Today's News - July 20, 2012

**KBB in the News**

 

Hybrid & electric car sales surge; natural gas vehicle market also projected to grow

http://www.autoremarketing.com/trends/hybrid-electric-car-sales-surge-natural-gas-vehicle-market-also-projected-grow

 

Fuel prices may be down – but hybrid, battery car sales are up

http://www.thedetroitbureau.com/2012/07/fuel-prices-may-be-down-but-hybrid-battery-car-sales-are-up/

 

Hybrid and electric cars surge dramatically in June

http://www.torquenews.com/1079/hybrid-and-electric-cars-surge-dramatically-june

 

Hybrids do well despite gas prices

http://www.usedcarnews.com/newsletters/4612-hybrids-do-well-despite-gas-prices

 

Hybrids, EVs do well in June

http://automotivedigest.com/2012/07/hybrids-evs-do-well-in-june/

 

Alternative energy vehicle sales surge 164 percent in June, according to Kelley Blue Book

KSEE (NBC) DMA: 55 Fresno, CA

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Alternative energy vehicle sales surge 164 percent in June, according to Kelley Blue Book

KNWA (NBC) DMA: 101 Ft. Smith, AR

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Kelley Blue Book Market Report – July 2012

http://automotivedigest.com/2012/07/kelley-blue-book-market-report-july-2012/

 

Ideal retirement vehicle

http://automotivedigest.com/2012/07/ideal-retirement-vehicle/

 

Ad-ology:   Used-car purchase intent slides 55 percent

http://www.autoremarketing.com/trends/ad-ology-used-car-purchase-intent-slides-55-percent

 

 

**Top News**

 

Renault, Nissan alliance invests $160 million in South Korean production for U.S. export

http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/renault-nissan-alliance-invests-160-million-in-south-korean-production-for-us-export/2012/07/19/gJQA5oi0wW_story.html

 

Nissan to export Rogue from Renault’s Korean plant

http://www.autonews.com/article/20120720/OEM/307209931/1279/nissan-to-export-rogue-from-renaults-korean-plant

 

Honda expanding at several U.S. plants

http://content.usatoday.com/communities/driveon/post/2012/07/honda-expanding-at-several-us-plants/1

 

Honda upping the ante in North America

http://www.thedetroitbureau.com/2012/07/honda-upping-the-ante-in-north-america/

 

Ford Escape recall for fires only latest black eye

http://www.usatoday.com/money/autos/story/2012-07-19/Ford-Escape-SUV-recall-test-drive-ban/56345588/1

 

Ford to customers: ‘Stop driving’ new Escapes until repairs

http://www.cnbc.com/id/48242709

 

 

**OEM/Vehicle News**

 

Ford profit squeezed by excess plant capacity in Europe

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-07-20/ford-profit-squeezed-by-excess-plant-capacity-in-europe-cars.html

 

Europe’s woes hit Detroit automakers

http://money.cnn.com/2012/07/20/autos/automakers-europe/index.htm

 

GM’s fearless bid to trounce BMW

http://features.blogs.fortune.cnn.com/2012/07/19/gm-4/

 

Plug-in hybrid sales gain traction as electric cars falter

http://www.latimes.com/business/money/la-fi-mo-cmax-plugin-hybird-20120719,0,6576690.story

 

Ford, other manufacturers split on U.S. tax breaks, corporate rate

http://www.autonews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20120720/OEM/307209913/1424/ford-other-manufacturers-split-on-u-s-tax-breaks-corporate-rate

 

GM to build Chevy Trax compact crossover, pickups in Mexico

http://www.autonews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20120719/COPY01/307199808/1261/gm-to-build-chevy-trax-compact-crossover-pickups-in-mexico

 

Volkswagen adds petal-to-metal feature to Jetta GLI

http://content.usatoday.com/communities/driveon/post/2012/07/volkswagen-adds-pedal-to-metal-feature-to-jetta-gli/1

 

Ford C-MAX Energi plug-in hybrid to have 550-mile range

http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20120720/AUTO0102/207200411/1148/auto01/Ford-C-MAX-Energi-plug-hybrid-550-mile-range

 

Chrysler only Detroit automaker to combine hourly, salaried hiring

http://www.freep.com/article/20120720/BUSINESS01/207200344/Chrysler-only-Detroit-automaker-to-combine-hourly-salaried-hiring

 

UAW loses ‘equality of sacrifice’ grievance against Ford

http://www.autonews.com/article/20120719/OEM/120719826/1424/uaw-loses-equality-of-sacrifice-grievance-against-ford

 

 

**Dealer/Industry News**

 

AutoNation profit reflects strong demand for new cars

http://blogs.wsj.com/drivers-seat/2012/07/19/autonation-profit-reflects-strong-demand-for-new-cars/

 

Moving 10,000 trade-ins to different stores helps AutoNation boost Q2 retail sales

http://www.autoremarketing.com/retail/moving-10000-trade-ins-different-stores-helps-autonation-boost-q2-retail-sales

 

DealerTrack announces agreement to acquire 1^st Auto Transport Directory

http://www.marketwatch.com/story/dealertrack-announces-agreement-to-acquire-1st-auto-transport-directory-2012-07-19

 

Automakers, suppliers to add U.S. jobs, expand plants, survey finds

http://www.autonews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20120720/RETAIL01/307209935/1424/automakers-suppliers-to-add-u-s-jobs-expand-plants-survey-finds

 

Brutal discount wars erupt across Europe as sales lag

http://www.autonews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20120720/COPY01/307209983/1193/brutal-discount-wars-erupt-across-europe-as-sales-sag

 

Workers riot at India’s Maruti Suzuki

http://blogs.wsj.com/drivers-seat/2012/07/20/workers-riot-at-indias-maruti-suzuki/

 

 

**Ad/Media/Marketing News**

 

Chevy taps mobile video to drive dealership foot traffic

http://www.mobilemarketer.com/cms/news/advertising/13346.html

 

Why is Arianna Huffington in a Toyota ad on TechCrunch?

http://adage.com/article/digital/arianna-huffington-a-toyota-ad-techcrunch/236205/

 

Hyundai gets social media boost from soccer sponsorship

http://europe.autonews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20120720/ANE/120729996/1193/hyundai-gets-social-media-boost-from-soccer-sponsorship

 

Lexus tease suggests new LS is smoking hot

http://www.thedetroitbureau.com/2012/07/lexus-tease-suggests-new-ls-is-smoking-hot/

 

Batmobile: How the Dark Knight’s ride evolved

http://blogs.wsj.com/drivers-seat/2012/07/19/batmobile-how-the-dark-knights-ride-evolved-slideshow/

 

Facebook’s new metrics are the changing the game for marketers

http://adage.com/article/digitalnext/facebook-s-metrics-changing-game-marketers/236218/

 

Still buoyed by search business, Google posts 21% revenue growth

http://adage.com/article/digital/buoyed-search-google-posts-21-revenue-growth/236215/

 

Viacom, DirecTV settle carriage war

http://www.adweek.com/news/television/viacom-directv-settle-carriage-war-142034

 

 

 

 

 

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