A product partnership between DataOne Software and consultancy firm SBD has resulted in a software product called VehiclePlannerPlus, which provides competitive intelligence and vehicle product planning. The product helps with OEM marketing and vehicle planning activities, allowing automotive analysts to use a single tool to create, configure and export insights. As a result, the typical effort […] [Read More]

CallRevu recently upgraded its communications intelligence (CI) solution to help dealerships monitor and improve their communications with customers. This week, the company launched a platform innovation that harnesses artificial intelligence and machine learning using CallRevu’s unique automotive lexicon developed during the past 12 years from millions of human transcribed calls. CallRevu highlighted this new technology […] [Read More]

Paperwork within dealership service drives and accounting departments can accumulate quickly. Dealer Scanning is looking to improve the situation for stores, making the scenes both aesthetically pleasing and perhaps even more crucial — improved security and search capability. Dealer Scanning, a leading cloud-based automotive document scanning company, recently announced that it has become a participant […] [Read More]

After its recent announcement of a $15 million Series A financing, e-commerce company Modal said it made six senior-level hires. The hires are for the positions of chief technology officer, chief operating officer, vice president of marketing, vice president of sales and two vice presidents of strategic relationships. Modal (formerly Drive Motors), which provides e-commerce to […] [Read More]

In this episode of the Auto Remarketing Podcast recorded in mid-December, we catch up with Aaron Meyer, regional manager at Dealer Specialties, about the company's work in the vehicle inspections space. To listen to the entire conversation, click on the link available below, or visit the Auto Remarketing Podcast page.  Download and subscribe to the Auto Remarketing Podcast on iTunes or […] [Read More]

This story appears in Auto Remarketing's upcoming Leading Dealer Groups issue. A sneak preview is available here to Cherokee Media Group Premium subscribers.  When Asbury Automotive Group announced the launch of Clicklane in December, one of the tool's used-car applications was that the end-to-end digital car-buying platform could help the retailer expand its pre-owned operations […] [Read More]

Leaders from fusionZONE Automotive and WheelsTV see dealerships needing to flourish in a “video economy,” so the companies finalized a partnership on Thursday with the intention of helping stores with their marketing efforts. The dealer website solution and provider of video test drive reports for more than a decade now are working together so fusionZONE will […] [Read More]

Motional, a driverless vehcle technology company, will utilize Cox Automotive Mobility's Pivet program as its fleet service provider — a collaboration the companies say lays the foundation for Motional's path to market for robotaxis in major U.S. cities. The partnership starts with Motional’s self-driving fleet in Las Vegas. To allow Motional to work toward serving passengers and […] [Read More]

Teams from CarOffer and Asbury Automotive Group have collaborated to build a group trade platform that allows dealers within the same group to buy, sell and trade vehicles between one another, thereby tailoring inventory distribution to the specific needs of individual stores within the group. CarOffer’s Group Trade platform gives dealers the ability to utilize […] [Read More]

While the industry was getting ready to celebrate the holiday season, Chicago-based MAX Digital made a major executive move, hiring Robert Granados as its chief executive officer to drive innovation and growth in the company’s core inventory management and merchandising business. According to a news release, Steve Fitzgerald will continue as MAX Digital president, working […] [Read More]