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    Ummm....ahem, I would just like to say that I wrote this press release and not Betty. So,uh, next time can we get either the author to...
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    Matt Watson (blog) replied to the thread Senator Barbara Mikulski Announces Automotive Stimulus Amendment.
    Problem with the interest rate part of this is so many loans are already 0% interest becuase of OEM incentives.
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    At a press conference today in Towson, MD, Maryland Senator Barbara Mikulski (D) announced legislation to provide tax savings to car and...
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    Alex, Do you see a better closing ratio on the myliveoffer leads than the other leads from your website? You do not have to tell me...
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    Oscar, I don't typically post our business statistics, but I can tell you the most common thing I hear from the customers who use...
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    Oscar, I'll have one of my dealers quote back stats of results and engagement that way it is not me (the vendor) doing it. If I could...
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    Oscar, In order to take this off site, please send me an email to billy@mydealerbroadcast.com and I’ll let you go through a demo. The...
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    Alex, I understand that you use myliveoffer on checkeredflag.com. I know this is not a complete negotiating tool and rather an...
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    Amit..I have to totally disagree with (The study has some great data, but I wouldn’t jump to any conclusions based on these overall...
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    I looked through the original report and most of this data can be misleading, since the survey is not U.S.-centric. In fact, it covers...
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    With 60% of consumers looking for any way to get a better car purchasing experience, it is no wonder they'd be more open to finding...
  • Bill_Playford
    Just went to a recent presentation where one of the speakers (a CEO, no less) said that the number of customers seeking to purchase a...
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    Brian, Great observations in your post but I do have to differ on your first paragraph. My own company offers a very user friendly...
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    These figures are pretty well inline with everything else we have seen. The only real surprising number was the 44% that would purchase...
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    Jeff, since Ai-Dealer is the only company currently offering the complete "Buy-Direct" online, transactional capability considered by...
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    Lol, there are several Ad sites that are giving them a run for their money. Autotrader been sending attorneys after people so they can...
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    Super Sales- that's interesting because I've heard that same thing recently. A lot of their recent behavior can be explained by them...
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    The likely suitors would be Google, Microsoft, or somebody with VERY deep pockets. Imagine what Google could do to the market if they...
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    So after reading all of this, there is another rumor that AutoTrader is back on the market. Is there any truth to this rumor? Is Cox...
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    The ATC subject is always interesting to say the least. As a former employee of ATC and ATP over an 8 year period I am amazed at the...
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    veh... ATC has been piloting different versions live for the past several months. You will be seeing the new version shortly.
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    Have you looked at the Vehix website lately? It is a much nicer site than Autotrader. It looks like the code was written in the last...
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    I have been in the car business 45 years and sold a trillion dollars in cars.ATC is only as good as the ROI it produces. It should at...
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    (I am, 20yrs car guy, 10 on my own,$34million sals in 2008) ATC is expensive, but so is a Duramax Diesel, ATC gets the job done.===Real...
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    Trader Hokie replied to the thread Autotrader.com for sale? Not anymore - is that too bad?.
    Former and Ex-ATC, it definitely all falls in line with what's been going on lately. Just about everything you hear in rumor these days...
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