Dominion Dealer Solutions announced Thursday that it has redesigned its DealActivator solution to provide users with personalized experiences based on their dealership roles. This follows other news from this month that the company released its new cloud-based CRM — Dominion Vision CRM — which features both customized reporting and consumer-focused communication tools including a virtual, […] [Read More]

vAuto announced Friday that at the 2018 NADA Show the company will debut — Offers — a new function for its Stockwave sourcing tool that is designed to notify dealers when wholesale units specific to their needs are available. vAuto's Offers addition enhances Stockwave because it can now more effectively and efficiently source wholesale inventory […] [Read More]

iReconCars Software announced Wednesday that it has partnered with Carfax to deliver free myCarfax Service Shop tools built into its reconditioning management software. As part of the partnership, the company has also made vehicle reconditioning details available on Carfax Vehicle History Reports and myCarfax.com. Car buyers can view key vehicle information such as a vehicle’s […] [Read More]

Epsilon announced Thursday that it has appointed Bryan Everly and Brian Williams to take on newly created positions it has added to the company's “innovation-focused” automotive practice. Everly will serve as chief technology officer, automotive; and Williams will serve as senior vice president, client services. These appointments follow Epsilon’s recent addition of former Kelley Blue Book and […] [Read More]

CDK Global announced Wednesday that it will supply an integrated solution for Nissan dealers as a preferred provider in the Nissan Dealer Website Program for all franchised dealerships in the country. Together, the company said CDK and Nissan help dealers develop better relationships with their customers through their websites. “We are very excited to work closely with Nissan dealers to […] [Read More]

DealersLink announced Tuesday that it will introduce a new pricing tool at the upcoming 2018 NADA Show in Las Vegas that gives dealers an affordable way to monitor and manage new-car pricing. To see a demonstration of the new-car pricing tool, visitors can meet with DealersLink dealer consultants at booth 337N. “We’re offering the most affordable new-car […] [Read More]

There is a gap when it comes to trusting autonomous vehicles, according to a study released in January by Autolist.com, which says that division runs along some interesting lines — suggesting that some groups may be earlier adopters of self-driving cars than others. The survey, which included 21,322 vehicle owners, found that the number of females […] [Read More]

Event organizers hope their Irish eyes will be smiling as world leaders gather to discuss rapidly developing automotive technology. The global automotive and technology industries will assemble in Killarney, Ireland, this May for Electronomous, the annual forum for topics including electric vehicles, connected car technology, autonomous vehicles and more. The international event — with an […] [Read More]

On the heels of Santander Consumer USA joining the list of commercial banks and captives using the company’s mobile platform, AutoGravity enhanced its indirect loan and lease offer app thanks to a new relationship with Kelley Blue Book. AutoGravity on Tuesday announced the availability of Kelley Blue Book Trade-In Values in its platform. Through this […] [Read More]

Pearl Technology Holdings announced Tuesday that it will introduce its new pre-owned marketing platform — Pearl Pre-Owned — at the 2018 NADA Show in Las Vegas. The new platform will exclusively focus on pre-owned profitability and feature both consumer-centric vehicle sourcing tools as well as targeted and efficient marketing modules. “The elephant in the room […] [Read More]