Editor's Note: Updated to correct second-to-last quote. LotLinx welcomed Pat Ward, co-founder and former chief strategy officer of motormindz, as its chief revenue officer in mid-December. Ward has more than 25 years in sales leadership, marketing and customer advocacy. Auto Remarketing caught up with Ward by phone this week to talk about the position.  What attracted LotLinx's […] [Read More]

Dominion Dealer Solutions announced on Tuesday that its full-featured dealer management system, Dominion ACCESS has integrated with FCA USA’s wiADVISOR, a device powered by Dealer-FX. “We are pleased to be the pilot DMS for Dealer-FX’s new API. It will give our Chrysler dealers the service write-up tools they need to maximize every opportunity on the […] [Read More]

Edmunds opened the first major business day of 2017 by debuting a refreshed logo and what the company described as a “completely reinvented online experience.” Officials said this launch marks the most dramatic change Edmunds has ever made to its site design, and the first time it has changed its logo this century. The company is […] [Read More]

LotLinx recently announced that Pat Ward, former managing partner of motormindz, has been named its chief revenue officer. The digital retail technology company said Ward brings extensive automotive business expertise. He has more than 25 years in sales leadership, marketing and customer advocacy. “Having worked as a consultant where his creative thinking helped dealers every […] [Read More]

Carvana has opened a second “Car Vending Machine.” The online vehicle retailer opened the first one late last year in Nashville, Tenn., and said Tuesday it has opened a larger one in Houston. The fully automated, coin-operated machine includes an eight-story, all-glass structure featuring four delivery bays and 30-car storage capability. Each delivery bay door […] [Read More]

The U.S. Department of Transportation announced a proposed rule Tuesday that would require automakers include vehicle-to-vehicle communication on new vehicles. The DOT said in a news release that this Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, in short, is designed to foster V2V communication that would help prevent crashes by allowing cars to “talk” to each other. Full […] [Read More]

According to VinSolutions' CRM Usage Report, a study co-released by DealerKnows on Tuesday, the average dealer struggles to use their customer relationship management effectively in several key areas. The recent survey on the automotive industry's overall CRM usage and its impact on dealership performance showed that CRM usage is closely tied to overall dealership success. DealerKnows […] [Read More]

Under a new partnership between the two companies announced Tuesday, Hertz will use Shift’s online vehicle sales platform to sell its fleet vehicles directly to consumers. A pilot program was held in the Los Angeles and San Francisco areas. “It was just over two years ago we started helping Shift customers buy and sell their […] [Read More]

On Monday, Helion Automotive Technologies announced a list of five technology priorities for auto dealerships looking to improve operational efficiencies in 2017. The provider of information technology solutions for auto dealers said appropriating budgets to address the areas of internet bandwidth, wireless, incoming call flow, security and software licensing will help support the upcoming year’s […] [Read More]

A new automotive startup known as Prodigy emerged out of Silicon Valley on Monday, saying it will provide dealerships an end-to-end, tablet-based sales platform. The company says it provides dealerships “a chance to fight back and adapt to rapidly changing car-buying habits,” amid an atmosphere of tighter regulation, online vehicles sales platforms and changed behavior […] [Read More]