Vcommerce announced this month that it will use a membership system to support its collaborative efforts to unite the brick-and-mortar auction industry. The organization was founded in June and soft launched its website on Labor Day. Founder Kelly Bianchi says that her platform aims to “bridge several gaps within the wholesale automotive industry” and is a natural […] [Read More]

On a hot, sunny September afternoon in central Florida, Daniel Zendano of BMW Financial Services and Manheim Orlando account coordinator Edna Mack are out on the auction’s expansive lot. Zendano is making sure his company’s consignment is ready to run in an upcoming sale at the auction, taking care of any final touches before the […] [Read More]

A New York dealer group that operates two franchised stores and an independent lot in the Big Apple filed a civil lawsuit against Autotrader, seeking more than $1.5 million in restitution. According to the complaint obtained by Auto Remarketing on Friday, B&Z Auto Enterprises made allegations of false advertising, fraud, negligent misrepresentation, unjust enrichment, unfair […] [Read More]

Users of both AutoManager’s suite of solutions and data from NADA Used Car Guide will now be able to access the latter across three of AutoManager’s offerings. Previously only available in the DeskManager DMS software, users can now utilize the NADA UCG data in AutoManager’s mobile app as well as via its WebManager marketing platform. The […] [Read More]

Auto Remarketing has learned that the Cox Automotive Software Division will be led by Mark O’Neil, the longtime chief executive officer of Dealertrack Technologies. O’Neil will report to Cox Automotive president Sandy Schwartz. O’Neil’s position will cover Dealertrack and the former Cox Automotive Software Division. O’Neil joined the Dealertrack board of directors and became CEO and president […] [Read More]

Selectbidder, a Canadian auto tech company best known for its auction-centric dealer trade networking platform for trade-in vehicles, launched its product in the United States market last month and officially announced its first American auction partner on Tuesday. Eighteen-hundred miles away from Selectbidder’s Moncton, New Brunswick home is Melbourne, Fla.-based Space Coast Auto Auction, who will utilize […] [Read More]

Online vehicle retailer Carvana has set up shop in Houston, its second stop in the Lone Star State after adding Dallas to its list of markets earlier this year. Offering its free, next-day delivery services to the estimated 7.7 million consumers within a 100-mile radius of the Houston city center, Carvana now brings its physical […] [Read More]

After reading this headline, you may be saying to yourself, "What is a 'phablet?'"  Or holding back a chuckle at the silly sound of the word.  While either of those might be an appropriate response, a "phablet" — a smartphone with a screen size of 5.5 inches or larger, nearing the size of a tablet — is the source […] [Read More]

There’s a new product called LotMonkey that launched in September and provides an application where dealers can create on-the-lot marketing materials more effectively. That includes things like license plate inserts, window stickers, windshield graphics and more. In the news release announcing the new company was an interesting thought on increased digitalization, stated as follows: “As […] [Read More]

You really can’t get away from smartphones. Go ahead. Try. You’ll see them everywhere: on the subway, at the park, in the classroom, sometimes at the dinner table. They’re also really prevalent in the car-shopping environment, including the used-car marketplace, where some two-thirds of shoppers are browsing used cars on a mobile product, according to […] [Read More]