Add this to the blossoming list of providers in the car subscription market: one of the nation’s largest luxury car dealer groups. Park Place Dealerships launched a subscription service Tuesday, saying it is the first dealer group in Texas to do so. Park Place Select will include three tiers of subscriptions, based on the needs […] [Read More]

As several pieces of its inventory sit inside Manheim San Diego, Shift Technologies' has plans to utilize additional Manheim facilities in other West Coast markets by year-end. Just weeks after announcing that it will use Manheim facilities services to avoid the sizable overhead costs associated with retailing vehicles, Shift is looking forward to entering more markets with Manheim operations. […] [Read More]

Cars.com has brought aboard a new senior vice president of technology to oversee company data engineering, platform engineering and mobile applications. Chosen for the position is Fred Lee, who most recently served as chief technology officer at Gamut.com, the company announced Tuesday. In addition to developing Gamut’s enterprise resource planning, order fulfillment and CRM, Lee […] [Read More]

AutoAlert has promoted an executive who has been essential to the development of the new consumer experience management (CXM) platform that the company unveiled last month. Julian Johnston has transitioned from senior director of product consulting and sales to serve as new AutoAlert vice president of innovation and platform philosophy, company chief executive officer Mike Dullea announced in a […] [Read More]

MBonDemand.com, the online private store from Mercedes-Benz USA, now includes cars from a third party. U.S. off-rental Mercedes-Benz vehicles from Sixt Rent-a-Car are available on the site, a portal powered by RMS Automotive. The luxury car rental service is the first partner to have its Mercedes inventory integrated on the MBonDemand platform. These cars will […] [Read More]

Access to key vehicle information from iSeeCars to help in car-buying decisions has gotten a bit easier with the help of a new app from the company. iSeeCars.com recently announced the launch of its free VIN Report for Used Cars app. The new app enables shoppers to easily scan a vehicle’s VIN barcode with their phones and […] [Read More]

DriveTime retails a lot of metal to consumers through its nationwide footprint of dealerships. Now the company wants to help its inventory buyers acquire necessary units from the wholesale space. Earlier this week, DriveTime announced what it’s dubbed the “Genius Way to Buy a Car” at auctions with the launch of Buyonic. Available on either desktop or […] [Read More]

RMS Automotive has launched the first piece of a three-phase project to build a remarketing system for BMW China and the 400-plus dealers included in its certified pre-owned program. The initial remarketing solution included in Phase I of the project includes an online auction platform, localized for China, that will let BMW China dealers bid […] [Read More]

automotiveMastermind announced Tuesday the promotion of Ronda Lewis, Scott McKenzie and Napoleon Rumteen, who now serve as company vice president of dealer relations, chief product officer and vice president of sales, respectively. Lewis has been promoted from automotiveMastermind general manager of dealer relations to serve as the company’s new vice president of dealer relations. In her […] [Read More]

Dealership service drives perhaps might become even busier — in a good way — stemming from another development involving Black Book. According to an announcement distributed on Wednesday, Black Book has partnered with Mobility Sales Solutions and its new Vin-Up solution for dealers and their service customers. Under the agreement, dealers are immediately alerted to […] [Read More]