| Auto Loan Balances Near $1 Trillion, Equifax Reports |
Jan 20th, 2015 |
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The total balance of auto loans in December 2014 was $975 billion, representing 33.2% of total outstanding non-mortgage consumer debt, according to Equifax.
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| CDK Global Unveils Targeted Marketing Solution |
Jan 20th, 2015 |
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CDK Global’s Audience Management solution offers a personalized online shopping experience for each car buyer by tracking their behavior on and off dealership sites.
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| ‘Best’ Is Not Always Best |
Jan 20th, 2015 |
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AFIP’s executive director reminds us why the word “best” should be avoided when discussing financing or lease rates with customers.
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| Selling Paint and Fab |
Jan 20th, 2015 |
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Selling only the benefits of paint and fabric products could be walking you right into an objection. F&I expert says there is a better, more tangible way to present the protections.
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| Part 2: Costly Hires |
Jan 20th, 2015 |
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Human resources expert returns for Part 2 of his two-part series on costly hires. This time, he lays out a hiring process designed to weed out unqualified or untrustworthy candidates.
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| Tesla’s P85D Sets EV-Record 1/4-Mile, Destroys (Poorly Launched) Challenger Hellcat [Video] |
Jan 20th, 2015 |
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This matchup was bound to happen. In the near lane, you have a 2015 Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat, a 707-horse dream machine seemingly built as the vehicular embodiment of “AMERICA, F**K YEAH”—a retro-styled ICBM on wheels, one that Dodge says will do the quarter-mile in 11.2 at 125 on street tires. In the far lane sits the Tesla Model S P85D, […]
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| So, What’s Up with Smart? We Speak to CEO Annette Winkler |
Jan 20th, 2015 |
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Smart CEO Dr. Annette Winkler is leading the charge to make Smart the go-to car brand for American city dwellers. While we’re not sure that will ever happen in meaningful numbers, the push involves the all-new and improved Smart Fortwo, which arrives in U.S. dealerships late this summer and which will be followed by an electric version […]
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| Two Bolts: Chevy Concept Shares Name with Tata Subcompact |
Jan 20th, 2015 |
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Chevrolet’s choice of the name “Bolt” for its electric concept car that debuted at the Detroit auto show last week seemed curious and a little weird, given that the car would be a sister model to the Volt. But now it turns out that there’s another problem with the name: It’s already taken. Observers of […]
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| Black Book Activator Adds Account Manager |
Jan 20th, 2015 |
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Black Book has added Christopher Gluth as account manager, National Accounts, to its Activator Division.
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| Rick Sloan Joins Peak Performance As National Account Director |
Jan 20th, 2015 |
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Rick will be responsible for TRAC, the service CRM program for Audi and Volkswagen.
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