Dealer-first automotive digital retail software provider MAX Digital believes competition from non-traditional dealers has never been stronger. Because of that, providing a smooth path to purchase is a must for dealerships to thrive in the coming years. With that in mind, MAX Digital has partnered with LotVantage, and participating dealers can now combine LotVantage services […] [Read More]

Digital auction platform TradeRev has integrated two new in-app features, including “Buy Now,” which company president Becca Polak says opens a second-chance marketplace for buyers and sellers. Polak says the second feature, Third Party Inspected, provides an additional layer of trust for dealers, “so they can buy with confidence.” TradeRev, a business unit of global […] [Read More]

Data and technology that power vehicles now and into the future must be protected from misuse, abuse and malicious mayhem. That was the consensus of panelists, speakers and others who attended cybersecurity sessions held as part of TU-Automotive Detroit’s automotive technology conference and exhibition in suburban Detroit, June 5-6. TU-Automotive Detroit provides a platform for […] [Read More]

Online car-shopping site Edmunds has promoted Stephen Felisan to chief technology officer, and in his new position, he will lead Edmunds’ 152-member technology organization. Felisan, who was Edmunds’ director of engineering before his promotion to vice president of engineering and operations and eventually to his most recent role as chief information officer, will oversee all […] [Read More]

In this episode, recorded at the company's Detroit-area offices, Cox Automotive chief product officer Marianne Johnson discusses practical uses of artificial intelligence for dealers and auto auctions, the use of AI in alternative vehicle usage and connecting the online to in-store experience for car dealers. Plus, she shares how dealers can be good stewards of […] [Read More]

“What have you got on me, and why? And what are you doing with it? Who did you share it with?” That’s the succinct way that John Lewis sums up what consumers have the right to know under the California Consumer Privacy Act. The CCPA gives Californians the right to find out what personal information […] [Read More]

Auto dealers not yet wholly confident in their digital retailing approach should find guidance at the Automotive Intelligence Summit later this month in Raleigh, N.C. Spoiler: Online car sales are a people business. Tim Cox, who is the co-founder and senior vice president of sales for CarNow, estimates that the car business has “only about 4% […] [Read More]

In 2016, global luxury automotive brand Genesis launched its Genesis at Home purchase experience in Canada using automotive industry digital retailing services company Motoinsight’s digital retailing platform MotoCommerce. Motoinsight describes Genesis at Home as a “global industry first” that it said allowed customers to complete the entire purchase process online. Now, as Genesis expands into […] [Read More]

A CDK Global plan to divest its digital marketing business allows the CDK management team to work on increasing momentum in its core auto software business and to accelerate fiscal 2020 growth, CDK Global president and chief executive officer Brian Krzanich said in a news release. The company’s digital marketing business includes all of its […] [Read More]

Adding resources and upgrading its account management team, enterprise dealer management system company DealerBuilt has promoted Kathy Henderson to national accounts director. Henderson is responsible for client retention, and she manages account managers who help customers use DealerBuilt’s products and services. DealerBuilt executive vice president Veronica Dunford described Henderson as “an ideal client advocate.” “As […] [Read More]