Today's News - December 31, 2012

**KBB in the News**

 

Biggest auto recalls of 2012 (and why they haven’t affected new-car sales)

http://www.forbes.com/sites/jimgorzelany/2012/12/29/biggest-auto-recalls-of-2012/?ss=personalfinance

 

Four things that will cost less in 2013

http://online.wsj.com/article/0,,SB10001424127887323277504578193693935376824,00.html?mod=vocus

 

Auto sales to end year on upswing

http://www.autonews.com/article/20121228/RETAIL01/121229922/auto-sales-to-end-year-on-upswing

 

Kelley Blue Book’s Jack Nerad reports the health of the automotive industry

WNYC-FM (Radio) - New York, NY (aired in multiple markets nationwide, such as Los Angeles, Washington D.C., Chicago, Pittsburg and Sacramento)

http://mms.tveyes.com/Transcript.asp?StationID=6440&DateTime=12%2F31%2F2012+5%3A37%3A56+AM&Term=Kelly+Blue+Book&PlayClip=TRUE

 

Car dealers ready to bargain: Best deals on trucks (syndicated from USA Today)

http://www.azcentral.com/business/consumer/free/20121228car-dealers-ready-bargain-best-deals-trucks.html

 

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

WTHR-IN (NBC) - Indianapolis, IN
Eyewitness News Weekend Sunrise

http://mms.tveyes.com/Transcript.asp?StationID=304&DateTime=12%2F29%2F2012+6%3A35%3A59+AM&Term=Kelley+Blue+Book&PlayClip=TRUE

 

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

KWTV-OKC (CBS) - Oklahoma City, OK
News 9 This Morning: Early Edition

http://mms.tveyes.com/Transcript.asp?StationID=2810&DateTime=12%2F31%2F2012+5%3A14%3A53+AM&Term=Kelley+Blue+Book&PlayClip=TRUE

 

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

WFMJ (NBC) - Youngstown, OH
21 News 6 P.M.

http://mms.tveyes.com/Transcript.asp?StationID=4375&DateTime=12%2F28%2F2012+6%3A06%3A03+PM&Term=Kelley+Blue+Book&PlayClip=TRUE

 

GM, Ford, Toyota driving up sales, road ahead unclear

http://news.investors.com/business/122812-638661-december-auto-sales-seen-rising-2013-outlook-cloudy.htm

 

 

**Top News**

 

Ford brand tops 2 million sales in U.S. for second straight year

http://www.autonews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20121230/RETAIL01/312309981/ford-brand-tops-2-million-sales-in-u-s-for-second-straight-year\

 

Ford Focus is top selling car globally

http://www.usatoday.com/story/driveon/2012/12/31/ford-focus-fiesta/1800041/

 

Hyundai Sonata sets sales record

http://www.thedetroitbureau.com/2012/12/hyundai-sonata-sets-sales-record/

 

Drive On: Judge gives nod to Toyota settlement

http://www.usatoday.com/story/driveon/2012/12/29/toyota-unintended-acceleration-judge/1797745/\

 

 

**OEM/Vehicle News**

 

Road bumps may loom for car giants

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887323320404578211340986083734.html?user=welcome&mg=id-wsj

 

Luxury race: Who can pamper buyers the most?

http://www.autonews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20121231/RETAIL07/312319965/luxury-race-who-can-pamper-buyers-the-most

 

Drive On: Ford creates a 100 mpg Fusion

http://www.usatoday.com/story/driveon/2012/12/28/fusion-energi-plug-in/1796741/

 

Fisker sues XL over hybrid cars wrecked by Superstorm Sandy

http://www.autonews.com/article/20121228/OEM/121229921/fisker-sues-xl-over-hybrid-cars-wrecked-by-superstorm-sandy

 

Names, faces and brands that left the stage in 2012

http://www.autonews.com/article/20121228/OEM02/121229930/names-faces-and-brands-that-left-the-stage-in-2012

 

Detroit Auto Show: Infiniti teases all-new Q50

http://www.latimes.com/business/autos/la-fi-hy-autos-detroit-infiniti-q50-tease-20121229,0,756388.story

 

Opel to cut output by over 10% in 2013, report says

http://www.autonews.com/article/20121230/OEM01/312309972/opel-to-cut-output-by-over-10-in-2013-report-says

 

 

**Dealer/Industry News**

 

AutoTrader Group’s Chip Perry ranked in Automotive News ‘10 Executives Who Changed the Industry’

http://www.autonews.com/article/20121231/OEM02/121229978/10-executives-who-changed-the-industry-for-better-or-worse

 

 

**Ad/Media/Marketing News**

 

New campaigns, social media garner top 10 views

http://www.mediapost.com/publications/article/190123/new-campaigns-social-media-garner-top-10-views.html?edition=54937#axzz2GeD3jrE0

 

 

 

 

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