Carvana announced Wednesday it has brought its online retail platform to Phoenix, home of the company’s headquarters. This is Carvana's 33rd market. “As the home of our headquarters – and nearly 500 of our employees – launching in Phoenix is particularly meaningful for us,” said Carvana founder and chief executive officer Ernie Garcia in a news release. […] [Read More]

CarMD recently launched CarMD Garage, its new turnkey online tool that provides car owners, used-car shoppers and auto industry partners with useful vehicle service and repair information. Using any vehicle’s year, make, model and mileage, the new service generates a free CarMD Garage Vehicle Health Report with information on how to both reduce the cost of vehicle […] [Read More]

Donlen recently announced that it has partnered with J. J. Keller to offer an electronic logging device (ELD) solution for fleets that will ensure they are fully compliant with the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration's (FMCSA) ELD rule. Most motor carriers and drivers are required to use ELDs to record their hours of service by […] [Read More]

A new website is set to launch on Tuesday that aims to provide free vehicle history reports that are supposed to include title records (including mileage), accident records and potential title brands. Officials from VinCheck.Info explained that they can offer this information to consumers since their advertisers will be covering the cost. VinCheck.Info is looking […] [Read More]

One of the consumer-facing websites known for offering discounted furniture, rugs, bedding, electronics, clothing and jewelry is getting into the car business. On Friday, Overstock.com announced the launch of the beta version of a new online vehicle-buying platform, Cars by Overstock. Site officials highlighted the full-service platform can help customers navigate every aspect of the […] [Read More]

Dominion Dealer Solutions’ inventory management and lot services division, Dealer Specialties, has recently been certified in General Motors’ new Dealer Vehicle Inventory Management program (DVIM) and is now eligible for iMR Turnkey reimbursement. The GM DVIM program offers GM dealers both enhanced vehicle merchandising, improved sales leads and eliminates the need to acquire GM inventory data separately, according to […] [Read More]

It has been a busy summer for Cars.com. A month after ringing the Opening Bell at the New York Stock Exchange as a fully spun, publicly traded company, Cars.com announced July 5 that its Lot Insights technology had recently earned a patent. Earlier this month, Auto Remarketing caught up with Cars.com insights and analytics manager […] [Read More]

More than 75 Carfax employees will join hundreds of bike riders from the Washington, D.C., area on Friday to bike 104 miles, raising money and awareness of autism. Last year, Carfax said its employees raised more than $40,000 toward autism research for the event and have an ambitious goal of raising $50,000 this year. About […] [Read More]

DealerStar recently enhanced its dealer management software with Total Recall, its new tool that uses vehicle history inquiry to alert dealerships’ service and sales departments when there's a recall currently open for a vehicle. Total Recall runs a nightly vehicle inquiry for every open repair order and vehicle in stock. "Many times a dealership inadvertently sells a vehicle that […] [Read More]

Recall Masters has a new partnership to integrate its real-time vehicle recall lookup solution into Record360’s vehicle condition reporting app. And this collaboration aims to help dealers and rental agencies avoid claims disputes when putting drivers in vehicles during recalls. The enhanced transparency and real-time recall updates are brought by the integration, following new legislation concerning […] [Read More]