Call it “Mobility Monday.” In one of three big moves in the auto innovation space, a partnership announced Monday morning between Lyft and CDK Global will make it easier for dealers to set up Lyft rides for their service customers. And the move is the Lyft application programming interface's first time being integrated directly into a dealership management system. In […] [Read More]

To provide automotive marketers a boost in advertising effectiveness and measurement, a new marketing and measurement platform now blends the capabilities of Nielsen Marketing Cloud’s technology with J.D. Power’s car-buyer intelligence and insights. The companies announced the launch of the new Nielsen Auto Cloud marketing and measurement platform powered by J.D. Power on Monday. Via the […] [Read More]

Dealers who are interested in achieving higher-quality conversations with qualified buyers can now access more business and artificial intelligence from Dominion Dealer Solutions CRM with the help of newly integrated customer intelligence software from its DealActivator solution. Dominion announced Monday that it has built its DealActivator technology into the Dominion Vision CRM to provide dealers new streams of highly-qualified customers to turn more […] [Read More]

Two major developments from Cox Automotive surfaced this morning — a new division and a new piece within its growing portfolio. Cox Automotive said it is bringing together its investments and solutions supporting the future of mobility with the formation of a new business division: Mobility Solutions Group. For years, Cox Automotive highlighted that it […] [Read More]

Just a day after naming a new chief revenue officer, Cars.com announced Thursday that it has expanded its leadership team even further with the appointment of Matthew Gold as chief strategy officer, who was most recently responsible for growing YouTube viewership in new markets at Alphabet — the parent company of Google. The company announced Wednesday that it has also brought on Doug Miller […] [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 Len Short, chief executive officer at LotLinx. Auto Remarketing: How can dealers utilize artificial intelligence in their business operations, […] [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 Lori Wittman, the general manager of VinSolutions and senior vice president of retail dealer solutions at its parent company, Cox […] [Read More]

Cars.com president and chief executive officer Alex Vetter announced Wednesday that the company has named a new chief revenue officer who has held previous executive positions at Expedia, Ticketmaster and Citysearch.  The company has brought abroad Doug Miller, who most recently served as chief executive officer of Chatbox. He brings a background that includes building digital businesses, as […] [Read More]

Carvana has entered four new markets in Pennsylvania and now has a presence in six Keystone State cities, the used-car retailer announced Wednesday. This follows news from just last month that Carvana has also grown its Ohio footprint with the recent addition of four new markets and the state’s first car vending machine. In Pennsylvania, the company now offers […] [Read More]

In this episode from the Automotive Intelligence Summit last month, LotLinx co-founder Jason Knight shares some everyday examples of how car dealers might use machine learning. Plus, he discusses consumer expectations and readiness around artificial intelligence, and how the LotLinx model has utilized AI from the get-go. The full discussion can be found below. Download and […] [Read More]