industry, today announced the results of a study that quantifies the benefits to dealers of marketing used vehicles that have had only one previous owner. The data underscores the value of using ...

Dealer Specialties Offers Suite of Website Solutions

Tuesday, May 26, 2009
Dealer Specialties, a division of Dominion Enterprises and the nation's leading provider of data and photo collection, inventory management and data distribution services, announced today the expansion of their product suite to include ...

CarsDirect Celebrates 10 Years Selling Cars Online

Monday, May 18, 2009
CarsDirect, a leading online automotive shopping service and research portal, this week celebrates its tenth year in operation. Launched in May of 1999, CarsDirect pioneered the concept of online car buying and has grown to become American consumers’ first choice for online vehicle purchases...

Hudson Cook, LLP Announces Prestigious Award Recognition for Founding Partner

Monday, May 18, 2009
Hanover Maryland. -- Hudson Cook LLP, a nationwide provider of legal compliance services for the financial services industry, announced that the American College of Consumer Financial Services Lawyers has awarded the prestigious Senator William Proxmire Lifetime Achievement Award to one of its founding partners, Tom Hudson. The award is reserved for attorneys who ...

Dealersocket Honored Among This Year's Most Promising Private Technology Companies in North America

Saturday, May 09, 2009
Leading automotive CRM provider DealerSocket, announced today it has added a new distinction to a long list of accolades by being named as a finalist for the "Red Herring 100 North America" award, a prestigious list honoring the year’s most promising ...

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