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Automotive Industry News for 2/9/2010


Ford Reprogramming Braking on Fusion and Milan Hybrids, But It's Not a Recall
The question of when to recall, or when to quietly 'fix' an automaker problem, rises to the fore as more problems emanate from the electronics involved in switching modes on hybrid vehicles. Ford now steps in to fix problems on its hybrid vehicle brakes.

GM Offering Heavy-Duty Pickups and Vans Fueled with B20 Biodiesel
GM will add bio-diesel capability to its new lineup of diesel trucks starting with its new 2011 Duramax 6.6L turbo diesel engine, which will be 20 percent bio-diesel and 80 percent conventional diesel.

Lawmakers Investigating Toyota Will Need to Distance Themselves
Acting more like a 'domestic' automaker than foreign, as political connections and manufacturing chink -- Senate's lead Toyota investigator, Jay Rockefeller (D), figured prominently as Toyota agreed to build a factory in his state, West Virginia.

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Industry People

Tony French
President & Co-Founder
Automotive Internet Media Inc. (AIM)


Tony French is President and Co-Founder of Automotive Internet Media (AIM). In his new position, he has responsibility for the direction and leadership for sales and marketing initiatives, as well as overall strategy and financial growth of the company. His company currently owns two websites but powers many others through syndication. Autosales.com (www.autosales.com) is a newly renovated site that provides consumers the ability to shop for new, certified or pre-owned vehicles, get insurance and loan quotes, etc. Their other site is Cartango.com (www.cartango.com) which is the first female-centric website specifically designed to help women shop for vehicles. AIM also hosts and manages DriveChicago.com (www.drivechicago.com) for the Chicago Automobile Trade Association. Prior to co-founding AIM, Tony held several positions with INCISENT Technologies - Maker of the FirstLook solution.
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Follow The Leaders

Follow the Leader Interview

Todd Smith, President, ActivEngage

The challenge of converting more anonymous website visitors into qualified leads -- in all dealership departments. Most automotive consumers today do plenty of research online before walking into the dealership; that means the level of service available on the website should be raised to the same level as the physical showroom.

todd@activengage.com

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Weekly Industry News Poll


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Significant Statistics

Top US Social Media Sites – Dec. 2010

Source: Nielsenwire, Jan. 22, 2010

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Market Research


Wholesale prices for 1-5 year old light trucks have been very strong, especially in comparison to used car values.
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Studies & Reports


The facts surrounding the current recall of over 2 million Toyota models for unintended acceleration continues to change day to day and quality concerns are quickly spilling over to other models. As more models and quality problems surface consumers are more likely to incorporate this information on the Toyota brand as a whole thereby reducing consumer confidence in the brand. Clearly, the repercussions of this recall are going to result in a disruption in remarketing used models as well as price performance.

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Test Drives & Rides


For the first time, the Acura TSX is now available with a V6 engine. The availability of a V6 for the 2010 Acura TSX represents a step almost as big as the styling changes introduced with the 2009 model year. More than just an engine change, the Acura TSX V-6 has a character all its own, distinct from the four-cylinder version.
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