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Seventy-Seven Percent of Dealers Increasing Focus on Customer Follow-Up and Lead Conversion to Survive, According to ... (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
IRVINE, Calif.----Autobytel Inc. , a leading automotive Internet marketing services company, today released the findings* of a survey of hundreds of dealers nationwide, revealing their perceptions of the current new and used vehicle markets, what they're re-focusing on to survive, and their predictions for the future.

Tue, 07 Oct 2008 12:02:00 GMT

Liquid Motors Expands Services to Include Computer Generated Videos for Online Vehicle Listings (PRWeb via Yahoo! News)
Liquid Motors Inc., a provider of comprehensive inventory management and marketing solutions for automobile dealers, has enhanced its services with the addition of computer generated Vehicle Videos. The new service generates videos for all vehicles from the photos in the system and includes those videos within the vehicle listings.

Mon, 06 Oct 2008 07:01:00 GMT

Credit crisis adds to pressures on auto dealers (AP via Yahoo! News)
Hundreds of thousands of new cars and trucks that would have quickly made their way to people's driveways a year ago are now stacking up on dealer lots across the country, with potential buyers worried about whether they'll keep their jobs, be able to pay for gas, or qualify for a car loan.

Mon, 06 Oct 2008 11:09:56 GMT

Auto Dealers Report Growing Consumer Response Rates with Mobile Marketing (PRWeb via Yahoo! News)
Auto dealers using Gumiyo's mobile marketing platform are experiencing increased market penetration with the new media channel that can reach consumers anytime and anywhere. Dealers report that text messaging response rates are continuing to increase since the launch of their mobile campaigns, with some dealerships receiving hundreds of messages each month.

Mon, 06 Oct 2008 12:00:00 GMT

Berkshire auto dealers doing OK despite national trends (North Adams Transcript)
While the national financial crisis has people across the country nervous about applying for loans, car dealers and lenders from around the Berkshires say financing options in the area are -- and will remain -- largely unchanged.

Tue, 07 Oct 2008 14:36:50 GMT