Kbb.com Survey: More Than Half of New-Car Shoppers Say Gas Prices Affecting Vehicle Purchase Considerations
IRVINE, Calif., April 19, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- According to the latest Kelley Blue Book Market Intelligence survey on consumer sentiment from Q1 2012, more than half (66 percent) of new-car shoppers have either changed their minds about which vehicle they are considering, or are thinking about vehicles they normally would not have considered, due to rising gas prices.  (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20111102/AQ99077LOGO)  In addition, consumer expectations about gas prices have worsened quarter-over-quarter by 30 percent.  In Q1 2012, 76 percent of new-car shoppers said they expect gas prices to get higher in the next 30 days, compared with Q4 2011, when only 46 percent of new-car shoppers expected gas prices to ...

KBB.com Launches 'Follow This Car' Feature; Track Change in Vehicle's Value Over Time
IRVINE, Calif., April 17, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Kelley Blue Book , the leading provider of new car and used car information, today announces its all-new Follow This Car feature, allowing car sellers to be among the first to know when the value of their vehicle changes. With the ability to track up to five cars, consumers will be notified via email when a specified vehicle's value changes by more than 2 percent. (Logo:  http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20111102/AQ99077LOGO) Updated weekly with clear expiration dates listed on kbb.com, Kelley Blue Book® Values provide car buyers and sellers with market-reflective information to help make the best possible vehicle buying and selling decisions. Follow This Car provides kbb.com ...

Here's a Super St. Paddy's Day Secret... Luck Is Amplified By Doing Good!
CABOT, Vt., March 15, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Here's a super Saint Patrick's Day secret... You don't need the "luck of the Irish" to find good people. Our first round of winners, who used Reward Volunteers, the powerful new iPhone and computer widget created by Cabot Creamery Cooperative and Chalo, Inc., found out their time to volunteer and automatic posts to Facebook earned big rewards for themselves and the organizations they serve. (Logo: ) "We're off to a great start," says Cabot Director of Marketing/Integrated Services, Jen Neary who worked with Chalo, Inc., a Vermont-based startup, to create the Reward Volunteers iPhone and computer widget.