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]

Insurance Auto Auctions recently launched Active Inventory Management, the company’s latest innovation designed to help buyers and sellers outsource their salvage inventory management process to IAA. “IAA developed the Active Inventory Management solution to help our insurance customers streamline their salvage management process and generate better economic returns,” IAA chief executive officer and president John Kett […] [Read More]

Dashboard Dealership Enterprises has redesigned its business analytic reporting suite for increased functionality using input from dealer clients. Executive Eye 3.0, the latest version of Dashboard’s flagship product, offers a variety of graphic display options designed to help dealers easily navigate the program. New visual enhancements include updated colorful themes, more white space and increased organization. […] [Read More]

Avis Car Rental has come out with a new skill for Amazon Alexa, giving consumers a new way to book their next car rental in today’s evolving digital age. Avis’ integration with Amazon Alexa will allow customers to both book and manage car rental reservations via Amazon voice-controlled artificial intelligent personal devices like Amazon Echo. This will […] [Read More]

The former top boss at Chrysler now has a new leadership position with a company that designs and manufactures smart power storage technology for transportation, alternative energy, medical, industrial and grid connected markets. On Monday, Ioxus named Robert Nardelli as the company's chairman of its board of directors. Nardelli is an internationally recognized business leader […] [Read More]

Outsell recently launched Inventory Mover, an inventory recommendation engine that uses a real-time customer lifecycle-based approach to help dealers expedite sales. The new artificial intelligence-driven solution identifies consumers in a dealer's DMS and CRM, pinpoints in-market consumers and predicts what VINs might appeal to specific shoppers. "Inventory Mover significantly enhances a dealer's ability to move their inventory quicker," Outsell president Bryan […] [Read More]