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AutoTrader's VinSolutions buys Haystak Digital Marketing
VinSolutions, a unit of the AutoTrader Group, has agreed to buy Haystak Digital Marketing ..... are clicking when they visit dealer Web sites. AutoTrader bought VinSolutions in 2011. AutoTrader .com is the largest third-party Internet vehicle …
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Carfax-dealers scuffle spirals into lawsuit
… manufacturer certified pre-owned programs. The suit also alleges that Carfax has exclusive agreements with Cars.com and AutoTrader .com that stipulate that dealers who list used vehicles for sale on those sites can only post vehicle history reports from …
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Carfax hit with $50 million antitrust lawsuit by 120 dealerships
… marketing support" to auto manufacturers and to classified sites Autotrader .com and Cars.com as part of exclusive agreements that ..... is that Carfax has exclusive agreements with Cars.com and AutoTrader .com. Those agreements stipulate that dealers who list used …
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Used-car shoppers want it all online
… necessarily equate with popularity, Walker acknowledged. AutoTrader .com, with the most-visited third-party vehicle shopping ..... seventh in the inaugural J.D. Power ranking. But Walker said AutoTrader , which is owned by the same company as Kelley Blue Book …
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Poll: Deal trumps tech for shopper
… according to a new survey. The survey by AutoTrader .com, the largest third-party Internet ..... redesigns," said Rick Wainschel, AutoTrader vice president of automotive insights ..... probably a factor. In another recent AutoTrader survey, 27 percent of respondents said …
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Most car shoppers prefer 'the deal' more than latest design, AutoTrader says
… online survey shows. The survey by AutoTrader .com found that 57 percent of shoppers ..... redesigns," said Rick Wainschel, AutoTrader vice president of automotive insights ..... shopping, Wainschel said in an interview. AutoTrader said 130 people responded to the online …
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AutoTrader CEO Perry to resign
Chip Perry, AutoTrader .com's only CEO since the company ..... Schwartz, who will become president of AutoTrader Group and will remain president of ..... Manheim, according to Cox Enterprises. AutoTrader and Manheim are units of Cox, the …
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MKZ's Troubled Launch (3/25/13)
Bottleneck means lost sales opportunities for Ford; Manheim's Schwartz to take helm at AutoTrader ; '14 LaCrosse revealed.
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AutoTrader CEO Perry to resign May 1
Chip Perry, AutoTrader .com's only CEO since the company ..... Schwartz , who will become president of AutoTrader Group and will remain president of ..... according to a statement today . AutoTrader and Manheim are units of Cox Enterprises …
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Google poised for major retail push
… sites and other car-shopping sites such as edmunds.com , autotrader .com and cars.com . But some dealership general managers ..... service beyond the San Francisco test. vAuto is owned by AutoTrader .com, which competes with Google for Internet sales leads …
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Stressed by growth, group pulls in reins
… States. To support its own brand, the group pulled its used-vehicle listings off third-party Internet sites such as autotrader .com and cars.com , instead buying TV, radio, newspaper and billboard ads focused on driving consumers to its own westherr …
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Carmakers pin hopes on Europe's UK bright spot
… investing in social media buzz, Web sites and online tools to compare fuel and financing deals. Data from the UK sales group AutoTrader shows that 10 years ago the average British consumer visited at least five dealerships before buying a car. With more research …
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Diverted leads distress dealer
… The notification would allow Caputo to start pitching the customer immediately. As shopping sites such as Cars.com, AutoTrader .com and others try to make financing and insurance a part of the online shopping experience, the process is creating tensions …
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AutoTrader acquires incentive-tracker Automotive Information Systems
ORLANDO -- AutoTrader Group Inc.'s stable of online classified properties ..... bigger. Dale Pollak, founder of vAuto Inc., a unit of AutoTrader , said on Sunday that AutoTrader has acquired Automotive Information Systems, an Ann Arbor …
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AutoTrader : Only 2 of 3 of dealership Web visits are for vehicle shopping
… visits at 3,000 dealers recently, AutoTrader found that only 32 percent of dealer ..... nothing to do with vehicle shopping. AutoTrader knows because it can tag the visitors ..... they go. So how to use this factoid? AutoTrader CEO Chip Perry suggests that dealers …
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vAuto chief to finance folks: E-commerce is coming
… It goes to the very heart of their psyche," Pollak said. AutoTrader .com, a third-party auto classified site, purchased vAuto ..... area Cadillac-GMC dealer, stayed to manage the company. AutoTrader .com is majority-owned by Cox Enterprises Inc., which …
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Shopping sites to dealers: Show us some love
AutoTrader , Edmunds, Cars.com and other online ..... for their efforts. A study funded by AutoTrader found that Internet sites tend to play ..... was a disconnect, said Kevin Filan, AutoTrader vice president of customer marketing …
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Sorting the winners, losers in Super Bowl commercial derby
… broadcasters on game day. andnbsp; A look at some of the scorecards: andnbsp; Hyundai and Kia scored highest in a tally by AutoTrader .com. The car shopping Web site measured a 1,004 percent increase in search activity for the Hyundai Santa Fe after the …
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AutoTrader says it's business as usual following withdrawal of IPO
AutoTrader Group Inc., the nation's largest ..... an initial public offering of stock. AutoTrader , of Atlanta, is well-capitalized ..... products, said spokesman Lou Laste. AutoTrader has 20,000 new- and used-vehicle …
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Honda dealer takes all ads online
… more slowly. According to vehicle shopping site AutoTrader .com, U.S. dealerships spend about 25 percent ..... billion online and $5.9 billion offline, reports AutoTrader . AutoTrader , the world's largest third-party vehicle shopping …
