| Ford Gets High Marks |
Nov 1st, 2012 |
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 Phoenix Marketing International reported findings that reveal consumer perceptions of automotive brands in the non-luxury and luxury categories.
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| GM Financial Reports Higher Income |
Nov 1st, 2012 |
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 General Motors Financial Company Inc. announced net income of $124 million for the quarter ended Sept. 30, compared to $109 million for the quarter ended Sept. 30, 2011.
Consumer loan originations were $1.5 billion for the quarter, compared to $1.5 billion for the quarter ended June 30, and $1.4 billion for the quarter ended Sept. 30, 2011. The outstanding balance of consumer finance receivables totaled $10.9 billion at Sept. 30.
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| Experian Launches Parts Tool |
Nov 1st, 2012 |
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 Experian Automotive launched Parts in Operation, an enhancement to its Velocity platform that enables aftermarket professionals to better manage inventory, optimize parts production and understand demographic influences on the market.
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| AutoNation Adds Credit Union Financing |
Nov 1st, 2012 |
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 CU Direct Connect, LLC (CUDC) has signed an agreement with AutoNation, Inc. that names CU Direct Connect as a Preferred Lender for all AutoNation dealerships in Colorado. The agreement is effective as of Nov. 1.
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| 2012 BMW 550i Sedan review notes: The luxury midsize sedan benchmark |
Nov 1st, 2012 |
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ASSOCIATE EDITOR JAKE LINGEMAN: I would describe the 2012 BMW 550i sedan, despite its size and 4,365-pound curb weight, as fleet of foot.
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| Chevrolet Cruze and Silverado are GM’s Best-Sellers; GM Sales Up To 195,764 Units |
Nov 1st, 2012 |
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Thanks to all of its brands being up, General Motors saw its sales rise 4.7 percent year-over-year to 195,764 units in October 2012. Interestingly, the two mass-market brands Chevrolet and GMC both stayed relatively flat – the former rising 2.7 percent to 135,305 units and the latter rising 6.2 percent to 33,570 – while both [...]
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| Chrysler Sales Grow 10 Percent in October, Which Cars Helped The Most? |
Nov 1st, 2012 |
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The Chrysler Group announced today its October 2012 sales grew 10 percent over last October. The automaker sold 126,185 vehicles, which makes last month the company’s best October sales result since 2007. That total is largely composed of trucks: Chrysler’s Dodge, Jeep, and Ram brands sold 87,730 vehicles last month, which is a 7-percent year-to-year increase. [...]
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| Lingenfelter, Hurst Transform Camaros Into Modern Pontiac Trans Ams at SEMA 2012 |
Nov 1st, 2012 |
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Camaro-Based Trans Ams Return to SEMA
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| Ford Sales Stay Flat In October 2012, Luxury Brand Lincoln Falls 15.4 Percent |
Nov 1st, 2012 |
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Ford Motor Company sales for October 2012 were pretty much flat overall, with a total of 168,456 sales representing a 0.4-percent increase versus October 2011. That was similar to the situation in September, when Ford reported a sales decline of 0.1 percent. Even though Ford managed a modest 1.0-percent year-over-year gain, luxury division Lincoln saw [...]
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| Video Find: Ken Block and Vaughn Gittin Jr. Play with Ford Focus ST and VW GTI – Which Would You Drive? |
Nov 1st, 2012 |
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What happens when you drop a rally driver and professional drifter in an abandoned neighborhood with two hot hatches? That’s the subject of this Video Find, in which Ken Block and Vaughn Gittin Jr. get some unrestricted automotive playtime in a new Ford Focus ST and Volkswagen GTI. In the latest video from the Focus [...]
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