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Will Consumers Miss the Old GM? Not Likely
KickingTiresThere???s been a lot of talk about ???good GM??? and ???bad GM??? and what the closure of Pontiac and sale of Saturn, Saab and Hummer will mean to the new company. We thought we???d recap the impact GM???s restructuring will......Tags: Chevrolet, Vehicles, Ford, Luxury Vehicles, Saturn
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Ford Sync Passes 1 Million Mark
KickingTiresFord has been on a roll as of late. While simply dodging bankruptcy would have been enough, Ford has gone further by actually gaining market share over the past seven months. Ford???s innovative Sync system has helped the automaker achieve......Tags: Mercury, Vehicles, Automotive Equipment, Ford, Lincoln
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Hyundai Teases 2011 Tucson
KickingTiresToday, Hyundai revealed the renderings you see above and below of its new 2011 Tucson compact SUV. This is a significant new model for Hyundai, which is gaining market share while other automakers are flailing. The 2011 Tucson will go......Tags: Automotive Equipment, Marketing, SUVs and Crossovers
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Chrysler Improves Market Share South of the Border
KickingTiresDid you hear the news? Chrysler is rebounding??? in Mexico! While the embattled automaker continues to struggle in the U.S. following its bankruptcy, its market share in Mexico hit an 18-month high this September. Sales for the month were 7,068......Tags: Automotive Equipment, Sales, Bankruptcy, Marketing, SUVs and Crossovers
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Hybrids Selling Despite Tough Circumstances
KickingTiresHere are a few figures worthy of note: hybrid sales are up 11.4% year-on-year this October, while also grabbing a 2.9% market share. Also keep in mind that overall light duty vehicle sales were pretty much flat. According to Autodata,......Tags: Prius, Fuel-efficient Vehicles, Vehicles, Ford, Hybrid Vehicles
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Could Restyling Be the Key to Selling Cars?
KickingTiresWhat if the conventional wisdom about Detroit???s market share loss is wrong? So argues a group of economists from Virginia Commonwealth University. In their paper ???Non-Price Determinants of Automotive Demand: Restyling Matters Most??? published in...Tags: Automotive Equipment, Education, Vehicles, Ford, Colleges and Universities
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Suzuki Offers Summer Financing Deals
KickingTiresSuzuki is offering zero-percent financing for many of its vehicles and up to $500 in Owner Loyalty cash, though a car company looking to gain market share might want to look into offering cash back for owners of competitors??? vehicles.......Tags: Vehicles, Marketing, Suzuki
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Large SUV Sales Surge Faster Than Small Cars
KickingTiresPlug-in electric hybrids and electric cars have taken up much of the digital airwaves over the past few weeks (or years, depending on your perspective), but it may surprise you to find out that ???pass????? full-size SUVs are increasing in......Tags: Disasters, Vehicles, Water Pollution, Marketing, Labor Markets
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Ford Sync Adds Smartphone App Control
KickingTiresWhen the 2011 Ford Fiesta goes on sale this summer it won???t just be the small package and high mileage that trendsetters will lust after, it???ll be the ability to control Pandora, a free internet radio service, and other smartphone......Tags: Google Inc., Apple iPhone, Twitter, Inc., Marketing, Radio
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Rosenthal: Transformation part of retail game, Sears' Lampert says
When prices essentially match, what stores are left to sell is themselves. More than just the products they move, they compete on the basis of the shopping experiences they offer and the identities those experiences bolster. Customer loyalty has never...
Tags: Kmart, Walmart, Marketing, Services and Shopping, Lou D'Ambrosio
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Examining Some Trends from Last Year's Auto Market
While auto sales in this country were booming in the middle of the last decade, the industry was not necessarily healthy. Incentives were taking a bite out of profits and there was growing concern over fuel prices. Still, factory representatives at...Tags: Vehicles, Ford, Minivans and Vans, Toyota, Manufacturing and Engineering
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Toni Preckwinkle's chief of staff to depart
Kurt Summers Jr., chief of staff to Cook County President Toni Preckwinkle, will leave his post in early November to join Chicago-based investment firm Grosvenor Capital Management as senior vice president, Summers said in an interview this week. The...
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