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Today's News- February 4, 2014

KBB in the News

 

New-car transaction prices down more than one percent in January 2014, according to Kelley Blue Book

 

First ever Jaguar Super Bowl commercial launches F-Type coupe

 

CBS Detroit: Polar Vortex slams January car sales

 

CBS Radio Detroit: Kelley Blue Book’s Karl Brauer discusses new car technology that allows vehicles to ‘talk’ to each other

 

Forbes: Keep an eye on Maserati this year- That Super Bowl ad is just the beginning

 

Forbes: How Maserati won the Super Bowl auto advertisement battle

 

Bloomberg: Leasing surge fuels highest U.S. sales since 2007

 

Bloomberg: Talking-car systems to be required as U.S. weighs rules

 

International Business Times: U.S. new auto sales January 2014- GM sales fell almost 12% while Nissan jumped almost 12%; five of the ‘Big 8’ global automakers saw declines

 

Los Angeles Times: Maserati and Kia Super Bowl ads send brand interest surging

 

Seeking Alpha: January volume low, but what about pricing?

 

Seeking Alpha: Maserati aims for the masses

 

The Street: Chrysler has a good day and Ford looks to February

 

Examiner.com: Other winners from Super Bowl XLVIII

 

San Antonio Express: Polar vortex chills auto sales

 

Media Post: Luxury cars get big interest in big game

 

Automotive News: Ford drops 8%; bad weather hits key regions

 

Automotive News: U.S. sales chilled by tax change, January freeze

 

Auto Remarketing: AutoTrader, KBB and Edmunds praise Maserati for Super Bowl ad effectiveness

 

Christian Science Monitor: Nissan Leaf, Chevy Volt sales drop on bad weather

 

The Detroit News: Chrysler sales up 8% in January; Ford down 7%; GM down 12%

 

Lansing State Journal: Snowstorms take 12% bite in GM sales during January

 

MLive.com: Chrysler bright spot in frigid January sales month for Detroit automakers

 

Vindy.com: Cruze sales up in January, despite the weather

 

Quartz: Despite the hoopla, 2014 will not be the year of the electric car

 

The Motely Fool: Why Maserati had a Super Bowl ad

 

HNGN.com: Vehicle-to-vehicle technology being pushed by regulators

 

Politico.com: DOT plans to mandate ‘talking’ cars

 

Motion Cars: Battle of the Super Bowl car ads

 

 

Top News

 

Feds to decide on car-to-car communications

 

Auto safety regulators move toward vehicle-to-vehicle communication

 

Union vote at VW factory in Tennessee will send tremors through U.S. auto industry

 

Volkswagen backs union vote at Tennessee plant in first

 

U.S. probing Honda Accord for air bag problem

 

U.S. probes airbag complaints in 2008 Honda Accords

 

NHTSA investigates reports of sudden Honda Accord airbag deployment

 

Toyota on cusp of record profits after years of crisis

 

Toyota leads Asian carmakers U.S. slide in January freeze

 

Toyota quarterly profit rises fivefold to $5 billion on weaker yen

 

 

OEM/Vehicle News

 

GM says it will lose 2 board members

 

Mercedes set January U.S. sales record adding entry-lux buyers

 

Subaru parent says quarterly net income surges to $776 million

 

Subaru, Hyundai Nissan strong, Toyota, Honda, Mazda off

 

Toyota’s long-term securities holdings rise by &8.3 billion

 

Toyota leads in recalls again in 2013, with tally topping 5 million vehicles

 

Ford gets serious about tiny cars

 

Safety agency ends Ford truck probe without recall

 

Mopar adds personal touches to Chrysler Group display areas at Chicago Auto Show

 

Scania Minority-Investor Group to seek audit of VW role

 

 

Industry/Dealer News

 

January was a freeze-out for vehicle sales

 

Automakers stick to ’14 outlook as cold trims U.S. sales

 

Used sales slip slightly on icy weather

 

Survey show ‘potential income’ as top reason to start selling cars

 

Automakers recalled the most cars in 2013 since 2004

 

 

Automotive News from China

 

Peugeot Investor Group says Dongfeng plan may trigger bid

 

 

Ad/Media/Marketing News

 

A play-by-play from Jaguar’s Super Bowl social media lair

 

Super Bowl advertisers get six times as many social media mentions on big day

 

Nissan takes 2014 Rogue shoppers on cinematic “detour” with new Google maps-based virtual test drive

 

 

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Lisa Aloisio
404.725.0651
lisa.aloisio@coxautoinc.com

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Brenna Buehler
949.473.6595
brenna.buehler@coxautoinc.com

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