Today's News - March 6, 2012

**KBB in the News**

 

Alec Gutierrez featured on Good Day LA: Gas price hike (aired at 10 a.m.)

KTTV (Fox) DMA: 2 Los Angeles, CA

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Alec Gutierrez featured on Good Day LA: Gas price hike (aired at 7:30 a.m.)

KTTV (Fox) DMA: 2 Los Angeles, CA

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Alec Gutierrez featured on Good Day LA: Gas price hike (aired at 6:30 a.m.)

KTTV (Fox) DMA: 2 Los Angeles, CA

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Kelley Blue Book featured on Good Day LA: Gas price hike (aired at 6:00 a.m.)

KTTV (Fox) DMA: 2 Los Angeles, CA

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Kelley Blue Book featured on Good Day LA: Gas price hike (aired at 5:00 a.m.)

KTTV (Fox) DMA: 2 Los Angeles, CA

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As gas prices rise, Kelley Blue Book recommends shoppers weigh options carefully before making vehicle purchase

WFTS (ABC) DMA: 14 Tampa, FL

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As gas prices rise, Kelley Blue Book recommends shoppers weigh options carefully before making vehicle purchase

KJRH (NBC) DMA: 59 Tulsa, OK

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Alec Gutierrez reports 2012 Total Cost of Ownership Awards

KOB (NBC) DMA: 45 Albuquerque, NM

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Alec Gutierrez reports 2012 Total Cost of Ownership Awards

WDEF (CBS) DMA: 86 Chattanooga, TN

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New car incentives fall as petrol price rises

http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/0/bd1c4cc8-648d-11e1-9aa1-00144feabdc0.html#axzz1oGmLz5S7

 

U.S. auto sales pace hits four-year high on broad gains

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/g/a/2012/03/05/bloomberg_articlesM06EWN0UQVIB01-M0FKF.DTL

 

Game plan: March

http://www.dispatch.com/content/stories/business/2012/03/04/game-plan-march.html

 

No fueling: Surging gas prices driving customers to fuel-efficient cars, wagons

http://www.toolsofthetrade.net/industry-news.asp?articleID=1829489&sectionID=1516

 

Auto sales hit 4-year high

http://www.zacks.com/stock/news/70749/Auto+Sales+Hit+4-Year+High

 

Are you making the correct advances on each auto loan?

http://www.creditunions.com/article.aspx?articleid=4906

 

How to save $800 on a new car

http://www.forbes.com/sites/daviddisalvo/2012/03/05/how-to-save-800-on-a-new-car/?feed=rss_home

 

Volvo C30 conquers entry-level luxury costs

http://readme.readmedia.com/Volvo-C30-Conquers-Entry-Level-Luxury-Costs/3724847

 

 

**KBB Editorial**

 

Lamborghini Aventador J - 2012 Geneva Auto Show

http://www.kbb.com/car-news/all-the-latest/lamborghini-aventador-j-_-2012-geneva-auto-show/

 

2013 Chevrolet Silverado and GMC Sierra bi-fuel pickups unveiled

http://www.kbb.com/car-news/all-the-latest/2013-chevrolet-silverado-and-gmc-sierra-bi_fuel-pickups-unveiled/

 

2012 Toyota Yaris Hybrid - 2012 Geneva Auto Show

http://www.kbb.com/car-news/all-the-latest/2012-toyota-yaris-hybrid-_-2012-geneva-auto-show/

 

Volkswagen Cross Coupe TDI Plug-in Concept - 2012 Geneva Auto Show

http://www.kbb.com/car-news/all-the-latest/volkswagen-cross-coupe-tdi-plug_in-concept-_-2012-geneva-auto-show/

 

Carrozzeria Touring Disco Volante Concept - 2012 Geneva Auto Show

http://www.kbb.com/car-news/all-the-latest/carrozzeria-touring-disco-volante-concept-_-2012-geneva-auto-show/

 

2013 Maserati GranTurismo Sport - 2012 Geneva Auto Show

http://www.kbb.com/car-news/all-the-latest/2013-maserati-granturismo-sport-_-2012-geneva-auto-show/

 

 

**Top News**

 

2012 Chevy Volt named European Car of the Year

http://content.usatoday.com/communities/driveon/post/2012/03/2012-chevy-volt-named-european-car-of-the-year/1

 

Chevrolet Volt named European Car of the Year as production halt looms

http://www.autonews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20120306/OEM05/120309915/1193/chevrolet-volt-named-european-car-of-the-year-as-production-halt-looms

 

Peugeot to sell shares at 42 percent discount in $1.3 billion capital expansion

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-03-06/peugeot-seeks-to-raise-1-3b-in-rights-offer.html

 

Ex-Porsche CFO charged with fraud

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-03-06/three-porsche-workers-charged-with-fraud-over-10-billion-euro-refinancing.html

 

 

**OEM/Vehicle News**

 

BMW in talks with GM on future technologies, Reithofer says

http://www.autonews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20120306/OEM/120309916/1246/bmw-in-talks-with-gm-on-future-technologies-reithofer-says

 

GM, Chrysler, Ford look to cash in on natural gas boom

http://content.usatoday.com/communities/driveon/post/2012/03/gm-chrysler-ford-look-to-cash-in-on-natural-gas-boom/1

Chrysler debuts natural gas Ram pickup

http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20120306/AUTO0101/203060426/1148/auto01/Chrysler-debuts-natural-gas-Ram-pickup

 

VW bets on ‘ecological restructuring’ as path to global leadership

http://www.thedetroitbureau.com/2012/03/vw-continues-move-to-be-worlds-top-automaker/

 

Mercedes targets new A class at young buyers from rival premium brands

http://europe.autonews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20120305/ANE/120309938/1131/mercedes-targets-new-a-class-at-young-buyers-from-rival-premium

 

Marchionne: Fiat needs to take a cue from Chrysler

http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20120306/OPINION03/203060316/1148/auto01/Marchionne-Fiat-needs-take-cue-from-Chrysler

 

Fiat may change Dodge Dart launch date to avoid April Fool’s ‘jinx’

http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20120306/AUTO0101/203060433/1148/auto01/Fiat-may-change-Dodge-Dart-launch-date-avoid-April-Fool-s-jinx-

 

Nissan North America awarded 2012 Energy Star Sustained Excellence Award

http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/nissan-north-america-awarded-2012-energy-star-sustained-excellence-award-141590253.html

 

Ford sending fixes for MyFord Touch systems

http://www.freep.com/article/20120306/BUSINESS01/203060335/Ford-sending-fixes-for-MyFord-Touch-systems

 

Move over Prius, step aside Leaf?

http://www.thedetroitbureau.com/2012/03/move-over-prius-step-aside-leaf/

 

 

**Dealer/Industry News**

 

Fuel economy: Auto fleet average starts to climb

http://www.latimes.com/business/money/la-fi-mo-car-fuel-economy-20120305,0,1456797.story

 

Obama to make first visit to N. Carolina Daimler truck plant

http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20120306/BIZ/203060363/1148/auto01/Obama-make-first-visit-N-Carolina-Daimler-truck-plant

 

On first anniversary of tsunami, looking back through a canny lens

http://wheels.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/03/05/on-first-anniversary-of-tsunami-looking-back-through-a-canny-lens/

 

 

**Ad/Media/Marketing News**

 

BMW hit mobile video stride through Hulu Plus advertising

http://www.luxurydaily.com/bmw-hits-mobile-video-stride-through-hulu-plus-advertising/

 

Buick creates Celebrity Apprentice second-screen experience to reach new customers

http://www.mobilemarketer.com/cms/news/television/12270.html

 

Mercedes targets iPhone users with new hatchback

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2012/03/06/BUFM1NGDNT.DTL&type=business

 

Chevrolet reinvents dealership advertising

http://www.mediapost.com/publications/article/169471/chevrolet-reinvents-dealership-advertising.html?edition=44222

 

Tweeters of the pack

http://www.adweek.com/news/advertising-branding/tweeters-pack-138690

 

Top 10 brands in video: Super Bowl winners and losers

http://www.imediaconnection.com/content/31144.asp

 

Facebook growth slows

http://www.mediapost.com/publications/article/169485/facebook-growth-slows.html?edition=44225

 

 

 

 

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