Data-mining and sales-generation platform AutoAlert expanded into the United Kingdom alongside a partnership with Manchester-based ASE Global.  The company highlighted on Tuesday that AutoAlert’s entrance into the U.K. market leads the way for continued growth opportunities and is supported by ongoing product innovation and enhanced consumer solutions. AutoAlert said it is focused on creating and […] [Read More]

The former vice president of product for Chrome on Tuesday joined Vast, a big data-as-service platform. Taking on the role as vice president of data products and being charged with further developing and extending Vast’s product offerings for automotive brands and for dealers is Andrew Lumsden. “Our focus at Vast is data and analytics and […] [Read More]

Leveraging more than 25 years of providing what it calls “affordable and adaptable” solutions for dealers, Autosoft highlighted the four improvements of its dealer management system (DMS) to be unveiled in a sneak peek during this week’s NADA Convention & Expo in Las Vegas. The company explained the advancements of the Autosoft system were driven […] [Read More]

The ongoing blending of Cox Automotive assets continued on Monday as dealers received what the company called “a powerful boost” with the integration of Dealer.com’s advertising solution and rich data sets from Autotrader and Kelley Blue Book Three of the leading brands Cox Automotive teamed to deliver Audience Targeting through Dealer.com, giving dealers what the […] [Read More]

Black Book has launched a solution called Bullseye Prospecting designed to help dealers and their marketing agencies automate customer campaigns, combining the various touch points involved in the process. When putting together a customer campaign, there is often multiple vendors with whom dealer and its marketing partner work. Black Book said in its news release […] [Read More]

Cloud-based customer engagement solutions provider GoMoto is rolling out a digital platform that will allow consumers to start the purchase process on the Web and then continue it inside the dealership walls. This lets the dealer “capture” the consumer before they even set foot on the lot. GoMoto Digital is set to roll out Thursday. […] [Read More]

In a move impacting a couple tentacles of the company, Cox Automotive said Thursday that the Dealertrack Service Pro fixed operations product will be blended into the Xtime customer engagement and retention solution. The result is one integrated solution. “Fixed operations is a dependable and growing source of revenue for our dealer clients, and the […] [Read More]

LotLinx has rolled out a digital marketing tool called VIN View Optimizer through which dealers can monitor marketplace engagement at the vehicle level. In essence, this tool can help them figure out which cars are getting some looks online, and which ones aren’t so that they can redistribute ad spend as needed.   In its news […] [Read More]

This week, MakeItMyAuto.com launched the MakeItMyAuto mobile solution for dealers; a Web-based tool that can offer store personnel what is being dubbed as a “simple way” to introduce accessory add-ons to customers and be able to track sales in a uniquely designed portal. The company explained the MakeItMyAuto interface is custom designed to fit any […] [Read More]

Cox Automotive said it will be releasing a Digital Retailing solution on April 1 that will let car shoppers start and agree to terms of a deal with the retailer online, then transition to an in-store process to finalize the transaction and take delivery. This will be done by partnering some of the services of Dealertrack […] [Read More]