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Edmunds Offers Steep Discounts To Dealers

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In more proof of how the COVID-19 pandemic is affecting business, Santa Monica-based online auto information and automotive car shopping software provider Edmunds said today that it has been helping out its dealer partners, by providing a 50% discount on its subscription services. READ MORE>>.

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TrueCar Hires Away Edmunds Evangelist

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Santa Monica-based TrueCar , the automotive pricing spinout of Zag Automotive, annoucned today that it has hired the Chief Evangelist from Edmunds. Toprak spent nine years at Edmunds, in addition to earlier experience at automotive franchises. Tags: truecar executive edmunds automotive pricing. READ MORE>>.

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Edmunds.com Buys Hackathon Winner CarCodeSMS

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Los Angeles-based Edmunds.com said Tuesday that it has acquired CarCodeSMS , a developer of mobile service to allow car shoppers to engage in one-on-one text messaging with dealers. As part of the buy, Edmunds.com said it would make the CarCode service free to all of its franchise partners. READ MORE>>.

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Edmunds.com Jumps On Daily Deal Bandwagon

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Proving that you can apply the "daily deal" phenomenon to just about any transaction, Santa Monica-based Edmunds.com said today that it has launched its own, deal service it says was inspired by Groupon and LivingSocial. Edmunds is tapping Group Commerce Inc. for the social buying technology behind the service. READ MORE>>.

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Edmunds.com Battling Escrow Scammers

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Santa Monica-based Edmunds.com is again warning people about a continuing scam where criminals are using official sounding--but fake--escrow services to swindle people out of money. Escrow services are online services which hold money until a transaction successfully occurs, and are heavily used for online automotive purchases.

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Edmunds.com Offers Up Car Advice Via Twitter

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Santa Monica-based Edmunds.com , the online automotive information site, is ramping up its efforts to update its reach to consumers, saying that it has launched a new, real-time car shopping advice service called "EdmundsLive". Edmunds CEO Jeremy Anwyl has been pushing Edmunds to update its brand and features since last September.

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Edmunds.com Launches Redesign, Plans iPhone App

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Santa Monica-based Edmunds.com , a provider of automotive information services, said today that it has rolled out a new site to its visitors, and is planning a release of an iPhone app--all part of an overhaul to update the service. Tags: edmunds automotive auto information buying research. READ MORE>>.

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