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AskMen.com
Paul Anderson |
10 Common Car-Buying Mistakes Unless you're a high roller with a lot of money to burn, the decision to buy a car won't be a spontaneous one. It requires a lot of research and financial planning to find the right ride for your tastes and budget.   |
PC World
October 2003
Anne Kandra |
Use the Web When You Need Wheels Kick the tires, but let online research help you drive a hard bargain. |
The Motley Fool
December 1, 2005 |
Car Buying: Get the Best Price Get the inside scoop and enter negotiations armed with knowledge. With a bit of research under your belt before you approach a salesperson, you can create a win-win result, with the car dealer netting a modest profit and yourself not getting taken to the car wash. |
The Motley Fool
May 20, 2004 |
The Fool Fax-a-Thon Your fax machine can save you a lot when you buy a car. |
BusinessWeek
November 27, 2006
David Welch |
Death Of The Car Salesman Savvy customers, lower margins, fewer sales, and too many dealers: Car salespeople never had it so bad. |
Fast Company
October 1999
Gina Imperato |
Test-Drive These Web Sites Fast Company's comparisons of five of the top car-buying sites. |
Car and Driver
May 2006
Michael Feyen |
Showroom Turncoat Comes Clean Dirty dealing exposed -- or, how not to get taken to the cleaners when buying a car. |
CRM
January 2, 2004
Lisa Picarille |
Vertical Focus: How Auto Dealers Drive Relationships CRM solutions are helping teach auto manufacturers and auto dealers to play nice and share with others. |
BusinessWeek
October 29, 2007
David Welch |
Haggling Starts to Go the Way of the Tail Fin Fixed pricing may be coming to a showroom near you as the Web makes prices more transparent and dealers try to cater to women and Gen Y drivers. |
The Motley Fool
May 6, 2010
John Rosevear |
GM Gives Me a Headache New cars are great, but buying them is a pain. |
Reason
July 2000
Diane Katz & Henry Payne |
Traffic Jam Auto dealers use government to build Internet roadblocks. |
The Motley Fool
July 30, 2007
John Rosevear |
Financing That New Car, Part 1 So you've decided to buy a new car. Now, how are you going to pay for it? First, look closely at the dealer's financing package. It just may be the best. |
Fast Company
October 1999
Gina Imperato |
The Web Puts You in the Driver's Seat About 40% of new-car buyers visit the Web before they drive off the lot. So why don't you come along for a test drive of some of the Web's best car-buying sites and resources? |
BusinessWeek
March 6, 2006
David Welch |
The Other Club Battering GM General Motors has twice the dealerships it needs, but their clout makes cutting them costly. |
CRM
April 2013
Leonard Klie |
Market Focus: Automotive Dealers Go Digital Auto sellers respond to customers with online options. |
AskMen.com
Pejman Ghadimi |
Understanding Car Depreciation You'll think twice about buying that new car after reading this. |
The Motley Fool
December 4, 2006
Seth Jayson |
What's Killing the Car Salesmen? How about a medieval business model that should never have survived into the 21st century? Car salesmen may be going the way of the dodo. |
Popular Mechanics
January 26, 2010
David Kiley |
Are New Lease Discounts Bad News for Automakers? Depending on where you live, you might be seeing lease offers for a Chevy Mailbu for as low as $179 per month, with $2,000 down, and a Honda Accord for $249 per month and $249 down. |
The Motley Fool
March 23, 2006
Dayana Yochim |
Steer Clear of These 4 Car-Buying Cons Advice on avoiding a financial collision at the auto dealer. Credit score shenanigans... Dud deals.... Broken payoff promises... etc. |
The Motley Fool
June 13, 2007
John Rosevear |
5 Reasons to Buy a Used Car The best used cars offer more value than ever. Keep these tips in mind before you get behind the wheel of your next vehicle. |
PHONE+
February 4, 2010
Mike Rosen |
Rev Up Auto Dealer Service With Converged Solutions Times are tough for the auto industry and now is the ideal time for communications dealers to present auto dealers with cost-effective telecommunications solutions that can enhance customer service. |
The Motley Fool
December 8, 2010
Jeff Rose |
3 Things to Consider Before Buying a Car If you are a member of the military, the decision-making process to buy a car can be even more difficult because of the amount of scams that have been on rise by dealers looking to take advantage of those serving our country. |
BusinessWeek
March 29, 2004
David Welch |
Auto Megadealers: Running Out Of Gas? They're debt-heavy after a buying spree, and their margins are suffering. Now investors are starting to gear down |
Boating
March 2004
Jeff Hemmel |
Undercover Angel: How to buy a boat without dancing with the devil What to say, how to say it -- and when to shut up! Professional advice on purchasing a new boat. |
CRM
March 1, 2006
Alexandra DeFelice |
Market Focus: Automotive: Driving Relationships By tracking after-the-sale customer issues, auto dealers can retain customers. |
The Motley Fool
February 27, 2004
Selena Maranjian |
Car-Buying Commandments Thou shalt not buy a car without gathering some money-saving tips first. |
BusinessWeek
July 28, 2003
Gail Edmondson |
Porsches? Aisle 7 Virgin Cars' department store approach is rattling dealers |
Entrepreneur
August 2003
Jill Amadio |
A Click Away Automotive Web sites are revved up and ready to help you buy. |
Job Journal
December 16, 2007
Julia Hollister |
Commission Sales: A Piece of the Action Want to be paid based on your performance? Commission sales is just the ticket. |
Job Journal
March 19, 2006
Rich Heintz |
Auto Sales Put a little mettle in your peddle and drive a career in auto sales. Thanks to high employee turnover, opportunity is expected to be better than average. |
CIO
January 25, 2010
Kim S. Nash |
Using Predictive Analytics to Tap More Profitable Customers Auto loan provider Dealer Services used predictive analytics to find its most profitable customers and avoid the riskiest. |
The Motley Fool
October 6, 2004
Rich Smith |
Supreme Car Inspection The Supreme Court's decision in Koons v. Nigh threatens car dealers. |
CRM
June 2, 2011 |
Reynolds Launches New CRM Solution for the iPad dealerPAD is the mobile version of Reynolds' Contact Management developed specifically to work on the iPad. |
The Motley Fool
July 11, 2007
Selena Maranjian |
Get Free Car Insurance The American auto industry is ailing, so there's every reason to look to new kinds of incentive to try to build sales. So, should you excitedly wait to buy your next car with free insurance? Not necessarily. |
Entrepreneur
October 2009
Jill Amadio |
Full Speed Ahead How to get the most out of your company vehicles |
InternetNews
August 10, 2009 |
eBay, GM to Launch Site for New Cars GM takes to the Web in partnership with e-commerce giant to "reinvent the car-buying experience." |
Entrepreneur
October 2003
Jill Amadio |
Vintage Vehicles Manufacturers' inspection programs make it worth your while to buy used. |
The Motley Fool
June 8, 2009
Rich Duprey |
Ford's Raw Deal Bankrupt carmakers get a competitive advantage over Ford by eliminating dealers. |
Job Journal
April 4, 2004
Rich Heintz |
One Car Buyer's Perspective: Auto Sales Drive a career in auto sales with a little mettle in your peddle. Article includes a list of useful websites for people looking for jobs in auto sales. |
The Motley Fool
June 23, 2006
Elizabeth Brokamp |
Ask Mrs. Riches: Your Car-Buying Personality Are you and your partner in sync when it comes to buying a new car? Get your financial relationship questions answered here! |
Commercial Investment Real Estate
Sep/Oct 2014
Bradley R. Carter |
Auto Site Selection New-car dealerships have specific location requirements. |
The Motley Fool
June 19, 2007
John Rosevear |
The Best Used Cars: Part 2 Finding the gently used car of your dreams: Make a list and check it twice... The big audition: Test-drives... Making the deal... Wrapping it up... |
CRM
May 2005
Phillip Britt |
Manufacturing Builds On Customer Relationships Manufacturers are discovering that to maximize their sales and profits they need to rely on CRM software as much as they do on the nuts and bolts of the manufacturing process. |
The Motley Fool
January 4, 2010
Rich Duprey |
GM's Buy-One, Get-One-Free Sale The automaker offers incentives that can cut new car prices in half, but at a big cost. |
CRM
September 2014
Maria Minsker |
The Importance of Aligning Strategy and Sales How to close the gap between two pillars of business success |
CRM
November 15, 2004
Coreen Bailor |
Marketing ROI Makes Jaguar Land Rover Purr The global automaker wanted to put the brakes on its inability to identify which marketing initiatives were gunning its revenue and which weren't. |
The Motley Fool
August 2, 2007
John Rosevear |
Should You Pay Cash for That New Ride? The pros and cons of loan-free car buying. It's tempting to consider paying cash for your next car, but before you write that check consider where that money is coming from, and the income it may have earned. |
The Motley Fool
February 15, 2007
Tom Taulli |
AutoNation Sputters AutoNation has scale and a sophisticated Web-based system, but the auto sector is stagnant. Investors are concerned about the difficult environment and weak operating results, and all in all, there is little here for investors to get excited about. |
Fast Company
July 2000
Cheryl Dahle |
Used Cars, New Models Talk about an unlikely e-commerce juggernaut. This year, 55-year-old Manheim Auctions expects to sell more than $1.5 billion worth of used cars online. Would you like to take its Web strategy for a test drive? |
CRM
January 12, 2011 |
Dealer Specialties Introduces QR Codes to Promote Inventory Quick response codes are expected to drive traffic, promote inventory, and improve consumer response for auto dealers. |
