Today's News - December 27, 2012

**KBB in the News**

 

Strong December new-car sales to cap fantastic year of auto industry recovery

http://mediaroom.kbb.com/strong-december-new-car-sales-auto-industry-recovery

 

Here are the new cars that hold their value best

http://autos.aol.com/article/here-are-the-cars-that-hold-their-value-best/

 

Year-end clearance events could push new-car sales

WWJ-AM - Detroit, MI

http://mms.tveyes.com/Transcript.asp?StationID=2785&DateTime=12%2F27%2F2012+6%3A27%3A41+AM&Term=Kelly+Blue+Book&PlayClip=TRUE

 

Kelley Blue Book’s KBB.com editors name the Top 10 Winter Driving Cars for 2012

WJW (Fox) DMA: 18 Cleveland, OH

http://ctv4.criticalmention.com/playerpage/player?params=Y2xpcElkPTQ4ODI3Nzcmc2xpbT0xJnBvd2VyZWQ9MSZyZXBvcnQ9dHJ1ZSZoaWRlQ2xpcENvbnRyb2xzPTEmbm9oZWFkZXI9MSZub21lbnU9dHJ1ZSZhdXRvUGxheT0xJnBhcnRuZXJUb2tlbj1jMGIxNmRjODNiYmYxMGQxMDEzYmRkM2NlZmUyNGIwYw

 

Kelley Blue Book named No. 15 on The New Yorker’s ‘The Hundred Best Lists of All Time’

http://www.newyorker.com/online/blogs/shouts/2012/12/the-hundred-best-lists-of-all-time.html

 

Big deals expected for big trucks

http://www.usedcarnews.com/newsletters/5316-big-deals-expected-for-big-trucks

 

 

**Top News**

 

Toyota in $1.1 billion gas-pedal settlement

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887324669104578203440990704994.html?mod=WSJ_Autos_AutoIndustry3

 

Toyota’s $1.1 billion payout: What it means for owners and more

http://blogs.wsj.com/corporate-intelligence/2012/12/26/toyotas-1-1-billion-payout-what-it-means-for-owners-and-more/

 

Toyota settles acceleration claims for over $1 billion

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-12-26/toyota-reaches-settlement-in-sudden-acceleration-lawsuit.html

 

Toyota to pay big to settle suits

http://www.latimes.com/business/autos/la-fi-autos-toyota-settlement-20121227,0,7195349.story
 

 

**OEM/Vehicle News**

 

Toyota expects its worldwide sales to grow 2% in 2013

http://blogs.wsj.com/drivers-seat/2012/12/27/toyota-expects-its-worldwide-sales-to-grow-2-in-2013/

 

Toyota poised to regain crown as world’s biggest carmaker

http://adage.com/article/news/toyota-poised-regain-crown-world-s-biggest-carmaker/238919/

 

GM races with VW for 2013 China crown as Toyota struggles

http://www.autonews.com/article/20121226/GLOBAL03/121229949/gm-races-with-vw-for-2013-china-crown-as-toyota-struggles

 

Audi budgets $17 billion for cars, factories to catch BMW

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-12-27/audi-budgets-17-billion-for-cars-factories-to-catch-bmw.html

 

Ford hit with lawsuit over mpg claims for C-Max, Fusion hybrids

http://www.autonews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20121226/OEM/121229944/ford-hit-with-lawsuit-over-mpg-claims-for-c-max-fusion-hybrids

 

Ford to invest $773 million in Michigan plants

http://www.autonews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20121227/OEM01/121229938/ford-to-invest-773-million-in-michigan-plants

 

Ford to add 2,350 new jobs as part of investment plan

http://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2012/12/27/ford-create-jobs-invest/1793485/

 

 

**Dealer/Industry News**

 

The upside to fewer home-equity loans

http://www.autonews.com/article/20121226/BLOG06/312269995/the-upside-to-fewer-home-equity-loans

 

 

**Ad/Media/Marketing News**

 

Porsche revs up marketing efforts with mobile

http://www.mobilemarketer.com/cms/news/advertising/14480.html

 

Acura flies like an eagle to Sundance

http://www.mediapost.com/publications/article/190006/acura-flies-like-an-eagle-to-sundance.html?edition=54888#axzz2GGmjqNmK

 

The Detroit Bureau: Oops, Corvette goes early

http://www.mediapost.com/publications/article/190010/the-detroit-bureau-oops-corvette-goes-early.html?edition=54888#axzz2GGmjqNmK

 

Updated: Who’s buying what in Super Bowl 2013

http://adage.com/article/special-report-super-bowl/buying-super-bowl-2013/238489/

 

 

 

 

 

 

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