**KBB in the News**

 

General Motors posts record earnings; workers to get $7,000 in profit sharing

http://www.cleveland.com/business/index.ssf/2012/02/general_motors_posts_record_ea.html

 

GM increases net income by nearly $3B

http://www.autoremarketing.com/financial-services/gm-increases-net-income-nearly-3b

 

AutoTrader assembles car-shopping powerhouse

http://www.autonews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20120213/RETAIL07/302139961/1379

 

Romney’s crash-and-burn on the auto bailout

http://www.mnn.com/green-tech/transportation/blogs/romneys-crash-and-burn-on-the-auto-bailout

 

10 best used cars for under $8,000

http://www.thestreet.com/story/11409358/1/10-best-used-cars-for-under-8000.html?cm_ven=TRADEHUD&puc=tradehud

 

 

**Top News**

 

DOT issues guidelines to limit dashboard distractions

http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20120217/AUTO01/202170343/1148/auto01/DOT-issues-guidelines-limit-dashboard-distractions

 

U.S. calls for ban on in-car Facebook, Twitter while driving

http://europe.autonews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20120217/ANE/120219890/u-s-calls-for-ban-on-in-car-facebook-twitter-while-driving

 

Automakers should disable technologies that distract drivers, U.S. says

http://www.autonews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20120216/OEM11/120219898/1143

 

U.S. proposes guidelines to dent driver distractions

U.S. proposes guidelines to dent driver distractions | Detroit Free Press | freep.com

 

Chrysler drops request for U.S. green car loans

http://www.autonews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20120216/OEM/120219893/1186

 

Chrysler ends bid for U.S. loans

http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20120217/AUTO0101/202170377/1148/auto01/Chrysler-ends-bid-U-S-loans

 

Obama aims to boost battery car tax credit

http://www.thedetroitbureau.com/2012/02/obama-aims-to-boost-battery-car-tax-credit/

 

Santorum says auto companies would have revived without bailout

http://www.autonews.com/article/20120216/OEM02/120219892/1128

 

 

**OEM/Vehicle News**

 

GM stock soars in wake of profit report

GM stock soars in wake of profit report | Detroit Free Press | freep.com

 

GM reports big profit; Europe lags

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/02/17/business/gm-reports-its-largest-annual-profit.html?ref=automobiles

 

Ford boasts that its hybrid tech leapfrogs Toyota

http://content.usatoday.com/communities/driveon/post/2012/02/ford-boasts-hybrid-tech-now-leapfrogs-toyota/1

 

VW’s global sales lifted by U.S. demand in January

http://europe.autonews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20120217/ANE/120219889/vws-global-sales-lifted-by-u-s-demand-in-january

 

Tesla’s Musk targets second-half sales boost with Model S

http://www.autonews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20120217/COPY01/302179827/1193

 

BMW to roll out X3 SUV with 4-cylinder engine

http://blogs.wsj.com/drivers-seat/2012/02/17/bmw-to-roll-out-x3-suv-with-4-cylinder-engine/

 

 

**Dealer/Industry News**

 

AutoTrader.com Takes an Equity Stake in ControlBox.com to Advance Online Privacy and Security Products

http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/autotradercom-takes-an-equity-stake-in-controlboxcom-to-advance-online-privacy-and-security-products-139456763.html

 

 

**Ad/Media/Marketing News**

 

Super Bowl brands: Major buzz shifts since game

http://www.mediapost.com/publications/article/168003/super-bowl-brands-major-buzz-shifts-since-game.html

 

Google’s Screenwise research business

http://www.clickz.com/clickz/column/2153093/googles-screenwise-research-business

 

At the ANA: Social TV is ‘New Media’

http://www.mediapost.com/publications/article/168005/at-the-ana-social-tv-is-new-media.html

 

This column was 100% made in America

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/02/16/business/media/made-in-america-resonates-with-marketers.html?_r=1&ref=media

 

Twitter opens self-serve ad platform widely to small businesses

http://mashable.com/2012/02/17/twitter-small-business-advertising/

 

 

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