Kelley Blue Book TV fans that also happen to own a variant of a Roku streaming device can now enjoy both, as KBB announced at the end of December that its streaming channel is now available on Roku. KBB’s free streaming service provides video content from the editors at KBB.com and allows consumers to gain […] [Read More]

Three automotive technology providers — AutoPoint, DMEautomotive and TitleTec — announced Monday that they have collectively integrated to create a single technology and marketing platform. Branded as AutoPoint, the new comprehensive solution aims to drive revenue and increase retention rates for automotive businesses across the entire vehicle lifecycle. Applicable for vehicle manufacturers, new-car franchises, aftermarket […] [Read More]

When it comes to selling wholesale vehicles online, there are a few important factors to bear in mind. Among those keys are pricing and marketing the cars correctly. But what else helps to move those cars online? In this video interview from Used Car Week, we asked Steve Kapusta, the vice president of dealership online […] [Read More]

General Motors is investing $500 million in Lyft as part of a new alliance announced Monday between the automaker and rideshare company that will include the development of an autonomous on-demand network, among other key highlights. This news was revealed the same day that Silvercar, a similarly tech-focused player on the rental car side, announced […] [Read More]

When you’re looking at the big picture of car sales, Cox Automotive’s Juan Flores said, the question that many dealers, automakers and consumers have on their minds is this: When will digital retailing happen? “We know that there’s some manufacturers that are doing that really well, but it’s still the minority,” Flores told Auto Remarketing. […] [Read More]

Hitching a ride to the airport. Securing a designated driver for the holiday party. Getting from one meeting to the next while you’re at that business conference in Chicago. The ways in which people use Uber are quite varied. But perhaps as equally as diverse is the auto industry’s involvement with the car-hire service. Everyone […] [Read More]

When Bryan Honda of Fayetteville, N.C. decided to sell vehicles in real-time directly within the Facebook platform the dealership team wanted to see if the traffic would come — would people actually be interested? And this Cyber Monday, when the social sales tool was beta tested, the dealership got its answer. In the words of Rico […] [Read More]

Vroom chief executive officer Allon Bloch was talking about the reconditioning software and processes of Texas Direct Auto when he paused mid-sentence. “I’m just going to kind of geek out for a second just to explain to you how it works,” Bloch said. He then described the steps TDA takes between acquiring a vehicle and […] [Read More]

Auto Remarketing learned that online used-car retailer Vroom agreed to purchase Texas Direct Auto, a store said to be the country’s largest privately owned independent dealership and an early adopter of online retailing. The transaction was announced Wednesday morning, and it gained approval from the Department of Justice that afternoon, according to the company. Funding the deal is a […] [Read More]

If you’re anything like the sports fans near Auto Remarketing’s offices in the area of North Carolina known as “Tobacco Road,”  the word “Raycom” immediately brings to mind ACC basketball. But Raycom Media’s tentacles go well beyond the Raycom Sports property with whom sports fans are familiar, including one recent transaction — its purchase of digital ad […] [Read More]