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]

myKaarma announced Tuesday the launch of – SmartAssist — a new artificial intelligence (AI) tool for its platform that acts as a personal assistant for automotive service departments by performing research and providing answers to customer questions. The AI powered tool is designed to speed up myKaarma user’s communication with customers, improve overall customer experience […] [Read More]

CarStory announced Tuesday several new features now available for its recently launched sales prediction platform — CarStory Insights’ Inventory Intelligence — which enables dealers to monitor their local market. This follows news from last month that the company partnered with FordDirect to provide Ford and Lincoln dealers with a FordDirect website CarStory Market Reports for used-vehicle insights at no […] [Read More]

Clarivoy announced Monday the launch of new software that uses what it calls “Any-Touch” attribution to ensure that marketing sources accurately receive credit for influencing customers during the car buying process. When marketing sources have influenced a customer’s vehicle purchase,   the new software uses the Any-Touch attribution to guarantee that proper credit is attributed. To show vendors’ accurate […] [Read More]

Editor's Note: This is the debut story in Auto Remarketing's “New Roads” series, examining the latest technology and innovation impacting the retail automotive space.  Much like the wave of online car-buying services launched over the last handful of years, the subscription model and other related alternatives to vehicle ownership are seeing the same ripple effect. The pool […] [Read More]

The Appraisal Lane co-founder and chief executive officer Jeff Risner will host a workshop at the upcoming 2018 NADA Show titled "Counting Cars: Stop Gambling with Used Car Appraisals." The workshop is scheduled to begin at 10:30 a.m. on March 23 and March 24 at the Las Vegas Convention Center. Along with how to improve […] [Read More]

Affinitiv announced Monday the release of its new free eBook for auto dealers, titled Why Service Absorption is a Dangerous Number: An Auto Dealer’s Guide to Growing Service Revenue Using Revenue per Units-in-Operation. The eBook presents a detailed guide on how dealers can grow service profits using revenue per units-in-operation (UIO). And stresses why dealers […] [Read More]

At the NADA Show 2018 event later this month, Dealertrack is set to introduce a new self-service portal known as DMS 360 for its dealership management system offering, says Dealertrack DMS senior vice president Paul Whitworth. Via the new portal, dealers will be able to easily get support, interact with one another and with Dealertrack […] [Read More]