Cars.com said Tuesday that the site has reached a new milestone: 1 million consumer-generated online reviews of dealerships. The company launched the review feature four years ago. “We're proud to reach 1 million reviews for our dealer customers. It shows just how engaged Cars.com shoppers are during the dealership visit and the value they put […] [Read More]

Automotive social media and digital engagement company Digital Air Strike recently announced its reception of several honors, including four Stevie Awards from American Business Awards as well as an award for one of the company’s co-founders. The company has been named as a finalist for the following Stevie Awards for: Management Team of the Year […] [Read More]

Record360, a new property inspection and asset condition reporting dashboard and mobile app, hit the market earlier this month. The new tool, designed by former rental industry executives, is designed to simplify and automate the way companies manage asset condition reporting, as well as give consumers peace-of-mind they won’t be charged for damage they didn’t cause […] [Read More]

In announcing its purchase of Dealix and Autotegrity last week, Autobytel said it plans to grow the used-car side of its business.  So, Auto Remarketing reached out to Autobytel’s president and chief executive officer, Jeff Coats, to find out more about why the company saw a need to expand its presence in the pre-owned space. “The used-car […] [Read More]

Shoppers are turning more and more to the Web and their mobile devices for car shopping. In fact, according to Autotrader’s Car Buyer of the Future Study, 42 percent of new and used shoppers are now using multiple devices, a combination of items such as their desktops, laptops, tablets and cell phones to shop for […] [Read More]

Autobytel has acquired Dealix Corp. and Autotegrity, Inc. in a $25 million cash deal. The deal to acquire those two wholly owned subsidiaries of CDK Global, LLC includes a working capital adjustment, Autobytel said in a news release. Dealix is a provider of leads to dealers and OEMs, and also operates UsedCars.com. That site joins […] [Read More]

If you or anyone on your dealership’s staff is a newcomer to online wholesale buying and selling, the folks at ADESA have four recommendations to help you ease into this increasingly important avenue of remarketing. In a post to the company’s Overdrive blog — titled “Just Starting in the Online Auction World? Here’s What You […] [Read More]

Selly Automotive, a CRM dealership sales platform, launched in early May to provide a “mobile-centric, social savvy, lightweight” sales platform for dealers. Zach Klempf, Selly’s chief executive officer, says that there is a “real need for simplification in dealership CRM technology.” “Digital consumers have already changed the car buying process, now it’s time a vendor steps […] [Read More]

Edmunds.com announced an update to its mobile application that gives customers the ability to send text messages to dealers.                    The texting solution uses the phone’s native texting platform, as opposed to a third-party application, allowing customers to text their dealer in much the same way they would friends or family. “More and […] [Read More]

The AutoWurld subscription-based wholesale network now has transportation services available. The company has partnered with United Road, adding auto transport to the list of third-party volume-priced support services that AutoWurld member dealers receive at a discounted rate. That list also includes warranty and inspection services. The launch of AutoWurld was announced in early March, and […] [Read More]