| Haystak Selected as Preferred Provider in Lexus Dealer Website Program |
Apr 29th, 2014 |
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As a preferred provider in the Lexus Dealer Website Program, Haystak now offers Lexus’ 233 U.S. dealers a selection of Lexus-compliant website designs and digital marketing services through its HAYSTAK KORE360 platform.
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| Sonic to Pilot Hybrid Process in July |
Apr 29th, 2014 |
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Sonic officials said last week the group will begin piloting its new customer experience initiative at a Charlotte, N.C., store this July. The new process promises to deliver a ‘one associate at one price in one hour’ buying experience.
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| Penske’s Quarterly Income Hits Historic High |
Apr 29th, 2014 |
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Despite its Northeast and Central Midwest dealerships losing approximately 280 selling days due to harsh weather, Penske Automotive reported last week that it achieved a 15.4% increase in income from continuing operations.
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| CU Direct’s Auto Lending Network Hits 11,000 Dealers |
Apr 29th, 2014 |
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The company’s CUDL auto lending network reached a new milestone, adding 1,000 dealers since breaking the 10,000-dealer mark less than a year ago. Official also report that CU Direct credit unions generated a record $16.3 billion in auto loans through the network last year.
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| Total Recall |
Apr 29th, 2014 |
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Bad parts, past mismanagement and news from Opel has the Alpha Dawg feeling sympathetic toward GM’s current leadership, while a wave of powerbooking charges leaves him wondering when dealers and finance directors will wise up.
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| Auto/Mate Receives Top Workplaces Award |
Apr 29th, 2014 |
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For the third consecutive year, Auto/Mate Dealership Systems was selected by The Times Union as one of the Top Workplaces in New York's Capital Region.
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| Google, Volvo Test Drive Autonomous Cars on City Streets |
Apr 29th, 2014 |
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Both companies are each moving toward the next stage of self-driving car technology.
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| Ford C-Max Hybrid to Receive New Investment to Boost Sales |
Apr 29th, 2014 |
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Amid lagging sales, the Ford C-Max will receive new investments.
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| Drowsy-Driving Detection on the Cheap: A College Professor’s Plan Could Slash the Tech’s Cost |
Apr 29th, 2014 |
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A college professor’s simplified algorithm for drowsy-driver alerts could allow more automakers to offer the safety feature at a lesser cost. Hans Van Dongen, who conducts sleep studies at Washington State University, has patented a new method for detecting driver fatigue. In principle, it’s very similar to Mercedes-Benz Attention Assist (standard on most of the […]
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| Lightweight, Will Travel: Tracing the Carbon Fiber in BMW’s i3 and i8 to Its Source |
Apr 29th, 2014 |
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BMW is no stranger to building automobiles in the United States—just look to its sprawling South Carolina complex, which churns out the X3, X5, and X6 and is ramping up for the upcoming X4—but its Moses Lake, Washington facility is a whole ’nother beast. The plant, a joint venture with fellow German outfit SGL Carbon, […]
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