Cox Automotive announced Monday the launch of a new social media audience extension product that employs anonymous website behavior data from Autotrader and Kelley Blue Book's KBB.com. The audience extension product is designed to help OEM's and regional associations improve social media advertising efficiency, the company said. Advertisers can use the behavior data from Autotrader […] [Read More]

Automobile Technologies (AMT) has added the Ford OEM Certified Pre-Owned Inspection Checklist to its InspectionNotes app’s online forms library, the company announced Monday. InspectionNotes provides common OEM inspection forms and a custom online forms builder, which users can access to identically match any paper inspection forms they have. The app was created to allow mobile […] [Read More]

FrogData is the latest company to announce Friday that it has become an approved CDK Partner, and is now part of a marketplace made up of 300 partner companies that offer more than 400 different applications for auto dealers. FrogData can now seamlessly access dealer data for use in its Dealer Data Analytics Platform, which […] [Read More]

Sign up for BidOnMyTrade.com — a new online service that provides dealerships leads on purchasing used-cars for trade-ins — is currently free of charge to dealers and requires no obligation. The new service was designed to give car shoppers a quick way to trade in their vehicle without having to leave home, the company said. Additionally, independent […] [Read More]

TCN and DealerSocket announced Wednesday a new partnership to create a seamless integration between TCN’s advanced cloud-based contact center solution, Platform 3.0 and DealerSocket’s iDMS for independent and buy-here, pay-here dealerships. The integration can help dealers improve customer service operations, conduct effective marketing campaigns and streamline their payment collection process. Performing outreach via TCN’s integrated […] [Read More]

Just about a week after naming a new executive vice president of business development, AutoGravity on Wednesday landed Hyundai Capital America as another provider on its shopping and financing platform. Beginning in the state of California, financing through Hyundai Capital America is now accessible to AutoGravity users searching for financing for a Hyundai, Kia or […] [Read More]

CarStory launched a product Tuesday that uses artificial intelligence and machine-learning, along with predictive analytics, to gauge when a car will sell and project its sale price. CarStory Insights is designed to predict incoming trends and give dealers guidance based on that predictive insight. Through analysis of a dealer’s lot, it offers alerts, sales predictions […] [Read More]

Edmunds announced Tuesday a new augmented reality (AR) feature for its app will soon be available to help car shoppers determine whether any vehicle will fit in their garages, parking spaces and driveways. With an iPhone, Edmunds said the feature allows car shoppers to conduct “fit tests” virtually, with as many vehicles they want. The […] [Read More]

Hearst Autos announced Tuesday it will move into the company's new permanent office outside of Atlanta in Chamblee, Ga., on Thursday. The company’s decision to move to Chamblee’s Antique Row district follows strong growth over the last year and a desire to establish a long-standing presence near Atlanta, according to Hearst. To cultivate a sense […] [Read More]

Third-party car shopping sites are rolling out new features and technology as competition for consumer eyeballs and dealer and OEM marketing dollars heats up. Edmunds, Cars.com, TrueCar and Cox Automotive’s Autotrader and Kelley Blue Book, are among the online marketplaces that are devising sophisticated digital tools to zero in on in-market car shoppers. They are […] [Read More]