Automotive News for Industry Professionals - updated daily, Monday through Friday!http://www.automotivedigest.comCUDL, a major auto lending network for credit unions, announced a new initiative with Manheim’s OVE.com and GE Capital Fleet Services. They will cooperate to further expand GE’s remarketing channels and to offer CUDL’s dealer network a new online vehicle buying program. CUDL also has a separate alliance with Open Dealer Exchange. http://www.automotivedigest.com/content/displayArticle.aspx?a=8593702/22/2012Toyota has upped fleet sales and incentives to increase US market share for its Camry and other products – half of its January sales went into daily rental fleets. Toyota says sales went up 7.5% for its redesigned Camry, but rental fleet sales are playing a big role in the numbers as Toyota recovers from months of production shortages.http://www.automotivedigest.com/content/displayArticle.aspx?a=8593602/22/2012Rising oil prices could become a key issue in the upcoming U.S. presidential election as they approach a nine-month high. Petroleum prices have been moving upward for the past few weeks, but the latest surge began when Iran announced a halt to exports to Britain and France. The average gasoline cost has already topped the $4/gallon mark in some areas of the U.S.http://www.automotivedigest.com/content/displayArticle.aspx?a=8591802/22/2012TrueCar.com releases its "Performance Scorecards" for automotive manufacturers and brands, using 8 categories including pricing, sales, incentives, customer loyalty, market share and days in inventory. The brands that received the highest grades were Hyundai, Kia, and Scion. Brands with the lowest grades were Infiniti, Suzuki, Smart, and Saab. Overall, highest scorers among manufacturers were Hyundai, Porsche, and Honda.http://www.automotivedigest.com/content/displayArticle.aspx?a=8588402/22/2012The NHTSA has tentatively embraced voice recognition to reduce driver distraction, and automakers are working to make conversational commands easier. Ford and GM have embraced software that uses natural language for commands with Sync and OnStar and continue to work on the technology. Guidelines governing voice technology are expected from the NHTSA by 2014.http://www.automotivedigest.com/content/displayArticle.aspx?a=8591902/22/2012