STORM MAY COOL HOT JANUARY AUTO SALES

A winter storm which hit a large swath of the country, particularly dumping snow on the Northeast, may slow light vehicle sales in the final days of January. Even so, Kelley Blue Book estimates that new vehicle sales will increase 12.9% year-over-year to a total of 1.14 million units this month, resulting in an estimated 16.5 million seasonally adjusted annual rate (SAAR).

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The J.D. Power/LMC report on retail automotive sales (excluding fleet sales) predicts dealers will sell more vehicles in the first month of the year than any January since 2004. Estimates are for dealers to have made 932,000 sales, 8.5% more than January 2014 (on a selling-day adjusted basis since 1/15 has one more selling day than 1/14).

CBS is expanding its Victoria’s Secret franchise with The Victoria’s Secret Swim Special

CBS is expanding its Victoria’s Secret franchise with The Victoria’s Secret Swim Special, airing Thursday, February 26, at 10:00 pm (ET). The one-hour special follows the “Angels” as they land in Puerto Rico to shoot their swimwear campaign, including jungle treks and underwater photo shoots.