Today's News
Today's News - April 8, 2013
**KBB in the News**
U.S. auto industry: Will April bring spring sales?
MLive.com
http://www.mlive.com/auto/index.ssf/2013/04/us_auto_industry_will_april_br.html
Vehicle shoppers on KBB.com choose Ford as Best Car Styling Brand
Watertown Ford
KBB.com shoppers rate BMW as Best Overall Luxury Brand
BMW Gallery of Norwell
http://www.prleap.com/pr/201490/
**KBB Editorial**
Honda announces new City-Brake accident avoidance system
Motown Shocker: 2014 Detroit Electric SP:01 Revealed
http://www.kbb.com/car-news/all-the-latest/motown-shocker-2014-detroit-electric-sp01-revealed/2000009240/
First Pics: BMW Concept X4 previews new Bimmer
http://www.kbb.com/car-news/all-the-latest/first-pics-bmw-concept-x4-previews-new-bimmer/2000009239/
**Top News**
Fisker Automotive firing as much as 75% of workforce
Fisker Automotive lays off most workers, struggles to find investor
http://www.latimes.com/business/autos/la-fi-hy-fisker-layoff-staff-20130405,0,6931960.story
Fisker fires 75% of workforce; bankruptcy next?
http://www.nbcnews.com/business/fisker-fires-75-workforce-bankruptcy-next-1B9234245
Could Nissan Altima beat Toyota Camry in annual sales contest?
How the Altima topped the Camry
**OEM/Vehicle News**
Volvo car’s slump persists
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887323646604578404503486020888.html
Feds weigh new safety gear ratings
Toyota cries foul, towing tiff continues
Crunching numbers on the Z28: Zoom tops price
UAW seeks inroads in South at Nissan plant
http://www.usatoday.com/story/money/cars/2013/04/07/uaw-seeks-inroads-in-south/2059727/
Ford wants to see if smartphones can boost fuel economy
GM Holden cuts 500 Australian workers citing currency strength
**Dealer/Industry News**
As Obama's CO2 regulations get tough, automakers - especially Japanese - have already earned a big cushion
Webb: Used retail sales to establish all-time high by 2015
http://www.autoremarketing.com/wholesale/webb-used-retail-sales-establish-all-time-high-2015
**Ad/Media/Marketing News**
Refining the Hyundai-Kia brand plan
Mazda revising store plan; goal is upscale look
Social media and multitasking go hand in hand
http://www.emarketer.com/Article/Social-Media-Multitasking-Go-Hand-Hand/1009792
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