Asset and operations management is one of the biggest challenges for auto dealers. That’s according to TrueSpot, a new Internet of Things asset location platform developer, which has commercially launched what it says is the industry’s first real-time mapping and inventory product for auto dealers. TrueSpot says its new product can solve the asset and […] [Read More]

Joe Oliveri of KAR Global joins us at the Automotive Intelligence Summit in Raleigh, N.C., where he led a presentation on the "Crossroads of Data, Analytics & Machine Learning." The full discussion can be found below. Download and subscribe to the Auto Remarketing Podcast on iTunes or on Google Play.  You can also listen to the latest episode in the […] [Read More]

Alex Fraser of the Cox Automotive Mobility Group & Pivet joins us at the Automotive Intelligence Summit in Raleigh, N.C., where he led a presentation on "Mobility Services Driving the Fleets of the Future." The full discussion can be found below. Download and subscribe to the Auto Remarketing Podcast on iTunes or on Google Play.  You can also listen to […] [Read More]

Software and communications company AutoAlert says it is extending its relationship with Ford, releasing enhancements to its Ford National Program. The enhancements include the addition of two new tools that it says work toward built-in employee and customer engagement. Those tools are known as GeoAlert and AutoAssistant. AutoAlert said the enhancements were based on feedback […] [Read More]

With the integration of TradePending’s trade valuation tool into LivePerson’s conversational platform for auto dealers, “conversational commerce” company LivePerson says dealers who are mutual LivePerson Automotive and TradePending customers can provide an “omnichannel experience” for consumers. LivePerson says dealers can do that by extending the same trade-in valuation tool they use across digital properties and […] [Read More]

Brian Benstock of Paragon Honda and Paragon Acura sees “a direct correlation” between profitability and the short amount of time available between acquisition of a vehicle and making that vehicle retail-ready. Benstock, who is general manager and vice president of the dealerships, chose ReconVelocity, which says it brings technology and pit crew precision to the […] [Read More]

Before those used Ford commercial vehicles land in your inventory, they might be tracked closely thanks to the Blue Oval using technology from Spireon. On Wednesday, Spireon launched FleetLocate for Ford, which offers GPS tracking for fleets operating supported Ford vehicle models. Leveraging the Ford open-platform Transportation Mobility Cloud (TMC), FleetLocate for Ford can enable […] [Read More]

[Editor's note: Story has been updated to clarify availability of Zipcar Flex] “Completely.” That was Jeff Kaelin’s initial brief response to the question, “How are rental car companies changing their approach to the end consumer?” But Kaelin, who is vice president of product development for Avis Budget Group, talks at length when asked to elaborate […] [Read More]

Auto/Mate Dealership Systems president and chief executive officer Mike Esposito describes manufacturer rules and state laws that govern retail warranty reimbursement as “varied and complex.” To ease that complexity, Auto/Mate has completed all dealership management system (DMS) integrations with Armatus Dealer Uplift. “We’re pleased that our customers now have an option to simplify this process […] [Read More]

In the latest installment of the annual Power 300 issue of Auto Remarketing, we go behind the scenes with some of the leading companies in the used-car space and their top executives with a few Q&A features.  Next up is Vince Zappa, president of Clutch Technologies.  Auto Remarketing: What is the biggest misconception that folks have about vehicle subscriptions? […] [Read More]