Audi Atlanta, Audi Marietta and Volvo Cars of Marietta — working with local food service companies — have launched a community meal drive with a goal to help eradicate hunger for senior citizens and keep them safe from the novel Coronavirus. The food relief efforts will also help feed frontline workers at several local hospitals […] [Read More]

Consumers during the COVID-19 pandemic are turning to technology for what used to be in-person, consultative interactions, says Dealer.com. Because of that, Dealer.com has launched two new digital retailing capabilities that it says can help dealers more easily communicate with shoppers during the car-buying process. Global conversational services provider LivePerson is powering those new capabilities, […] [Read More]

One of the guiding principles of the Larry H. Miller Group of Companies is to “go about doing good until there is too much good in the world.” The company on Wednesday announced one of its initiatives to do good. LHM Group has started a public week-long, statewide food drive at its car dealerships, movie […] [Read More]

DriveItAway is now integrated with Uber for Business, and the company said that means dealers can use the DriveItAway dashboard to arrange rides for anyone. DriveItAway is now integrated with Uber Central. That means dealerships can book Uber rides directly through the DriveItAway administration dashboard with a fully integrated lookup. On behalf of customers they […] [Read More]

As if dealerships didn’t have enough to concern them nowadays because of the coronavirus pandemic, reports out of one of North Carolina’s largest cities indicated 11 dealers and a rental car facility have seen nearly 50 vehicles stolen in the past month; inventory worth more than $1 million. The incidents reinforced the more than dozen […] [Read More]

AutoNation made another executive move on Wednesday, giving additional responsibility to a current member of its management team. The company announced that Marc Cannon, AutoNation’s executive vice president and chief marketing officer, has been appointed executive vice president and chief customer experience officer. AutoNation described Cannon as an innovative leader with more than 30 years […] [Read More]

Digital transformation company Dealer-FX has launched a new offering that it says eases the processes of appointment scheduling and service check-in for vehicle owners and simplifies appointment management and customer communication for dealerships. The offering is called Experience, and Dealer-FX said it is designed for the "new normal" of social distancing. To help alleviate some […] [Read More]

Video walkarounds, at-home test drives and driveway delivery are some of the contactless buying options of the new Virtual Shopping communication system from Carsforsale.com. The company said it is unveiling the new system to ensure car shoppers’ and auto dealers’ safety and ensure seamless and safe buying connections in the wake of COVID-19. Carsforsale.com chief executive […] [Read More]

CarGurus offered discounts to dealers for April and May. The company is now continuing to offer discounts for June. For its subscribing dealerships in the United States, the company on Wednesday announced a 20% rate reduction for the month of June. CarGurus said it intended the June discount to provide extended cost relief, so U.S. […] [Read More]

The Greater New York Automobile Dealers Association, or GNYADA, says auto dealers collectively contribute more than $20 million annually to charitable causes in local communities such as Long Island, New York City and Westchester County. Once again, the association said, dealers are racing to the aid of their neighbors. GNYADA, which represents more than 400 […] [Read More]