New research on online car shoppers released on Tuesday shows that car buyers are looking to engage with sales reps on dealership websites. In a new book from marketing technology provider PERQ — “Engage: No More Lead Traps! How to Improve the Online Experience to Increase Sales” —  the company contends car buyers expect what […] [Read More]

TrueCar announced Tuesday the winner of its DrivenToDrive veterans program van giveaway. Augusta, Ga., resident U.S. Army Veteran Major Peter Way will soon be receiving a retrofitted van that accommodates his physical needs, the company shared in a release. TrueCar presented the veteran with keys to the brand new cargo van on Veterans day this past weekend. […] [Read More]

Auction Edge announced Tuesday it will merge its EDGE Pipeline product with EDGE Lookout to provide independent auctions with a seamless web platform in December. The integration will include enhancements designed to bring less friction and more accessibility on all types of devices. In addition to being responsive to any screen size, key updates to […] [Read More]

LotLinx announced Tuesday that along with recently expanding its offices in the historic Downtown Chicago Loop, it has named Bob Sherman vice president of enterprise business development and Kim De Palma VP of enterprise partner development. The company said the recent expansion will allow it to accommodate its fast-growing team. These appointments follow the addition […] [Read More]

AutoGravity has reached over 1 million users on its platform where car shoppers can browse thousands of used-vehicles and get personalized finance offers in minutes. Since launching in 2016, the company has grown its user base by ten times in just one year. “We empower car buyers, dealers and lenders with a cutting-edge digital retail […] [Read More]

Integrated Auction Solutions has launched a customized marketplace for the Retail Automotive Alliance, an auto dealer group in the U.K. This development follows a six-month pilot. This UK dealer alliance plans to use the RAA MarketPlace to sell inventory internally first, then utilize it as a full retail application to sell trade-ins and frontline inventory vehicles, […] [Read More]

Xtime announced Wednesday it has integrated its Xtime Engage product with Vantiv Integrated Paymen. This will provide dealerships with a payment process that allows customers to easily submit payments online or via tablets. In addition to giving Xtime users access to menus, pricing and service history, dealers can now accept a wide range of payment […] [Read More]

Donlen has added new telematics functionality to its DonlenDrive mobile app mobile app that provides fleet drivers with access to important vehicle documents and notifications. DonlenDrive is now integrated with DriverPoint Telematics, which gives fleet drivers access to daily driving and vehicle health data received from telematics devices. Prior to the added functionality delivered via […] [Read More]

While automotive comes in as the industry least likely to be complained about in a top 10 list of industries most complained about on social media, the industry still has room to improve its response time, shows recent consumer data from Sprout Social. “People don’t buy cars everyday — so while maintenance issues and product […] [Read More]

Imagine potential buyers receiving customized advertisements for your dealership before they even begin to navigate through your store website. That’s the outcome Simpli.fi says it can deliver by introducing Prospecting Dynamic Creative for Auto, what the company claims is the industry’s first and only upper-funnel dynamic creative programmatic tool that can generate dynamic ads to […] [Read More]