CINCINNATI - Dealer Specialties, a provider of data and photo collection, inventory management, and data distribution services, has added Google Base to its list of Internet distribution partners. Automotive dealers using Dealer Specialties' data and photo collection and distribution services will have their new- and used-vehicle information posted and updated in real time on Google Base.
Read More →DETROIT – Mark Mathews will replace Jeffrey S. Heichel as director of GM's used-vehicle activities. Mathews came from GM Holding and has a finance background.
Read More →MT. LAUREL, N.J. – Automotive Resources International (ARI), has added ARITruckDirect to its remarketing program.
Read More →TORRANCE, CA – The 12th Annual Conference of Automotive Remarketing (CAR) will be held Feb. 28 - March 1, 2007, at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas.
Read More →DEARBORN, MI – Ford Motor Company grew its fleet sales in the government and commercial sectors in 2006 while reducing its presence in the daily rental market to improve the residual values of its vehicles. This year, Ford will continue to de-emphasize rental fleet sales while continuing to grow its government and commercial fleet sales.
Read More →CARMEL, IN – ADESA's Value Vision Sales Professional (VVSP) program has recently certified its first 12 employees.
Read More →IRVINE, CA – A recent survey conducted on Kelley Blue Book's kbb.com found 72 percent of in-market new- and used-vehicle shoppers were more likely to purchase a vehicle from a dealership using Kelley Blue Book endorsements, such as values on dealer Web sites or their lots.
Read More →CENTREVILLE, VA – Carfax now has more than 20,000 data sources providing information for inclusion in Carfax Vehicle History Reports. Housed in Columbia, Mo., the company's database is now adding millions of VIN-specific pieces of information every day.
Read More →CHICAGO – First Look (http://www.driveyournumbers.com/), the pre-owned performance management and inventory optimization solution from INCISENT Technologies, has introduced the First Look Search Engine for major wholesale automotive marketplaces.
Read More →CARMEL, IN – ADESA, Inc. has filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission the definitive proxy materials in connection with the merger agreement ADESA entered into with a group of private equity funds.
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