A new partnership could reduce the concerns dealers might have with adding higher-mileage vehicles to their inventory. DealersLink, an automotive systems integration and networking technology company, announced the partnership last week with vehicle contract program company Alpha Warranty Services. The companies say the partnership will give DealersLink members the ability to add Alpha Warranty Services’ high-mileage […] [Read More]

Global online vehicle auction company Copart has opened its newest South Carolina location. The new, 53-acre facility at 120 Commerce Ave. in Harleyville, S.C., is located close to Charleston. The opening follows what Copart chief executive officer Jay Adair described as the success of Copart’s Spartanburg location. Copart North Charleston general manager DaNeisha Mack said in a news release, […] [Read More]

With Carvana's two January announcements of its continued growth, more residents of New York and Georgia will be able to use the company's vehicle buying, selling, financing and other services. The company announced on Jan. 30 that it has launched in five New York markets: Rochester, Buffalo, Syracuse, Binghamton and Albany. That news follows Carvana’s Jan. 16 announcement […] [Read More]

Back in August, Fisker Inc. chairman and chief executive officer Henrik Fisker joined the advisory board at motec ventures, an auto and mobility tech investment group out of Berlin. Motec is a collaboration of the e&Co. AG auto and mobility consulting firm in Germany and the Venionaire Capital venture capital firm out of Austria. Fisker […] [Read More]

CDK Global unveiled some new technological programs at the recent NADA Show, including one that the company says “is modernizing automotive retail.” CDK Global, a provider of integrated information technology and digital marketing products to the automotive retail and adjacent industries, says its products automate and integrate all areas of the dealership and buying process. […] [Read More]

Naked Lime Marketing (NLM) recently debuted a market intelligence platform that it says will provide dealers with a single data set combining transactional, demographic and behavioral customer information segments. As a result, the tool is geared to give dealers the ability to have analytical, fact-based decision making. The marketing, advertising and web services company rolled out the platform called […] [Read More]

Dealerships that eventually will have 2020 Toyota models in their inventory now have another feature to tout to potential buyers. SiriusXM announced on Wednesday that it has reached what the company called a “landmark” agreement with Toyota that will expand the installation of SiriusXM to all Toyota models and trims sold in the continental U.S.  […] [Read More]

Dealer-to-dealer digital auction platform TradeRev continues its work to help accelerate the dealer buying and selling experience, or in the company’s words, help dealers “move metal” faster and easier. With its MOVE METAL services, the company says users will see shorter auctions, flat fee transportation and streamlined registration. TradeRev announced that beginning on Feb. 5 it […] [Read More]

Cox Automotive has a new chief technology officer. Named to the position is David Brooks, whose most recent role was Manheim’s senior vice president of engineering. Brooks will report to chief product officer Marianne Johnson, and he will work alongside chief information officer Mitch Gersten’s enterprise tech team and product portfolio leaders. He has been with […] [Read More]

Automotive dealers have long used Facebook’s automotive inventory ads to reconnect with people who had visited their website or app. Now, Facebook has enhanced those ads to help dealerships reach more potential customers who have shown interest in purchasing a vehicle online. Citing a recent Facebook IQ survey, the social media company notes that 63 […] [Read More]