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From Lockdown Live Stream to Media Group: The ASOTU Story
It all started with a livestream during COVID lockdowns. It’s now a major auto industry media and events company, with daily podcasts, community activation, events and more. Ahead of their annual ASOTU Con last month, Automotive State of the Union ... Listen Here
How smart dealers & automotive companies now leverage AI
Artificial intelligence is almost as prevalent in automotive nowadays as car row in your community. But how are the smartest dealerships and service providers using AI? A trio of executives tackled that question and more during a panel discussion at ... Listen Here
Connecting auto-finance data with brand loyalty
Auto-finance data often highlights trends such as originations and delinquencies. But for the closing presentation of this spring’s Auto Intel Summit, TJ Cox of TransUnion and Jill Louden S&P Global Mobility took a different approach about what auto-finance data could ... Listen Here
Retail
Reynolds’ tech connects VW facility’s staff with mobile service from local dealer
Reynolds and Reynolds Company, Volkswagen Group of America and LaFontaine Automotive Group have come together to create something new, combining kiosk technology with Volkswagen mobile service. Reynolds installed a GoMoto kiosk at Volkswagen’s operations facility in Auburn Hills, Mich., and ... [Read More]
Dealer news: Lithia rises in Fortune 500 rankings; Rick Case CEO delivers for children’s hospital
Lithia & Driveway is moving up in the corporate world. The dealership group, which operates some 450 locations in the U.S., Canada and the U.K., announced it ranks 124th on the 2025 Fortune 500 list, up 16 spots from its ... [Read More]
Wholesale
America’s Group expands presence in Wisc. with latest acquisition, its 6th of 2025
America’s Group has made its sixth acquisition of the year, announcing Thursday that it has purchased Western Wisconsin Auto Auction, its second location in the state. The Chippewa Falls-based auction is located 97 miles east of Minneapolis and is less ... [Read More]
Tariffs generate interest in Cars Commerce’s used-car pricing & auction tools
n late March, as the auto industry scrambled to get its arms around President Trump’s tariffs on vehicles built outside of the U.S., Cars.com saw a “notable increase” in the number of dealers asking to demo and trial its AccuTrade used-car appraisal tool and its DealerClub used-car, dealer-to-dealer digital wholesale marketplace, said Sonia Jain, the company’s chief financial officer.
AccuTrade has steadily expanded its user base and crossed the ... [Read More]
Technology
Marchex adds Engage for Sales and Service to its offerings on FordDirect
Marchex, a provider of artificial intelligence and conversational intelligence software, has expanded its partnership with FordDirect. The joint venture between Ford Motor Company and its franchise dealers has added Marchex Engage for Sales and Service to its offerings for nearly ... [Read More]
TraXtion promotes auto industry tech veteran Kokesh to president and COO
TraXtion, a provider of tire diagnostic software systems, has promoted auto industry technology veteran Brad Kokesh to president and chief operating officer. Kokesh, who has served as TraXtion’s chief revenue officer since joining the company in late 2023, will lead ... [Read More]
Analysis
PODCAST: ASOTU’s journey from lockdown livestream to automotive media & events group
It all started with a livestream during COVID lockdowns. It’s now a major auto industry media and events company, with podcasts, communities, events and more. Ahead of their annual ASOTU Con event last month, Automotive State of the Union leaders ... [Read More]
AAA survey shows sagging interest in EVs
Electric vehicles appear to be losing some juice with consumers, if AAA research is taken at face value. Counter to research projects recently compiled by Experian and J.D. Power, results from AAA’s latest survey released on Tuesday indicated that only ... [Read More]
