AIM Group | November 20, 2012 | Automotive, Marketplaces
Schibsted, which operates the No. 3 general-merchandise classified site in Hungary, has acquired 50 percent of Hasznaltauto.hu, the country’s leading automotive...
Sharon Hill | November 20, 2012 | Automotive
2014 Model-Year Vehicles Arrive on KBB.com in Comprehensive Coverage of LA Auto Show Kelley Blue Book's KBB.com Features Inaugural Auto Show Booth ...
Jim Townsend | November 19, 2012 | Automotive
It would seem that TrueCar , whose reputation and bottom line both suffered nearly-irreparable damage a short time back. has made changes for the better. To...
Sharon Hill | November 15, 2012 | Automotive
In the newly-released Mobile Path to Purchase Study by Neilsen and Telmetrics, researchers reported a 375 percent increase from 2011 to 2012 in the advertising...
Christo Volschenk | November 15, 2012 | Automotive
In the four months from July to November 2012 the number of vehicle workshops listed on AutoScout24’s new workshop portal (Werkstattportal) jumped by 33 percent...
Christo Volschenk | November 14, 2012 | Automotive
One month after the German anti-trust authorities had approved the complete take-over of local-focused platform Meinestadt.de by Axel Springer Digital Classifieds...
Jim Townsend | November 14, 2012 | Automotive, Real Estate
ContactAtOnce, the company that powers chat including mobile chat, on AutoTrader.com, Cars.com, UsedCars.com, DealerRater, Edmunds.com, EveryCarListed.com,...
Steve Shipside | November 13, 2012 | Automotive
Auto Trader may have caused ripples by predicting the demise of its print edition but it is happy to explore new publishing avenues and is launching a monthly iPad...
Jim Townsend | November 12, 2012 | Automotive
AutoTrader Group invests in the world's largest new car market by acquiring a stake in Bitauto. ATLANTA, Nov. 2, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- AutoTrader Group,...
Jim Townsend | November 07, 2012 | Automotive
Two things are bound to happen to U.S. auto sales as a result of Hurricane Sandy, according to Edmunds.com: Used car prices will go up, and perhaps as many as...
Sharon Hill | November 06, 2012 | Automotive
While there are some such as Oodle-powered Facebook Marketplace that are doing an innovative and successful job of flaunting vehicles on Facebook, most marketers...
Sharon Hill | October 31, 2012 | Automotive
courtesy of Automotive News The G. Stone Ford and GM dealership in rural Vermont will take just about anything in trade in towards the sale of a new vehicle - and...
Jim Townsend | October 30, 2012 | Automotive
The 2012 Editor and Publisher magazine EPPY award winners include these classified honorees: Best Classified Website with 1 million unique monthly visitors and...
Jim Townsend | October 26, 2012 | Automotive
While Kelley Blue Book just announced that the car reviews on its site are now more prominently placed, it reminds us of the one important feature missing from...
Jim Townsend | October 26, 2012 | Automotive
In a massive study of 67,000 online vehicle shoppers, AutoTrader came to the conclusion that folks who start their car-buying process on the Web are far more...
Jim Townsend | October 25, 2012 | Automotive
In a study that should resonate with any sales department of any firm – auto, media, or other – Marchex found that letting calls go to voice mail...
Jim Townsend | October 25, 2012 | Automotive, Recruitment
Journal Communications, owner of the Milwaukee (WI) Journal Sentinel and more than 20 community newspapers, reported a year-over -year increase of more than 11...
Jim Townsend | October 24, 2012 | Automotive
While California will be the exception, U.S. new car sales will be considerably slower this quarter than than has been the recent pattern, Kelley Blue Book has...
Jim Townsend | October 23, 2012 | Automotive
Not only do nearly one third of vehicle shoppers use their mobile device to do their shopping, more than half look at purchase content via smart phone while they...
Jim Townsend | October 12, 2012 | Automotive
While Internet advertising spend grew 14 percent year over year according to the Interactive Advertising Bureaus's (IAB) report on the first half of 2012, the...
Jim Townsend | September 26, 2012 | Automotive
KBB.com Wins 2012 WebAward For Outstanding Website In Automobile Category For Second Consecutive Year Kelley Blue Book Site Offers 5-Year Cost to Own...
AIM Group | September 24, 2012 | Automotive
Survey From AutoTrader.com Shows Major Inconsistency Between Distracted Driving Attitudes And Behaviors Even though a significant number of people admit to driving...
Steve Shipside | September 20, 2012 | Automotive
John King, CEO of Trader Media Group (owner of U.K.'s Auto Trader) has resigned in what seems to be a surprise move with no explanation offered by the company....
Jim Townsend | September 20, 2012 | Automotive
A previously-projected 12-percent increase in U.S. new car sales for 2012 over 2011 seems highly doable, based on vehicle sales into late September. J.D.Power and...
Jim Townsend | September 13, 2012 | Automotive
Contact At Once! Wins Automotive Website Awards for Top Chat Solution and Overall Product Satisfaction Auto dealerships rate Contact At Once! top live chat...
Jim Townsend | September 12, 2012 | Automotive
Study by Dataium LLC Evaluates Efficiency of Dealer Online Advertising Mix CHICAGO – Automotive dealerships may have opportunities to invest more effectively in...
Christo Volschenk | September 05, 2012 | Automotive
On May 20 we wrote AutoScout24.de, Germany’s 2nd biggest auto portal, was locked in a race to roll out a nationwide repair shop comparison portal before the end of...
Jim Townsend | September 05, 2012 | Automotive
Car Dealers Increase Sales With New KBB.com Classifieds, Turn On The Power Of Blue In-Market Shoppers Perform Millions of Auto Searches Each Month in the New...
Jim Townsend | September 05, 2012 | Automotive, Real Estate, Recruitment
Adicio Launches Nine New Careers, Real Estate and Motors Sites Penton Media, Press of Atlantic City, Oklahoman, Bakerfield Californian Are Among New...
Brian Blum | September 05, 2012 | Automotive
Around here, we like to call Craisglist copycats YACLW’s (for “Yet Another Craigslist Wannabe”). In keeping with our penchant for acronyms, Carsmosis warrants the...
