DealerStar DMS is the latest company to be certified by DealerSocket CRM for integration. To save both time and double entries, automotive dealerships can now push a deal from DealerSocket directly to the DealerStar DMS in real-time. With dealership’s vehicle inventory plus service and sales history from DealerStar, DealerSocket CRM users can use insights gained […] [Read More]

Service valets and advisers who are equipped with Vin-UP portable scanners and printers now have the option to give vehicle owners in the service drive more robust information that could eventually help enhance the dealership’s used-vehicle inventory. A Vin-UP Offer Ticket now displays the latest Kelley Blue Book Trade-In Value of that vehicle. Vin-UP Distributor […] [Read More]

Criminals are becoming more creative in their approach to commit synthetic ID fraud, and new technology recently detected a ploy by an individual who tried a scheme at two different Michigan dealerships. According to the Federal Trade Commission, 1.7 percent of identity fraud complaints indicated that an auto-finance contract had been generated fraudulently, up from […] [Read More]

On the heels of introducing new car vending machines in both Orlando, Fla., and the Washington, D.C., area this month, Carvana has launched its largest car vending machine right at home in Tempe, Ariz. — not far from where the e-commerce platform for buying used cars was founded in Phoenix just six years ago. The new facility […] [Read More]

Search Optics announced that it has named a new North America president Tuesday, who will head the company’s operations in the U.S. and Canadian markets. Chosen for the position is David Cox, who brings more than 20 years of product innovation, digital marketing, sales and operations experience. At Connect-Auto, an automotive ecommerce software-as-a-service (SaaS) start-up, […] [Read More]

Automotive digital marketing and retailing technology provider DriveItNow’s patent-pending Shop-by-Payment digital marketing tool has been integrated into DealerPeak’s recently launched CarDog Solutions websites for independent dealers. From DealerPeak’s unified Web-based platform, online visitors can access DriveItNow's Shop-by-Payment tool to determine what combination of vehicles and finance programs they qualify for in real-time, the company announced Tuesday. “DealerPeak […] [Read More]

Arguably since its inception some two decades ago in Silicon Valley, OPENLANE has been “pushing the envelope” when it comes to wholesale car marketplace technology. That continued in a big way Monday when parent company KAR Auction Services announced a “reimagined” version of the upstream vehicle auction platform designed to help OPENLANE’s 40-plus OEM and […] [Read More]

Dealerships can now leverage reporting capabilities provided by a communication platform that’s built to track, analyze, report and even re-route phone calls. Automotive technology provider dealerTELtoday announced Monday that its solution is designed to provide helpful data that can help dealerships backup marketing costs. Along with automatically adding all of the information to the dealership’s CRM system, […] [Read More]

Dealers managing vehicle-to-government (V2Gov) transactions across five select states can now more easily manage tax, title and registration processes by way of a new DMS integration with Auto/Mate Dealership Systems. Via its integration program, Open/Mate, Auto/Mate announced Monday that Vitu dealers who are interested in streamlining their registration and titling process for new and used […] [Read More]

Vehicle subscription technology provider Clutch has added three new dealership groups to its roster. Fields Auto Group, Park Place Dealerships and Prime Motor Group are now utilizing the subscription platform of Clutch, whose subscription services are available through dealerships in 26 states. “The automotive industry is taking hold of subscription and showing how this can […] [Read More]