Mercedes Benz

For the new model year, Audi has introduced an all-new A4. Not that the previous model was dull or out-of-date, the performance bar the competition set had simply been raised. The most noticeable difference between the old and new models is size. The A4 now has more interior room throughout. One of the biggest complaints of the previous model was its lack of rear-seat space. Audi has fixed that with the new model. With the typical Audi Quattro all-wheel drive, the new A4 is better than ever. It also features the standard Audi corporate grille. Love it or hate it, it certainly stands out amongst other vehicles on the road. LED front headlights are also available and word is that Audi will also be offering a TDI engine to the lineup in the near future. (function(w,d,s,l,i){w[l]=w[l]||[];w[l].push({'gtm.start':new Date().getTime(),event:'gtm.js'});var f=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0],j=d.createElement(s),dl=l!='dataLayer'?'&l='+l:'';j.async=true...

TradeRev lets dealerships sell wholesale vehicles to other dealerships in real time. KAR Auction Services Inc. is boosting its investment in its TradeRev business as it seeks to spread the online appraisal and auction tool to as many as 100 markets across North America and eventually take it global. Through a mobile app or a desktop tool, TradeRev lets dealerships sell wholesale vehicles to other dealerships in real time. In the second quarter, 30,000 vehicles were sold through TradeRev, more than double the year-earlier period, KAR said this month. It's in just more than 30 markets in the U.S. and Canada. But those numbers are "a drop in the bucket" of what KAR executives think TradeRev can do. To that end, the company is ramping up its spending on Trade-Rev in the second half of this year, adding staffers and expanding marketing and branding efforts. The number of dealers using the platform is growing, though KAR isn't disclosing how many are signed up. "One o...