CONTRIBUTING EDITOR BARRY WINFIELD: It’s just General Motors’ luck that by the time the corporation fields a decent small car, the segment is bristling with competition.

Volvo will discontinue the S40 sedan and the V50 wagon for the 2012 model year in the United States.

You remember Chevy’s answer to the Chrysler minivan, right? Of course you do. After all, General Motors built the rear-drive (and AWD) Chevrolet Astro for 20 years before finally putting it out to pasture.

When it comes to making a vehicle last–I mean really last–Irv Gordon is a superhero. The retired science teacher paid $4,150 for his 1966 Volvo P1800 when it was new (at that time it was nearly as much as his annual salary as a science teacher), and over the years he’s put 2.7 million miles [...]

In an effort to improve Auttr, we have added an Industry News section.  There, you can find the latest auto industry news from major print, online and TV mediums.  And don’t forget to see what’s in the hearts and minds of the consumer by reviewing up-to-the-minute ‘tweets’ from Twitter.  You can find the Industry News section at: http://auttr.com/news/ or [...]

Web site will allow consumers to haggle with dealers over new vehicles updated 1:06 a.m. ET, Mon., Aug 10, 2009 SAN FRANCISCO – General Motors and eBay Inc. are expected to announce Monday that hundreds of the auto maker’s California dealers will let consumers haggle over the prices of new cars and trucks through the online [...]

Orlando, Florida (June 26, 2009) — The National Independent Automobile Dealers Association selected Chip Perry, president and chief executive officer of AutoTrader.com, to receive its 2009 Ring of Honor for his dedication and contributions to the used automotive industry.  The award is the highest allied industry honor granted to an individual.  Perry’s award was announced in Orlando, [...]

Orlando, Florida (June 27, 2009) — Michigan’s Jeffrey Howard Braatz was named NIADA 2009 Quality Dealer of the Year during televised ceremonies during the National Independent Automobile Dealers Association’s annual convention in Orlando last week.  The award is considered the most prestigious member honor sanctioned by the 20,000-member trade association, according to Michael R. Linn, NIADA’s [...]

Special thanks to the Columbus Fair Auto Auction for adding a link to Auttr on their Home page!  Visit the CFAA web site at: http://www.cfaa.com.  Add the Auttr banner to your web site Home page and let others know where to find you.  To save the Auttr banner artwork to your computer, right-click the image below and click ‘Save Picture As’.  The Auttr [...]

Add the Auttr banner to your web site Home page and let others know where to find you.  To save the Auttr banner artwork to your computer, right-click the image below and click ‘Save Picture As’.  The Auttr banner can also be found on the Auttr ’About Us’ page as well.  Special thanks to the National Automobile Auction Association for [...]

Businesses are finding ways to integrate social media and social networking into their marketing plans.  The Columbus Dispatch had a recent article about the subject titled ‘Clicking with consumers’.  Click here to review the article.

During the NIADA Conference, the Wall Street Journal ran a Social Networking ad below for Dow Jones.  The ad points out the need for businesses to get involved with social networking web sites.

Great article in USAToday, published last Friday about how social networking is helping businesses succeed (click here).  Auttr was created to help auto dealers communicate faster and better and take advantage of Social Networking technology.

NIADA Conference – Keith Whann discussing dealer issues at the Auttr booth.

Below is the revised Banner Design.

Click here for the brochure link.