Nissan's radical strategy for the Titan pickupAuto News

New models are supposed to burst onto the market, suddenly visible and available everywhere, in showrooms and ad campaigns and on the street. Not so for the Nissan Titan.

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Survivors of DMS shifts tell their talesAuto News

Changing a dealership management system can be a grueling process that touches every level of a store. But sometimes a switch has to be made.

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Dealers race to keep pace with Google marketingAuto News

Google's evolving portfolio of marketing options can be a treasure trove for dealers who skillfully wield its tools. But there's a catch.

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Fresh product lets Toyota's marketers 'cut loose'Auto News

Ed Laukes, the new head of Toyota Division marketing, says the brand's move in a more emotional direction opens the door for more emotional, edgier advertising.

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AutoNation builds on the power of its brandAuto News

AutoNation's branding power, and the trust that comes with it, can been elusive for many car dealers.

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Fatal crash puts auction safety back in spotlight Auto News

A deadly crash at a Massachusetts auto auction has brought a recurring question back into the spotlight: How can bustling, cramped auctions be kept safe?

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Reynolds, CDK put their pact in writing, lawsuits sayAuto News

Two dealership software companies' antitrust lawsuits against Reynolds and Reynolds and CDK cite the same document: a written agreement by the two DMS giants that implies collusion.

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When a new dealership is wiped out by a tornadoAuto News

Four tornadoes struck Canton, a small city about 60 miles east of Dallas, on April 29. Dealer Randall Noe got his first look at the wreckage the next day.

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Delphi sheds its skin for the futureAuto News

Delphi's move to spin off its profitable powertrain operations is not about improving its financial sheets - it's about suiting up for the autonomous, connected future.

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Kulisch joins Automotive News in WashingtonAuto News

Automotive News has hired Eric Kulisch as its staff reporter in Washington, D.C.

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Discounting is up, but so are average transaction pricesAuto News

The auto industry's longest growth streak in a century looks to be finished, seven years after it started. But automakers aren't panicked.

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Toyota Financial growing -- and movingAuto News

Toyota Financial Services is issuing more contracts for protection products than financing as it tries to both extend its lead as the top U.S. auto lender and complete its corporate move from California to Plano, Texas.

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Ford's Hot Shot on-demand parts delivery grows rapidlyAuto News

Ford Motor Co.'s customer service division is rapidly expanding an on-demand parts delivery business that reduces the time dealers -- and customers -- have to wait for new brakes, hoses or filters from the factory.

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Lithia expands into new marketsAuto News

Lithia Motors' strategy of growing through acquisitions continues to broaden the dealership group's geographic footprint. It just added Pennsylvania to the list of states where it sells cars.

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Santander has dropped 800-plus dealershipsAuto News

Santander Consumer USA has terminated more than 800 dealerships since 2015, based on 'performance-related issues,' the lender said.

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Elite brands give dealership group a haloAuto News

Park Place Premier Collection, a luxury-brand dealership in downtown Dallas, finds opportunities to show off eye-popping Rolls, Bentley, McLaren and Maserati models at auto shows, charity events and at a supercar showcase each fall.

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Tesla recruiting event in Mexico flooded by hopeful engineersAuto News

Engineers from across Mexico streamed into a cramped hotel lobby in the industrial city of Monterrey for a chance to get a job with Tesla.

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