| Juke Gets a Refresh and a New Engine [2014 Geneva Auto Show] |
Mar 5th, 2014 |
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Uninhibited styling has earned the Juke a comfortable place in the compact crossover sun, leading Nissan’s design team to relax its inhibitions even more in the freshened version that was unveiled at the 2014 Geneva auto show. In particular, the sculpted LED light clusters perched atop the front fenders look like something right out of [...]
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| The 5 Geneva Concept Cars You Have to See: Sexy, Powerful, and . . . Brown? |
Mar 5th, 2014 |
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Next to the scorching-hot customer-ready metal that debuted in Geneva, the show’s concept cars needed to work harder than usual to grab eyeballs. Luckily, they were more than up to the task, although in somewhat of a surprise for a European auto show, three of our favorite concepts were Japanese. (Blame Rinspeed and Giugiaro for showing [...]
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| RouteOne Adds Friendly Finance to Credit Application Platform |
Mar 5th, 2014 |
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Dealers using Friendly Finance as a subprime finance source can now electronically submit credit applications through RouteOne.
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| Experian Automotive: Leasing Boom Continues |
Mar 5th, 2014 |
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More consumers turned to leasing in the fourth quarter, with the transaction type rising to 28.4% of all new vehicles financed in the fourth quarter 2013.
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| Ryan Schumacher Named VP of Finance for NAC, FFDS |
Mar 5th, 2014 |
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The combined entity of National Auto Care and Family First Dealer Services named Schumacher vice president of finance. He previously served with Allstate Dealer Services.
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| Auto/Mate, DealerSocket Complete Integration |
Mar 5th, 2014 |
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DealerSocket’s CRM tool is now integrated with Auto/Mate’s DMS, allowing for real-time, bidirectional updates of customer, vehicle and deal information in both systems.
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| Texas RV Dealer to Carry RV Warranty Forever Product |
Mar 5th, 2014 |
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The three-store Camper Clinic is now the first Texas RV operation to carry the RV Warranty Forever product, which covers everything from RV suspensions to kitchen centers and LP gas systems.
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| Kia Renews Deal With JM&A |
Mar 5th, 2014 |
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Reporting a 19% increase in F&I product sales last year, Kia renews deal with JM&A to continue providing and administering its line for F&I products.
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| ‘Mousing’ the Deal |
Mar 5th, 2014 |
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The magazine’s compliance expert says there’s no such thing as a random act. The decision matrix below will help keep dealership employees from breaking the law.
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| Who Sold it Best? |
Mar 5th, 2014 |
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Michael Bolton’s and Will Ferrell’s comedic chops helped Honda and Dodge dealers set new records at the end of 2013.
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