Today's News - June 26, 2013

**KBB in the News**

New-car sales to improve 10 percent in June reaching greatest year-to-date gain, according to Kelley Blue Book

The Detroit News:  Used EV prices to fall 30% in ‘13

CBS Philly:  Long term car loans picking up traction

The Baltimore Sun:  Kelley Blue Book’s 10 best ‘green’ cars for 2013

The San Francisco Chronicle:  These are the coolest new cars you can buy for under $18,000

550 AM KTSA San Antonio, TX:  KBB.com forecasts June 2013 new-car sales

MercuryNews.com Tesla shows off its battery-swapping station – 90 seconds and less than $100

**KBB Editorial**

2014 Lincoln MKS: Tech It to the Limit

**Top News**

Next-generation Mazda3 goes on sale in U.S. this fall

Chevy Spark conceived in South Korea surprise hit in U.S.

Spark ignites global excitement for Chevrolet brand

**OEM/Vehicle News**

Infiniti trims price on new Q50 (nee G-series sedan)

BMW adds hefty price increase to redesigned X5 SUV

Nissan CEO Ghosn vows growth, says $9.9M pay average

Toyota steps up hydrogen fuel cell development

Electric car industry reps cheered by market growth

Lexus made in Japan risks China irrelevance

Ford’s Lawler says China sales will outpace industry this year

Chevy move shows CEO’s jabs to get GM into fighting shape

Akerson warns GM employees not to 'backslide' on quality

Toyota, Honda get improved credit outlooks from Moody's

**Industry/Dealer News**

U.S. car thefts have first increase since 2003

**Ad/Media/Marketing News**

GM’s Opel names Mueller of Henkel to oversee marketing

Pandora quadruples in-car listeners

Vine tweets double in two months, driving opportunities for brands

Unfair uses of Google Authorship

The art of getting retweets
 

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