Today's News - March 18, 2013

**KBB in the News**

 

Ask AutoGuide No. 3 – Dad’s Dilemma

http://www.autoguide.com/auto-news/2013/03/ask-autoguide-no-3-dads-dilemma.html

 

 

**KBB Editorial**

 

2013 Volkswagen Beetle Convertible Videos

http://www.kbb.com/car-videos/2013-volkswagen-beetle-convertible-videos/?id=384668&videoid=2000002700

 

 

**Top News**

 

China’s Geely won’t make final bid for Fisker stake-sources

http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/03/18/fisker-geely-idUSL3N0CA1MN20130318

 

Mitsubishi beefs up marketing, weighs more U.S. nameplates

http://www.autonews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20130318/OEM03/303189965/comeback-for-mitsubishi#axzz2NuDvBdMs

 

Who needs a car? Smartphones are driving teens’ social lives

http://www.latimes.com/business/autos/la-fi-hy-autos-teen-driver-20130316-1,0,7422833.story

 

 

**OEM/Vehicle News**

 

Hyundai capacity limits to limit U.S. sales expansion

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-03-17/hyundai-capacity-limits-to-limit-u-s-sales-expansion.html

 

VW profit lead over Toyota under threat as demand wobbles

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-03-17/vw-profit-lead-over-toyota-under-threat-as-demand-wobbles.html

 

GM CEO Akerson to visit Capitol Hill, tout automaker’s success

http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20130316/AUTO0103/303160318/1148/auto01/GM-CEO-Akerson-visit-Capitol-Hill-tout-automaker-s-success

 

EPA: U.S. vehicle efficiency fell in ’11, predicted to rise in ‘12

http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20130315/AUTO01/303150432#ixzz2NdKrGIpg

 

Obama says U.S. must shift cars, trucks off of oil

http://www.businessweek.com/ap/2013-03-15/obama-wants-research-to-wean-vehicles-off-oil

 

Mark Phelan: At 50, Mustang must balance youthful appeal, tradition

http://www.freep.com/article/20130317/COL14/303170143/Mark-Phelan-Mustang-at-50

 

2013 Dodge Challenger owners told not to drive

http://www.freep.com/article/20130317/BUSINESS0103/130317044/2013-Dodge-Challenger-owners-told-not-drive

 

Toyota recalling 200,000 FJ Cruisers for seatbelt issue

http://money.cnn.com/2013/03/15/autos/toyota-fj-cruiser-recall/index.html

 

Lotus denies bankruptcy rumor

http://www.leftlanenews.com/lotus-to-file-for-bankruptcy.html

 

All-new 2014 Acura MDX to restake luxury SUV benchmark status at the 2013 New York International Auto Show

http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/all-new-2014-acura-mdx-to-restake-luxury-suv-benchmark-status-at-the-2013-new-york-international-auto-show-198726571.html

 

2014 Honda Odyssey to debut with innovative new features at the 2013 New York International Auto Show

http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/2014-honda-odyssey-to-debut-with-innovative-new-features-at-the-2013-new-york-international-auto-show-198726591.html

 

 

**Dealer/Industry News**

 

Does ‘Car Fox’ tell you everything you need to know?

http://abcnews.go.com/Business/trust-car-fox-hidden-camera-shows-clean-carfax/story?id=18731208

 

How automakers and dealers aim to capture the future

http://www.autonews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20130318/RETAIL03/303189994/se-habla-espa-ol#axzz2NuECCJjg

 

 

**Ad/Media/Marketing News**

 

Buick’s Encore: Donuts in Jurassic Park

http://www.mediapost.com/publications/article/195886/buicks-encore-donuts-in-jurassic-park.html?edition=57881#axzz2NuGgEFyL

 

The brutal truth about ‘big data’

http://adage.com/article/dataworks/brutal-truth-big-data/240364/?utm_source=daily_email&utm_medium=newsletter&utm_campaign=adage

 

Is mobile hastening the end of predictable behavior?

http://www.mobilemarketer.com/cms/news/content/14975.html

 

The winners and losers of SXSW

http://www.adweek.com/news/technology/winners-and-losers-sxsw-147993

 

 

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