The distance between Dallas — where mobile marketplace startup 5miles is based — and the headquarters of the National Independent Automobile Dealers Association in Arlington, Texas is about 20 miles, give or take. But the path that 5miles took to the auto industry was serendipity. The startup soft-launched the local marketplace app in August 2014 […] [Read More]

Auto Data Direct on Tuesday launched DropClaim.com, a secure, paperless compliance tool for California tow operators and businesses taking possession of towed vehicles, which could include units in the repossession process. The company explained that in January, new state requirements became effective as a result of passage of California Assembly Bill 1222. The new law […] [Read More]

AuctionVcommerce has launched its Clerk Training Simulator, the company said Monday. This follows close to a year of product development for the tool, which is designed to foster consistency in the industry for online clerking and boost online participation and sales. The Clerk Training Simulator also aims to curb clerk turnover and block errors.  “Expectations […] [Read More]

Subprime auto finance provider Credit Acceptance headlined a total of five companies with heavy involvement in the used-vehicle industry included on the Best Places to Work in Information Technology — an annual ranking of the top 100 work environments for technology professionals by IDG’s Computerworld. Credit Acceptance was ranked No. 1 among midsize companies, or firms that […] [Read More]

DealerSocket is gearing up for the upcoming National Independent Automobile Dealers Association Convention and Expo with a half dozen new product releases and enhancements through the end of the year. Dealers attending the event that runs from Monday through Thursday in Las Vegas can drop by Booth No. 1301 to see full demos of the […] [Read More]

The four Overby siblings have math stars as bookends: My older sister, the former high school mathematics teacher; my younger brother, the civil engineer. Ten years of age separate those two, but part of what unites them is their sharp talents when it comes to numbers. That and math jokes. But the power of computing […] [Read More]

The former chief executive officer of Priceline.com now has that same role with Vroom. Paul Hennessy resigned from his Priceline post last week and succeeds Vroom co-founder Allon Bloch, who will continue with Vroom as a senior advisor, the online used-car retailer said in a statement Wednesday afternoon. Robert Mylod Jr., a former chief financial officer […] [Read More]

Leading into next week’s National Convention and Expo, online pre-qualified monthly payment marketing technology provider DriveItNow joined with the National Independent Automobile Dealers Association as its latest National Member Benefit partner. NIADA explained as part of Tuesday’s announcement that this product offering is designed to help independent dealers compete more effectively with franchise operations in […] [Read More]

New research from IHS Automotive suggests that there will be many more autonomous cars on the roads in the next few decades than they previously thought. The automotive research firm forecasts that there will be nearly 21 million vehicles with some degree of autonomy sold globally in 2035 alone. This is a much higher estimate than […] [Read More]

The web has long been a digital marketing platform for dealers, says Mike Burgiss, the vice president of digital retailing at Cox Automotive. For instance, a dealership listing its inventory on its own website and classifieds sites like Autotrader, Cars.com, etc. And lately, talk has ramped up about the internet being a dealer’s digital transaction platform. […] [Read More]