WEEKLY: GM accuses Iowa dealer of faking sales | Automakers seek 'natural' cure for infotainment aches | Hyundai turns to cyber tools for quick read on CSI

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Some of this week's top stories: GM: Iowa dealer faked sales Suit comes as company cracks down on retailers over ordering, reporting General Motors is suing a Davenport, Iowa, Chevrolet dealership to stop what the automaker calls a "widespread fraudulent and unlawful" scheme to fals ... Automakers seek 'natural' cure for infotainment aches There is an intense, behind-the-scenes race to find what automakers see as the cure to clunky infotainment systems: natural language. If all goes well ... Hyundai turns to cyber tools for quick read on CSI Hyundai is trying to bring the venerable written CSI survey into the age of the cloud, Twitter and Facebook. The brand has devised a new method, using ... Advertisement Adding automotive live chat to your digital marketing mix will engage thousands of shoppers who abandon your website. Learn the secrets smart auto dealers are using to double their website lead volume with this FREE eBook, "Seven Reasons Live Chat Fails." Click to download it for FREE here. After a 24-yr. chase, dealer faces fraud trial Jun Reodica built '80s Chevy empire with fake paper, prosecutors allege A Philippine native, Eminiano Reodica Jr. went from working as a showroom attendant at General Motors headquarters in Detroit to owning the country's ... With Atlas, Ford trades Marlboro Man for gizmos Features aim to improve utility, fuel economy Auto show concept vehicles are sort of like presidential inaugural addresses: They outline a broad, shining vision of the future, but they're short on ... Mild-hybrid Malibu is tough sell for Chevy To most shoppers, slight boost in mpg doesn't justify $3,000 premium Most prospective Malibu buyers at Castle Chevrolet in suburban Chicago quickly decide that they don't want to pay nearly $3,000 more for the Eco mild- ... Columns: KEITH CRAIN: NADA has something for everyone Besides warm temperatures, the National Automobile Dealers Association convention in Orlando will have plenty for everyone who attends. ... MARK RECHTIN: Help wanted: But who's on the way out? It's great sport in the auto business -- talking about top-flight executives who could be on the move. This week we get to conjecture about who might ...       Archived Webinars » Online Reputation by Auto News » Operations Case Study by Microsoft » Mobile Savvy Car Buyers by MAX Systems » Beyond the vehicle by Covisint

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