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CarsDirect Offers Free Used Car Listings to Terminated Chrysler, GM Dealers

EL SEGUNDO, CA–(Marketwire – June 11, 2009) – CarsDirect announced today that it is offering free online used car inventory listings to recently terminated Chrysler and General Motors franchise dealers in an effort to help dealers drive sales during the current transition period. “Many of our dealer partners who have received termination notices aren’t simply …
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VinSolutions and R. L. Polk & Co. Integrate to Offer Customers Easy Access to Polk Cross Sell™ Reports

Summary: With a simple push of a button, VinSolutions’ customers, who subscribe to the service, can access R. L. Polk & Co.’s monthly Polk Cross Sell™ reports directly from their VinSolutions system. VinSolutions offers two levels of participation. Customers may opt to receive both new and used vehicle reports, or select only new or only …
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Kelley Blue Book’s Kbb.com to Launch All-New Online Vehicle Classifieds

Kbb.com New and Used Car Inventory Listings Program Provides Confidence to Consumers, Efficiencies to Dealers IRVINE, Calif., May 29 /PRNewswire/ — On July 17, 2009, Kelley Blue Book will launch The Trusted Marketplace(SM), a new online car shopping experience on its top-rated Web site www.kbb.com. Through a unique technology platform, The Trusted Marketplace’s search engine …
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Cobalt Launches 2nd-Generation Mobile Dealer Web Interface

SEATTLE, June 2, 2009 — Cobalt (www.cobalt.com), the leading provider of digital marketing services for the automotive industry, today announced the launch of its second-generation mobile web interface optimized specifically for the in-market automotive shopper. The design focuses on what a consumer is doing and where, encouraging active in-market shoppers to call the dealership or …
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AutoTrader Doubles Exposure by Adding ESPN/ABC

AutoTrader.com will double its media exposure this year by adding ESPN/ABC to its broadcast media advertising mix. The buy, which begins in July, will give AutoTrader.com advertising real estate and in-program integration on Monday Night Football on ESPN; college football broadcasts on ESPN and ABC; NASCAR Sprint Cup broadcasts on ESPN and ABC; and Major …
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XIGroup introduces real-time inventory

WHITE MARSH, Md., May 5, 2009 – XIGroup (www.XIGroup.com), the website industry’s leader in providing the best user interface for car buyers, and a division of Dominion Enterprises, now provides car buyers and car dealers with real-time inventory updates for all XIGroup customers using Dealer Specialties services. Inventory updates—such as a change in price, photos …
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ContactAtOnce! Announces Chat Rollover Feature and Managed Auto Dealer Chat Service

ContactAtOnce! delivers intelligent routing of auto dealer chat leads to trained staff when dealership personnel are unavailable. ATLANTA, GA – May 5, 2009 – ContactAtOnce!, (contactatonce.com) a leading provider of auto dealer chat and other internet marketing tools that move online shoppers into live conversations with car dealers, today announced the immediate availability of its …
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TRILOGY ENTERPRISES ANNOUNCES CASH TENDER OFFER FOR AUTOBYTEL

TRILOGY ENTERPRISES ANNOUNCES CASH TENDER OFFER FOR AUTOBYTEL AT $0.35 NET PER SHARE AUSTIN, Texas, April 20, 2009 — Trilogy Enterprises, Inc. (“Trilogy”), a provider of technology powered business services to the automotive industry, today announced that its wholly-owned subsidiary, Infield Acquisition, Inc., has commenced a tender offer to acquire all of the outstanding shares …