DealerSocket has announced plans to introduce four new technology advances to streamline automotive retail at the NADA Convention and Expo this week. DealerSocket’s new and newly enhanced tools include Precise Price, Blackbird, Health Check, and both Credit Bureau Connection and RouteOne CRM integrations. Precise Price is a transparent integrated digital retailing tool that merges with dealership […] [Read More]

In a move said to be a  "big win for our GM dealers," VinSolutions said Tuesday in a news release it has broadened its presence as Dealer Technology Assistance Program Certified provider. The division of Cox Automotive is adding equity mining tools, TargetPro and TargetPro+, which have been greenlit for the iMR Turnkey Vendor Program. TargetPro is […] [Read More]

DealersLink announced it will unveil its new retail consumer site, MotorCloud.com, at the NADA Convention & Expo in New Orleans later this week. DealersLink Black Ops Dev Team began constructing MotorCloud over three years ago, and it will be available to DealersLink members this summer. “DealersLink was built on innovations that bring value to dealers,” said […] [Read More]

Trade-in lead application provider eAutoAppraise announced on Tuesday its platform has integrated with Dealer eProcess websites and vehicle details pages, following a partnership between the two this month.  “Our alliance will allow dealers to rest assured their customers are receiving fair and accurate evaluations on their trade-in vehicles with no disconnects in functionality, communication, or […] [Read More]

Digital marketing, sales and service solution provider ChannelNet announced on Monday that it has named a new vice president of dealer sales and service for the U.S. and Canada who will lead the company’s new direct-to-the-dealer customer retention product. Chosen for the position is K.C. Loughlin, who was most recently the director of sales for […] [Read More]

Pearl Technology Holdings announced on Monday it has partnered with Experian to now provide its OEM and dealer partners expiring consumer auto lease data through the company's VehicleXchange marketing platform. “Our OEM partners can actually use Experian data to formulate their monthly model lease incentives by region or market,” said Pearl chief executive officer and […] [Read More]

Rapid Recon plans to introduce its reconditioning management tool, Group Reporting, at the NADA Convention & Expo in New Orleans next week. “Group Reporting is critical intelligence for GMs wanting to improve reconditioning operations and achieve a more profitable three-to-five-day reconditioning cycle that increases inventory turns,” Rapid Recon founder and chief executive officer Dennis McGinn said in […] [Read More]

RMS Automotive, Cox Automotive’s portfolio management solutions provider, announced on Wednesday it has appointed Sebastian Fuchs to be senior sales and marketing director in Europe. “Sebastian (Fuchs) is a proven leader with in-depth knowledge of the international automotive and fleet remarketing business,” said RMS Automotive head of global sales and marketing David Gaynoe in a news […] [Read More]

On Wednesday, PERQ announced it has integrated its FATWIN platform with AutoHook’s incentive solutions and sales match attribution data. PERQ said this new partnership increases website conversion for dealer clients. “We’re thrilled to integrate our FATWIN platform with AutoHook’s powerful incentive engine,” said PERQ co-founder and president Andy Medley in a news release. “The integration helps us supercharge […] [Read More]

On Thursday, Peter Karmanos, Jr. of the new tech firm, MadDog and his partner Michael McInerney of McInerney Automotive Group announced the launch of their new online car-buying service. Deliver My Ride is a digital platform where customers can purchase or lease a new vehicle from anywhere. “Our site allows a buyer to create a […] [Read More]