Today's News- January 28, 2014

KBB in the News

 

Majority of KBB.com visitors believe Denver Broncos will win Super Bowl® XLVIII, according to Kelley Blue Book

 

2014 North American International Auto Show introductions from Acura, Lexus, Subaru and Michelin are driven by performance

 

USA Today: Ford’s Q4 $1.3 billion caps one of ‘best years ever’

 

CBS Detroit: Ford to issue record-breaking profit-sharing checks

 

International Business Times: Ford Motor fourth-quarter earnings- Detroit 3 automaker shatters forecasts

 

International Business Times: January U.S. new auto sales preview- Historically slow month, but highest January sales in years; Ford, GM lost market share while Chrysler gained most from last year

 

Los Angeles Times: Strong U.S. and China business fuels big gain in Ford profit

 

Consumer Affairs: 2014 may be a good time to buy a used car

 

The Windsor Star: First Chrysler-Fiat results call Wednesday

 

Automotive News: Ford posts $3 billion quarterly profit, aided by tax gains

 

Auto Remarketing: Analysts predict highest January SAAR since 2007

 

The Detroit News: Auto dealers try to get buyers into vehicles faster amid web advances

 

Autoweek.com: Ford posts $3 billion quarterly profit

 

RV Pro: Experts- U.S. auto sales for January to reach highest level in a decade

 

 

KBB.com Editorial

 

Big game, cars and pizza: The infographic

 

 

Top News

 

Ford profit beats estimates on strength in North America

Ford’s profit tops estimates before 2014 record rollouts

 

For Ford, this is where it starts to get tricky

 

GM’s Barra to attend state of the union as Obama guest

 

GM CEO Barra to be first lady’s guest at tonight’s State of the Union address

 

Michelle Obama hosts new GM CEO Mary Barra

 

Honda now more exporter than importer

 

Honda’s U.S. exports exceeded imports in ‘13

 

Honda now a net exporter from the U.S.

 

 

OEM/Vehicle News

 

Ford aims to get jump on GM, rivals on Super Bowl Sunday

 

For Marchionne, shift in Fiat headquarters risks political pain for tax gain

 

Musk holds swagger in check after Tesla’s wild rise in 2013

 

Jeep’s global growth to speed up now that Fiat has acquired Chrysler

 

Hyundai Motor America announces new sales leadership

 

Nissan’s Palmer pursues the right formula

 

Smart electric drive named America’s “greenest” vehicle; Ram 2500 the “meanest”

 

VW urged by workers to build new model at German plant

 

Toyota to curb Japan output 15% in April as tax hike kicks in

 

 

Industry/Dealer News

 

Hillary Clinton gets warm welcome from dealers

 

FordDirect study show effectiveness of mobile advertising

 

 

Automotive News from China

 

Ford China sales jump 50%; U.S. prices under pressure

 

Struggling Peugeot extends stake for cash to Chinese partner

 

California reduces BYD labor-law fine

 

 

Ad/Media/Marketing News

 

Power’s O’Neill says improvement must be holistic

 

New! Hyundai’s Super Bowl ads star Johnny Galecki and psychic dads

 

Mutant ‘doberhuahuas’ attack the world in Audi’s Super Bowl ad

 

Engineers earn their wings in VW Super Bowl spot

 

Women are the dominant media voice during the Super Bowl