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AutoTrader.com Testing Car Trade in Program in Kansas City

Autotrader.com Vehicle Purchase Program Aims to Streamline Consumer Sale, Trade In of Used Autos ATLANTA, Nov. 11 /PRNewswire/ — AutoTrader.com’s Vehicle Purchase Program (VPP), currently in a 90-day test in Kansas City, is a convenient on-line service that aims to streamline the process of trading in or selling an automobile with participating dealers. This on-line …

Dealership Marketing

Kelley Blue Book’s Big Move?

KBB wants to change how auto leads are bought and sold Guest Posting by Cliff Banks Kelley Blue Book is launching a bold initiative, hoping to revolutionize the way online leads are bought and sold. In the process, it’s turning its back on a rather successful revenue generator while speeding into a business dominated by …

PR Announcements

Cash-for-Clunkers Drives New-Car Shopping—and Higher Prices

Cash for Clunkers Helps Drive Over 15 Million Visitors to AutoTrader.com for 8th Month in a Row ATLANTA – September 3, 2009 – The Cash-for-Clunkers or CARS program brought some of the best sales so far this year for automakers, but also some of the highest average asking prices on new vehicles. As dealer inventories …

PR Announcements

AutoTrader.com to Power Certified Pre-Owned Listings for Nissan

ATLANTA – August 11, 2009 – AutoTrader.com, the ultimate automotive marketplace with 3 million vehicle listings, today announced it will begin carrying live listings of all Certified Pre-Owned (CPO) Nissan automobiles currently available at Nissan’s 1,070 retailers nationwide. In addition, AutoTrader.com will also power all CPO listings on Nissan’s own web site, NissanUSA.com. On a …

Opinions & Advice

Pricing Games on Classified Inventory Websites

Dealers still playing the PRICE GAME on Classified Websites. Are dealers still playing this game? …ofcourse they are! I was hoping this shit would stop as print continues to diminish, but it’s obvious that some of the classified sites allow it to happen as well. Maybe it’s OK. Maybe at the end of the day …

Industry News & Trends

Autotrader.com for sale? Not anymore – is that too bad?

Our (okay, maybe not “our” but definitely my) favorite online vendor was for sale for almost a month, but isn’t anymore. According to Ward’s: AutoTrader.com is estimating 23% growth in revenue this year to $635 million. It has some 2,600 employees and with 14.9 million unique visitors, it is one of the leading online automotive …

Best Practices Opinions & Advice

When do you release your dealers inventory?

Brian Tucker (Internet Director at Swope Toyota) and I (Alex Snyder) had a long conversation about this the other evening and we wanted to hear what you guys have to say. This is the email Brian sent that sparked the conversation: I would like to hear some feedback on what is considered “best practice” on …

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AutoTrader.com Testing Car Trade in Program in Kansas City

Kelley Blue Book’s Big Move?

Cash-for-Clunkers Drives New-Car Shopping—and Higher Prices

AutoTrader.com to Power Certified Pre-Owned Listings for Nissan

Pricing Games on Classified Inventory Websites

Autotrader.com for sale? Not anymore – is that too bad?

When do you release your dealers inventory?

AOL Autos and Vast partner – something a little different?

Have you tried AutoMart.com and if not, why?

AutoTrader and MSN autos causes a “surge in shoppers”?