Fri.Dec 08, 2023

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Driving Holiday Sales: A Comprehensive SEO Guide for Auto Dealerships

Get My Auto

As the festive spirit fills the air and the year draws to a close, the holiday season presents a golden opportunity for auto dealerships to capitalize on the surge in car shopping activity. With careful planning and strategic implementation of […] The post Driving Holiday Sales: A Comprehensive SEO Guide for Auto Dealerships appeared first on Get My Auto.

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Federal Funds Go to Wildlife Road Crossings

AutoDealer Today

Projects in 17 states, four tribal lands, intended to prevent wildlife collisions with cars.

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Wholesale vehicle prices perhaps headed toward smoother waters after choppy ride in ’23

Auto Remarketing

A topsy-turvy ride at the county fair or an amusement park might be fun, but when it comes to used-vehicle prices, such ups and downs can wreak havoc for dealers, auctions, remarketers, forecasters and more. Good thing for the auto industry is that signs point to “less of a roller coaster in the new year,” according to Cox Automotive. The company’s Manheim Used Vehicle Value Index released Thursday shows that wholesale values (when adjusting for mix, mileage and seasonality) fell 2.1% month-over

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Fleet Deliveries Slow

AutoDealer Today

Led by a drop in commercial fleet deliveries, decline was more widespread than Detroit.

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World's Richest Man Elon Musk Is Fighting To Avoid Child Support Payments To Ex-Girlfriend Grimes

Jalopnik

Elon Musk is using ex-girlfriend Grimes’ tweets to prove to custody courts that she primarily lived in Texas despite her claims that she lived in California. This distinction is important, because Texas has a cap on maximum child support payments where California has no maximum cap. Read more.

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You Made a Sale - Now for Your Next Move

AutoDealer Today

Ask for a review from every customer, and respond to every one, good or bad.

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Cox Automotive’s Q4 dealer survey finds pessimism rampant

Auto Remarketing

Auto dealers have issued a vote of no confidence to the current U.S. economy. The Cox Automotive Dealer Sentiment Index for the fourth quarter of 2023 showed a sharp drop from Q3, which Cox analysts attributed to the ongoing adverse effects of high interest rates and a weakening economy on the automotive market, the two factors cited most by dealers as holding back their business.

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Why Text Blast Marketing is a Great Channel for Your Dealership?

Selly Automotive

Capturing and retaining your audience's focus is more challenging than ever in a digital age where attention is the new currency, especially in the ultra-competitive used car marketplace. This is where the magic of text blast marketing comes into play, a channel strategy not just about sending text messages but about creating meaningful content. In this article, we’ll uncover how it can be a game-changer for used car dealerships, offering a blend of immediacy and personalization that's hard to b

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The Future of Automotive: Omnichannel Customer Experiences in 2024

Automotive Mastermind

The ever-evolving automotive industry has seen a significant shift towards digital retailing in recent years, and that doesn’t appear to be changing any time soon. But as customers continue to look for convenience, personalization, and efficiency in their buying experiences, they’re looking both online and inside the dealership showroom. In a recent S&P Global Mobility survey , 65% of U.S. vehicle buyers reported shopping online or partially online with ‘Online Readiness’ up by 1

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Hyundai Ioniq 5 N Cup Will Drop 550 Pounds To Be The Track-Only EV You Really Want

Jalopnik

Hyundai’s 1980s-inspired angular monster electric hot hatch, the 641-horsepower Ioniq 5 N, is getting its own one-make racing series. The new eN1 Cup racer is effectively Hyundai’s version of Porsche GT3 Cup, allowing privateer racers to hit the track in identical equipment to sort out the best drivers from the… Read more.

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Federal Funds Go to Wildlife Road Crossings

F&I and Showroom

Projects in 17 states, four tribal lands, intended to prevent wildlife collisions with cars.

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A Man Wired A Luxury Car Dealer $30,000 For A Lamborghini. He Never Got It

Jalopnik

It seems like everywhere you look, a car dealer is trying some shady behavior, and today’s story comes by way of Ohio’s NBC 4 and features Lux Auto Depot, a luxury car dealership in Ohio. Read more.

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Fleet Deliveries Slow

F&I and Showroom

Led by a drop in commercial fleet deliveries, decline was more widespread than Detroit.

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Chevrolet Will Only Sell The Updated Bolt As An EUV

Jalopnik

Earlier this year Chevrolet announced that the strong-selling Bolt EV and EUV were going to get the ax. GM is on track to sell 70,000 of these this year, which is a pretty strong number for the tiny electric runabout. According to a report from InsideEVs , the Bolt will get a stay of execution with a major mechanical… Read more.

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You Made a Sale - Now for Your Next Move

F&I and Showroom

Ask for a review from every customer, and respond to every one, good or bad.

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Booty Patrol Truck Driver Arrested By Actual Police

Jalopnik

The saga of Florida’s infamous Booty Patrol Truck appears to be headed toward the ending we all knew was probably inevitable. Owner Gabriel Luviano-Renteria has been arrested and charged with impersonating law enforcement and obstructing police, Orlando’s WKMG reports. Read more.

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Best new cars coming in 2025 and beyond

Auto Express

From electric cars to supercars, this is our list of all the best new cars coming in 2025 and beyond

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Korean-Built EVs Are The Fastest Charging On The Market (And Some Of The Slowest, Too)

Jalopnik

The biggest deciding factors facing EV buyers today seem to be range and charging speed. How far can you go, and how quickly can your car get juice out of the plug. These are certainly important factors when it comes to an EV driving experience, particularly for longer-distance driving needs. When you’re headed back… Read more.

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New Omoda 5 - pictures

Auto Express

Pictures of the new Omoda 5

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Porsche Is Recalling 53 Boxsters And Caymans Because Their Spoilers Are Too Tall

Jalopnik

Between June 23 and September 5, Porsche built 53 Boxster and Cayman models for the U.S. market with a little snippet of code that makes them potentially totally illegal to drive. The German automaker says an employee was manually altering code in the rear vehicle control unit, which now allows the rear spoiler to… Read more.

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Best future cars - pictures

Auto Express

Pictures of the best cars that are set to arrive in 2025 and beyond

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2024 Fiat 500e Sings To Pedestrians, Has 149-Mile Range And Faster Charging For $34K

Jalopnik

The first Fiat 500e was an adorably half-hearted attempt at producing an electric version of the Italian icon, but a brand new second-generation 500e debuted a few years ago for European markets that brought major improvements. Now, Fiat has finally released U.S. details for the 2024 Fiat 500e, which will go on sale… Read more.

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Shocking: Safety Experts Worry The Tesla Cybertruck’s Design Is Going To Injure Pedestrians, Cyclists And Anything Else It Hits

Jalopnik

Good morning! It’s Friday, December 8, 2023, and this is The Morning Shift , your daily roundup of the top automotive headlines from around the world, in one place. Here are the important stories you need to know. Read more.

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Don't Worry Everyone, NASA Found The Missing Space Tomato

Jalopnik

For the last eight months, unbeknownst to most of the world, a massive scandal in the space community has been brewing. A tomato, grown as part of NASA’s VEG-05 challenge to cultivate food in a zero-gravity environment, went missing. The resulting witch hunt accused astronaut Frank Rubio of having eaten the tomato… Read more.

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You Can't Even Go To A Christmas Parade Without Getting Run Over Anymore

Jalopnik

What was supposed to be a festive night of fun and cheer in Bakersfield, California turned into a nightmare Thursday night when the driver of a white Ford F-150 crashed into the crowd waiting for the city’s annual Christmas parade to begin, running over three people. The victims were taken to the hospital for their… Read more.

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Uber Eats Driver Has Two Cars Stolen In Less Than Half An Hour

Jalopnik

An Uber Eats driver in Washington, D.C. had a workday from hell last month. The Hyundai she used for deliveries was stolen while she was at the Union Market food hall. The keys to her personal Lexus , as well as details of her home address, were inside the car. The woman told WRC-TV that it took at most 15 minutes for… Read more.

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Florida Flight Diverted After Passenger Says 'Bomb' In The Middle Of An Argument

Jalopnik

Two Breeze Airways passengers were arrested on Tuesday after an argument aboard a flight caused a bomb scare that led to a flight diversion. After one of the passengers said the the word “bomb” during a heated exchange, the pilots chose to land the plane. The bickering travelers were handcuffed and escorted off the… Read more.

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Dozens Of High School Students Lift Car To Rescue Mother And Baby Trapped Underneath

Jalopnik

A driver in the parking lot of Utah’s Layton Christian Academy was reportedly blinded by the sun and ran over a mother and her two young children on Tuesday. One of the children, a three-year-old girl, was able to get out from under the car on her own, but the mother and her two-year-old son remained trapped… Read more.

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U.S. Military Grounds $34 Billion Fleet Of Dangerous VTOL Aircraft

Jalopnik

The American military announced that it has grounded its entire fleet of V-22 Ospreys after a fatal crash off the coast of Japan. A preliminary investigation showed an equipment failure likely caused the crash that killed eight Air Force Special Operations Command service members, the Associated Press reports. At… Read more.

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Stellantis Blames California For Lack Of Internal Combustion Vehicle Stock In Some States

Jalopnik

Stellantis has only kept dealer lots stocked with electrified versions of its vehicles when possible in the 14 CARB-compliant states since June of this year because of legislative inequality. The world’s third-largest automaker by revenue has formally lodged a petition against the California Air Resources Board to… Read more.

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California Wants Electric School Buses. Rural Districts Say They Aren't Feasible

Jalopnik

California wants school districts to move from diesel-powered school buses to their electrified counterparts. Governor Gavin Newsom and other state officials have implemented a 2035 requirement that all newly purchased or leased school buses have to be zero-emission. School districts in rural parts of the state don’t… Read more.

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Three Cops Fired After Killing A Man While Repossessing His Truck

Jalopnik

Three police officers in Decatur, Alabama have been fired and a fourth has been suspended after they fatally shot a man while his truck was being repossessed in September. The announcement came from the city’s mayor, according to CBS News 19. Read more.

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The Ducati Diavel Gets A Bentley Batur-Inspired Limited Edition

Jalopnik

If there’s one thing rich folks love, it’s accessorizing. They’re big into hats, bags, and weird little crusty-eyed dogs to put into those bags. But when you’ve just bought yourself a shiny new Bentley Batur , you need to accessorize with something a little more interesting than a Bichon Frisé-laden Chanel bag — you… Read more.

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What Kind Of Cars Are These?

Jalopnik

Last weekend I was walking through Beverly Hills when I came across a trio of bright red cars parked in front of the Beverly Wilshire hotel. There was a constant crowd of people surrounding them, with civilians taking videos for TikTok and carspotters shooting photos with their DSLR to get Instagram likes. I didn’t… Read more.

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LS6 Porsche 944, Dinan BMW M3, Pinzgauer 710M: The Dopest Cars I Found For Sale Online

Jalopnik

If you can believe it, it’s a Friday once again. If my shopping trips to Guitar Center and Target today told me anything, it’s that we’re deep in peak holiday buying season. Also, that it’s getting a bit cold out to walk nearly forty blocks from the Jalopnik office to Guitar Center. Read more.

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At $13,500, Will This 1974 Plymouth Duster 4X4 Cause A Dustup?

Jalopnik

Today’s Nice Price or No Dice Duster is about as Mad-Maxican a car as you could want. Let’s see if we can find any beauty in the price tag for this post-apocalyptic Powerstroke-powered beast. Read more.

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Here's Every Foreign Car You Think Should Be Sold In The U.S.

Jalopnik

There are so many great cars not sold here in the U.S. market. For one reason or another, automakers don’t think that Americans will buy small cars , or cars with manual transmissions , or sports cars , or coupes , or wagons. Damn, all the wagons ! Some of those reasons are regulatory, but some are just based on vibes. Read more.