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Industry Debates DMS Security
So, what is the deal with the Reynolds and Reynolds Co.'s third-party integration strategy?
By Cliff Banks • April 1, 2007 -
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Dent Repair Is a Hail of a Job
When a hail storm hits, Dent Wizard International Corp. sends in its so-called swat team of technicians to fix banged-up vehicles.
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Explore the Trendline➔
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TrendlineAutomotive Manufacturing
Production strategies are changing rapidly as tariffs and shifts in consumer buying patterns affect the industry.
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A Chance To Shine
Quasar International Inc. may be on the path to becoming a star.
By David E. Zoia • April 1, 2007 -
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Subprime Becomes Deal-Saver ‘Must’
Subprime is growing so rapidly as a revenue source for franchised dealers that it has become indispensable for closing sales on almost every new-vehicle and used-vehicle brand
By Mac Gordon • March 23, 2007 -
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Phil Long Customers Have It ‘My Way’
A Colorado-area dealer group implements “My Ride-My Way” sales process to enhance its customer relationships.
By Emily Prawdzik Genoff • March 12, 2007 -
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Saab Moving 9-3 Range to BioPower
Saab will start sales of the 9-3 BioPower models in the Nordic markets, the U.K. and Ireland.
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Freudenberg’s MicronAir Striving for N. American Sales
Cabin air filters are common in Europe and Asia but remain a tough sell in North America, where less than half of new cars have them.
By Tom Murphy • March 5, 2007 -
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Monte Carlo Reaches End of Line
The decision to end Monte Carlo output reflects sagging sales, as well as the need to prepare for the late-2008 start of Camaro production at Oshawa.
By Scott Anderson • March 1, 2007 -
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Pre-Owned Gains Importance
LAS VEGAS Franchised new-car dealers will sell more used vehicles this year, predicts Paul Taylor, chief economist for the National Automobile Dealers Assn.
By Steve Finlay • March 1, 2007 -
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Bullet-Proof Your Dealership
At 7:00 a.m. in a perfect world, there wouldn't be a criminal coming to a dealership for vehicle service, wandering the showroom while waiting for his car, and deciding to take a credit application and several copies of drivers' licenses that were left on a salesperson's desk the night before.
By Robert W. Linkonis Sr. • March 1, 2007 -
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Attacking Blindspots
Teenagers in drivers training classes learn not to lurk in the “blindspot,” that area beside and slightly behind a vehicle that is hard to see with conventional side-view mirrors.
By Tom Murphy • March 1, 2007 -
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Researchers Strive to Eliminate Rattles
University researchers develop an analytical tool to help eradicate rattles.
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Malibu Output to Fall in May
About 35% of Malibu output goes to rental fleets, but GM plans to reduce that to 25% with the ’08 model.
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Big Sales Anticipated for New Mini
Mini expects record sales in the U.S. to return with the second-generation subcompact, even if total sales fall shy of the U.K.’s anticipated tally for the year.
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Scion xA Could Make Comeback
The No.1 customer complaint was the old xA and xB were not powerful enough.
By Christie Schweinsberg • Feb. 8, 2007 -
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AskPatty Partners With MyCarPage, Chrome Systems
The MyCarPage.com partnership will allow women to create a personal vehicle Web page that will provide them with service reminders and other information.
By Emily Prawdzik Genoff • Feb. 6, 2007 -
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eBay Motors Provides Dealers With More Options
eBay Motors unveils Local Market, a subscription-based service that enables franchise dealers to list their used-car lot to area buyers.
By Emily Prawdzik Genoff • Feb. 5, 2007 -
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Astra, G8 Crossing Pond for Chicago
The Astra sold five times as many units in Europe vs. the Ion it replaces in the U.S.
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NYC Fire Chief Shares Inspirational 9/11 Experience
Retired New York City Fire Chief and World Trade Center survivor Richard Picciotto shares his experience at NADA.
By Emily Prawdzik Genoff • Feb. 3, 2007 -
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NADA, EPA Urge Dealership Energy Conservation
A new joint program aims to cut dealerships’ energy use by 10%, which could save nearly $193 million and prevent more than 1-million tons of CO2 emissions annually.
By Steve Finlay • Feb. 1, 2007 -
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Aisin Building Czech Plant
Japan's Aisin AI Co. Ltd. plans to construct a new 6-speed transmission plant in Brno, Czech Republic, the country's second-largest city.
By Peter Homola • Feb. 1, 2007 -
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Be a Great Online Marketer
The surge in online car shopping underscores how important it is for dealers to market inventories on the Internet in a way that grabs shoppers' eyes.
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Baggage Free
It's just not cool to make minivans anymore.It's debatable if minivans ever were cool — just ask any 30-something who grew up sandwiched between a cooler of Capri Sun and mesh bag of soccer balls.
By Scott Anderson • Feb. 1, 2007 -
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Loan Terms of Endearment
Car buyers once paid big down payments, then took only a few years to pay off the remainder of what was owed. Those were the days.
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PLM’s Next Level
IBM says its recently announced Product Development Integration Framework, dubbed PDIF, takes the concept of product lifecycle management (PLM) to the next level.
By Herb Shuldiner • Feb. 1, 2007
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