News - Powered by Yahoo NewsShifting Online Auto Shopping Into High Gear
Some types of commerce are just not a match for the Internet. However, others -- including researching a new car -- caught on with online shoppers. The amount and types of information that can be conveyed online has brought car-buying to a whole new level -- yet few auto marketers are optimizing their use of the medium.
Tue, 20 Nov 2007 13:02:25 GMT - (TechNewsWorld.com)
Cut in auto rates to average 7.7%
Massachusetts auto insurance premiums will drop an average of just under 8 percent in the first year of the state's new competitive insurance system, less than what some analysts had forecast would happen if regulators continued to set the rates.
Tue, 20 Nov 2007 08:22:20 GMT - (Boston Globe)
LETTERS: Auto town
We need more reporters (Chris Lester, ?Two Auto Plants Succeed,? Nov. 13, Star Business Weekly) to write about the good things the labor/management partnerships in the Kansas City metropolitan area can do when they work together.
Tue, 20 Nov 2007 04:39:20 GMT - (The Kansas City Star)
Auto Insurance Rates in MA Drop 7.7 Percent After Switching to New System
By Bruce Mohl THE BOSTON GLOBE Massachusetts auto insurance premiums will drop an average of just under 8 percent in the first year of the state?s new competitive insurance system, less than what some analysts had forecast would happen if regulators continued to set the rates.
Tue, 20 Nov 2007 07:39:28 GMT - (The Tech)
READERS SHARE THEIR IDEAS TO IMPROVE ECONOMY
I offered some ideas last week for improving the economy. One: Relieve the housing glut by allowing people to easily take money out of retirement accounts without a tax penalty to purchase homes. Another: Force the auto industry to offer half...
Tue, 20 Nov 2007 08:34:06 GMT - (New York Post)
Hanover Among First to Tout Mass. Auto Rates; Vows Agent Appointments
The Hanover Insurance Group, Inc. was one of the first insurers to tout its competitive rates and product filings at today's deadline for auto insurers looking to compete in Massachusetts under the ne
Mon, 19 Nov 2007 15:59:34 GMT - (Insurance Journal)
A Buffett investment that wasn't
With auto stocks beaten down, prominent investors looking for bargains have been on the prowl. Kirk Kerkorian bought nearly 10% of General Motors's shares last year, which he subsequently sold, and Cerberus Capital Management, the private equity group, took majority control of Chrysler earlier this year.
Tue, 20 Nov 2007 09:11:10 GMT - (CNN Money)
The Hanover Seeks to Cut Auto Rates by Up to 30 Percent or More; Shave Three Years Off State's Existing Six-Year ...
The Hanover Insurance Group, Inc. , a leading writer of auto, home and business insurance in Massachusetts, announced today that it has requested Division of Insurance approval to offer an enhanced auto product that will deliver highly- competitive prices and innovative coverage options not currently available in the marketplace.
Mon, 19 Nov 2007 11:00:00 GMT - (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)
XM Announces Availability of "XM Ready" Portab le GPS Products for the Vehicle
Tuesday, November 20, 2007 -- Washington, D.C. - XM Radio announced â??XM Readyâ?? GPS products, the JENSEN NVXM1000 Rock'N'Road and Advent ADV800XM, are now available at retail and select auto dealer locations.
Tue, 20 Nov 2007 19:20:10 GMT - (Mobile Electronics)
Falken Industries Signs Strategic Alliance Agreement With Czech Distributor
Falken Industries Ltd - Clean Plus® Product Group today announced that they have signed a strategic alliance agreement with a top-tier Super Distributor in the Czech Republic for their "Premium" line of auto care products.
Tue, 20 Nov 2007 14:30:00 GMT - (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)