Category Archives: marketing

U.S. August Sales Forecast Down Year-over-Year

“The summer isn’t delivering explosive sales like we saw last year, but the industry is still on pace to set an annual sales record” Continue reading

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Binge Selling! Ford GT Production Extended

It appears that more cars according to Pericak means more exclusive. This assertion would have had me laughed out of my high school logic class. Maybe expelled. Continue reading

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Nissan Titan Warranty Tops Detroit Three at 5-Years Bumper-to-Bumper

The 2017 Titans and should arrive at Nissan dealers nationwide later this month. New XD and Single Cabs, the first single cab variants in Titan history, join the lineup in late fall. A King Cab body configuration, along with a V6 engine, will follow at a later date. Continue reading

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2017 Ford F-150 STX Starts at $35,615

Ford is offering “entry-level” truck customers a new STX option “at an affordable price.” Continue reading

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Power of Ridgeline Ad takes on Other Small Pickups

In a move clearly intended to change the image of the Ridgeline pickup from toy truck to work truck, Honda is debuting today “The Power of Ridgeline” TV spot. Continue reading

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Millennials Crave Cars

A new report shows that a vast majority of millennials (90%) currently own a car or have a desire to own a car. Despite the increasing prevalence of ride-sharing companies in big cities, the difference between urban and suburban millennial car ownership is small. Continue reading

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Mercedes Bends, Pulling E-Class Self-Driving Car Ads

Mercedes-Benz is pulling an advertisement for its 2017 E-Class vehicles called “The Future,” which touts automated features available in the 2017 E-Class as the next step toward a self-driving car. Continue reading

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Lease Vehicles at Record High in First Half of 2016

More new vehicles were leased in the first half of 2016 than during the first half of any other year in U.S. history. Continue reading

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Safety Groups Want FTC Probe on E-Class Self-Driving Car Ads

Safety advocates want the Federal Trade Commission to take action against Mercedes-Benz for advertising 2017 E-Class models as a self-driving car. Continue reading

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Harley-Davidson Sponsors, Dominates Sturgis Motorcycle Rally

Harley-Davidson will sponsor the 76th Sturgis Motorcycle Rally as the official motorcycle during a week-long celebration of two- or three-wheel mobility. The South Dakota Black Hills region has activities planned from Aug. 6-13, with daily concerts, parties, free demo rides on new 2016 Harley-Davidson motorcycles, and H.O.G. member special events. Harley-Davidson says the do not miss events at Sturgis  are the Wall of Death and a new custom motorcycle show. Continue reading

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Pickup Trucks Acquire US Postal Service ‘Stamp of Approval’

The Postal Service receives no tax dollars for operating expenses and relies on the sale of postage, products and services to fund its operations. Continue reading

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Murray Walker at Beaulieu Supercar Weekend

“Murray’s Magnificent Machines” will feature some of his favorite cars from half a century of F1 in a setting on the lawns of Palace House, the home to the Montagu family since 1538. Continue reading

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Dodge Viper 25th Anniversary Models Sold Out

After first going on sale Friday 24 June 2016, the 206 special-edition 2017 Dodge Vipers designed to celebrate the 25th anniversary and final year of Viper production are sold out. Continue reading

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New Dawn at Largest Rally of Rolls-Royce Cars at Goodwood

Rolls-Royce Motor Cars is honoring the occasion with a display of six Bespoke (aka custom) models, hand-built by craftsmen and women at the Home of Rolls-Royce at Goodwood. Continue reading

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Dream Cruise Drag – Roadkill Runs Legally on Woodward Ave

Here’s irony, street-legal racing will be sanctioned on Woodward Avenue in Pontiac, MI, on the eve of the Dream Cruise. Continue reading

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