Open Dealer Exchange, a partnership between archrivals ADP Dealer Services and Reynolds and Reynolds Co., was proposed five years ago but then bogged down, officials at the companies say.
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OUR TAKE: The first thought when driving this huge mass is of that snobby pitchman driving an Escalade in the television ad saying, "They ought to hybrid this."
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Nissan Motor Co.'s forecast for its first net loss in almost a decade and its shrinking cash supply prompted Standard and Poor's to warn that the automaker's credit rating may be lowered.
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In celebration of Travis Pastrana's third-consecutive Rally America National Championship title, Subaru commissioned a custom WRX STI for its factory team driver. Pastrana's new street car will debut at the Chicago auto show.
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R20T is to blast off at Geneva, and will take the fight to Ford's Focus RS. It promises incredible pace, with a tuned turbo and lightweight body.
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Foreign car sales slumped 29.1% year on year in South Korea last month.
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A Danish importer is taking over Peugeot distribution in Latvia.
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Sales of Chinese-made cars picked up in January, buoyed by government policies to boost the auto industry, according to data released from the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers (CAAM).
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The continuing impact of the global financial crisis forced a downturn in new vehicle sales during January but the auto industry hopes new fiscal measures will help stabilise the market.
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What the automaker described as "ongoing challenges in the global automotive markets" resulted in a fall in BMW Group sales in January.
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Magna has warned that the market is too murky and uncertain to give an outlook for 2009 and warned that January's North American car sales numbers are a portent of worse to come.
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American Axle & Manufacturing Holdings has been talking with workers about further cutting its labour costs.
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Revised hatchback and MPV get fresh styling and more efficient engines
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As the US financial crisis deepens and ripples through the global economy, worldwide light vehicle sales are expected to slow down and reach 56.8m units in 2009, a drop of 13% on last year, according to RL Polk.
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Wolfgang Bernhard, the hard-driving executive who was forced out of Volkswagen and DaimlerChrysler, has rejoined Daimler to be the head of its Mercedes-Benz van group. He starts the job on April 1.
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Wolfgang Bernhard will return to Daimler to head the company's Mercedes-Benz Vans unit, Daimler said today. Daimler CEO Dieter Zetsche said: "I am delighted that Wolfgang Bernhard is back at Daimler."
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The Canadian Auto Workers said today that it has not yet entered into any formal talks on reopening collective bargaining agreements with the struggling Detroit 3 automakers.
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Hyundai is to unveil a new concept car at this year's Geneva motor show that previews a redesign of its Tucson small SUV and the similar Sportage model sold by affiliate Kia.
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Best shots yet of baby Rolls clearly shows the all-new interior
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