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Fortune 500’s Reach a Social Media Plateau: Annual Benchmarking Study

Dartmouth, MA – The adoption of the most popular social media tools by the Fortune 500 appears to be leveling off, with little or no change in the past year. Close to one third of these corporate giants are without either a Twitter or Facebook acc
Nov 17, 2011

Ford Charges up for 2012 Announcing Exclusive Collaboration with SHFT.com

DEARBORN, Mich. – Ford Motor Company announced an exclusive collaboration with SHFT.com, the award-winning multimedia platform founded by actor and filmmaker Adrian Grenier and film producer Peter Glatzer. The automotive leader and green lifestyle
Nov 15, 2011

Cerritos Dodge Chrysler Jeep increases sales 75% and service 410%

For 25 years, the Browning Automotive Group’s Dodge Chrysler Jeep dealership in Cerritos, CA, has had a lot of success. However, a shift in marketing strategy three months ago enabled Cerritos to target the right customers within its primary market
Oct 31, 2011

AutoPartsDirectToYou Increases Revenue Eightfold on eBay and Amazon with ChannelAdvisor’s Marketplaces Solution

Research Triangle Park, NC – ChannelAdvisor, a global e-commerce platform provider that enables retailers to sell more across online channels, today announced that AutoPartsDirectToYou, an automotive replacement parts retailer, has increased its
Oct 27, 2011

Dealer Survey Reveals Social Media & Mobile Apps On the Rise

CLIFTON PARK, N.Y. – Auto/Mate Dealership Systems announced the results of an auto dealership technology survey it conducted in September. The 159 survey respondents included 55% owners and general managers, and 45% a mix of management positions
Oct 19, 2011

NHTSA Investigates Discontinued Car Brand

According to The Wall Street Journal’s Driver’s Seat blog, The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is investigating a problem with the power-steering on 2004 to 2007 model year Saturn Ions. NHTSA has received over 4,000 complaints from
Oct 16, 2011

1 Millionth Chrysler Group Certified Pre-Owned Vehicle Sold By Illinois Dealer

Auburn Hills, Mich. – A 21-year-old kennel manager from the greater Chicago area is the 1-Millionth customer to purchase a Chrysler Group LLC Certified Pre-Owned Vehicle (CPOV). Jessica Taskay purchased a Certified Pre-Owned 2010 Jeep® Patriot
Oct 13, 2011

comScore Releases September 2011 U.S. Search Engine Rankings

RESTON, VA – comScore, Inc. (NASDAQ: SCOR), a leader in measuring the digital world, released its monthly comScore qSearch analysis of the U.S. search marketplace. Google Sites led the explicit core search market in September with 65.3 percent o
Oct 12, 2011

Chrysler and the UAW Reach a Tentative Agreement

Auburn Hills, Mich. – Chrysler Group LLC and the UAW have reached a tentative agreement on a new national labor contract, covering approximately 26,000 represented employees. The agreement is subject to UAW member ratification. At this time, we
Oct 12, 2011