Automotive data mining and trade-cycle management platform AutoAlert on Tuesday completed the acquisition of MotoFuze, a customer experience management (CEM) platform. Officials indicated MotoFuze will be transitioned to a fully integrated product of AutoAlert.  MotoFuze chief executive officer Mike Dullea and co-founder Tom Walls have been appointed as AutoAlert’s chief sales and marketing officer and […] [Read More]

Third-party auto shopping and research site CarGurus announced Tuesday the launch of its U.K. website, CarGurus UK. This is CarGurus’ first site in the European market, and the company says it hopes to offer something new for car shoppers in the region. Langley Steinert, the co-founder of TripAdvisor who founded CarGurus in 2007, looks forward to […] [Read More]

In November, New York- and Dallas-based Vroom — part of the growing direct-to-consumer online used-car space — announced it would start providing its services to dealers, as well. Through an app built specifically for them, dealers can sell their vehicles to Vroom, with the same appraisal process as the consumer-facing side of Vroom’s services. Dealers […] [Read More]

The next session in Dealertrack Technologies’ series of free webinars delves into how dealers can learn best practices for embracing digital retailing to keep their dealership from derailing in the face of an evolving approach to sales. Dealertrack digital retailing expert Ali Mendiola said today’s consumers demand a seamless and transparent online to in-store experience. […] [Read More]

Chip Perry is excited to be back in the auto business. And he sees a lot of potential for TrueCar in what he believes to be a continually evolving online auto environment. He’s also aware of the much-talked-about challenges involving the company he will soon head. But Perry is ready for them. In a conversation with […] [Read More]

Apparently, the days of Black Friday and Cyber Monday deals being reserved for discounted items that would fit on your office desk or living room mantle are long gone. While some manufacturers got in the game early this year, another auto sales company is throwing its hat into the ring — in this case, it's […] [Read More]

TrueCar announced Monday morning that Chip Perry — who started what it is now known as Autotrader — will be its next president and chief executive officer. That move becomes effective Dec. 15, when TrueCar founder Scott Painter formally steps down from his CEO, chairman and board of directors posts. In 1997, Perry became the […] [Read More]

Kevala Analytics has developed a digital tool that displays the registration location of every non-compliant Volkswagen diesel vehicle in the state of California, juxtaposing the location of these vehicles with the areas of California with the highest levels of pollution and poverty in the state. Danny Kennedy, the managing director of the California Clean Energy […] [Read More]

CDK Global, in partnership with Zipwhip, a cloud-based texting provider, has created the former’s Text Connect solution, allowing dealer employees to send and receive texts from customers. Employees with the system can text their customers via any Internet-enabled device, using existing landlines and toll-free phone numbers. "Nearly half of consumers say they prefer SMS communication with […] [Read More]

Autotrader will be hosting its final Interactive Dealer Summit of 2015 at the beginning of December in Atlanta – if you cannot make it, a free simulcast will be available. The event will be streaming from Atlanta on Tuesday, Dec. 15 from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. EST. Register here. What can you expect to […] [Read More]