Online used-vehicle sales platform Instamotor announced on Wednesday that it will allow dealers and private sellers in California and Texas to list their available inventory for free on the company’s iOS, Android and web platforms. By listing on Instamotor, dealers will get: • Access to more than 100,000 serious car shoppers monthly • Free inventory […] [Read More]

Since combining four companies a year ago, provider of marketing and technology services Affinitiv announced Tuesday it has finalized its executive team and will soon introduce an integrated platform that offers dealers an end-to-end marketing solution. Last year, the merging companies included DPS, Peak Performance, OneCommand and TimeHighway.com. Additionally, since then, Affinitiv has also acquired […] [Read More]

Record360 recently announced it has integrated its asset documentation App into TSDLOANER, TSD’s cloud-based solution designed to track and manage rental and loaner car fleets. With the addition of Record360, TSDLOANER users can now enhance the walkaround process within their loaner departments, the company said. Both dealers and customers have the ability to digitize and […] [Read More]

IHS Markit has purchased automotiveMastermind, a provider of behavior prediction analytics software and marketing solutions to auto dealers, in a deal announced Tuesday that is potentially worth more than $400 million. IHS Markit bought 78 percent of the predictive analytics company for roughly $392 million, IHS explained in a news release.  That figure can climb as […] [Read More]

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]