Dealers Can Drive Summer Sales With More Sports Cars on Their Lots
June 09 2006 - 11:55AM
PR Newswire (US)
Cars.com Report Identifies Popular, Difficult-to-Locate Models
CHICAGO, June 9 /PRNewswire/ -- Nine of the top 10 used vehicles
most sought-after by cars.com shoppers -- but not readily available
on dealer lots -- are sports cars, according to the latest cars.com
Inventory Demand Index. The Cars.com Inventory Demand Index tracks
the top 50 used vehicle searches on cars.com against actual
inventory on dealer lots to help dealers determine which models to
buy at auction and to better merchandise from their existing
inventory. Dealers can obtain free copies of the national report or
a report specific to their local market from their cars.com account
executive. "Our close connection with automotive shoppers positions
cars.com to support our dealers with real-time market information,"
said Ralph Ebersole, training director at cars.com. "Knowing the
exact vehicle make and model that buyers want enables our dealers
to make the well-informed business decisions that keep their
inventory moving." May 2006 Inventory Demand Index 1. Acura Integra
2. Toyota Supra 3. Honda Prelude 4. Toyota Pickup 5. Nissan 300ZX
6. Mitsubishi 3000GT 7. Nissan 240SX 8. Mazda RX-7 9. Mitsubishi
Lancer Evolution 10. Toyota MR2 About cars.com Partnered with more
than 200 leading metro newspapers, television stations and their
Web sites, cars.com is the most comprehensive destination for those
looking to buy or sell a new or used car. The site lists more than
1.5 million vehicles from 11,000 dealer customers, classified
advertisers and private parties to offer consumers the best
selection of new and used cars online, as well as the content,
tools and advice to support their shopping experience. Recently
selected by Forbes.com as a Best of the Web site for car shopping,
cars.com combines powerful inventory search tools and new-car
configuration with pricing information, photo galleries, buying
guides, side-by-side comparison tools, original editorial content
and reviews to help millions of car shoppers connect with sellers
each month. Launched in June 1998, cars.com is a division of
Classified Ventures, LLC, ( http://classifiedventures.com/ ), which
is owned by six leading media companies, including Belo (NYSE:BLC),
Gannett Co. Inc. (NYSE:GCI), Knight Ridder (NYSE:KRI), The
McClatchy Company (NYSE:MNI), Tribune Company (NYSE:TRB) and The
Washington Post Company (NYSE:WPO). DATASOURCE: cars.com CONTACT:
Brian R. Hannan of cars.com, +1-312-601-5519 (direct),
+1-312-218-0788 (mobile), Web site: http://www.cars.com/
http://classifiedventures.com/
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