Former president and founder of Cars.com Mitch Golub has joined the board of directors at DRIVIN, a recently launched online solution that aims to help dealers secure pre-owned cars at wholesale prices. Golub, also an investor in DRIVIN, was president of Cars.com for 17 years before retiring from the company last fall. “Mitch is an experienced leader […] [Read More]

On Thursday, TrueCar not only reported that it suffered a $14.7 million loss during the second quarter, but the company also said its founder, chief executive officer and chairman Scott Painter will step down as CEO later this year. The company indicated Painter will retire when his successor takes office, which is expected to occur […] [Read More]

Identifix announced on Wednesday the enhancements it has made to Direct-Hit, the company’s online automotive service tool. These changes include improvements to the tool’s information database as well as visual improvements, including fully interactive color wiring diagrams. Aiming at being a one-stop tool for vehicle repair professionals, the Direct-Hit tool is now integrated with vintage […] [Read More]

Cars.com has a new chief marketing officer. The company has announced that former AMD and Dell executive Colette LaForce has been named to the position and is beginning her tenure immediately. Her duties as CMO at Cars.com include heading up brand marketing, advertising, pricing and analytics, communications, and creative services and events for Cars.com. LaForce […] [Read More]

Ford Motor Co. Emerging Market Services (EMS) announced Tuesday it has selected Oxlo Systems Inc. to optimize and expand its warranty data feeds. Oxlo Systems — the owner and operator of ODIN, the Open Dealer Integration Network for the automotive industry — was selected by Ford for its SAAS software that will be utilized to […] [Read More]

With franchised dealers having so many choices of providers for a customer relationship management system, NADA University Online is now offering guidance for National Automobile Dealers Association members to help them make the best decision for their store. Because the CRM can connect the revenue-critical business functions of marketing, sales and fixed operations in your […] [Read More]

CDK Global announced Monday the upcoming official launch of data integration management and syndication tool, Dealer Data Exchange. Otherwise known as DDX, the solution will roll out in October after several months of testing with nearly 500 dealers. DDX provides a view of the two-way exchange of data between the DMS and third parties and […] [Read More]

Perhaps answering some of the questions industry analysts and Tesla owners had regarding repair services and costs for the luxury electric vehicles, Tesla Motors announced Monday it has chosen to partner with Solera Holdings Inc. Solera’s collision estimating and customer communication platforms are now the sole choice of Tesla Motors for its global certified collision […] [Read More]

Software services provider NOBEL Systems recently announced the launch of RecallBuzz.com, a website designed to help consumers keep up with the ever-growing volume of auto recalls. The RecallBuzz website is powered by VINSmart, another product of NOBEL Systems’ and an authorized National Motor Vehicle Title Information System consumer-access provider, and allows the search of a VIN […] [Read More]

If you’re looking to market your high-tech vehicles, the customers most interested consume three key forms of media at considerably strong rates. According to a recent J.D. Power report, those media — Internet, television and magazines — are consumed at very high rates by consumers shopping with in-vehicle technology in mind. The J.D. Power 2015 […] [Read More]