Dealer solution provider String Automotive has announced several staffing changes, including a new chief operating offer and senior vice president of customer success.  Appointed to that role was Jessica Chaset. In this position, Chaset will be responsible for the customer-facing facets of the company, including account management, customer support, sales and marketing. “As String grows and works […] [Read More]

Auto logistics services provider MetroGistics announced Wednesday the hiring into the company’s new position of executive vice president and business development/sales partner.             Filling the position will be David Larson, who the company says will aim to help the company grow its business on multiple fronts, focusing on strategic sales development for both new vehicles and large […] [Read More]

Shortly after announcing it launched its Cross-Sell Interactive tool in Illinois, the division of Dominion Dealer Solutions said it is also making the tool available to dealers in Colorado and Texas. The Cross-Sell Interactive tool is a fully interactive version of the Cross-Sell Reports’ market reports for dealers, and the company reported this is its first push […] [Read More]

Selly Automotive announced this week the latest release of Selly for the Salesperson, its “freemium” mobile CRM sales application designed  for car sales professionals.              “Selly for the Salesperson gives car sales pros a free, powerful tool to prospect on the lot,” said Zach Klempf, the company’s chief executive officer. […] [Read More]

An announcement from Lexus is generating quite a social media buzz and cheers from fans of “Back to the Future Part II.” The luxury brand said this week that it has partnered with who Lexus officials claim are leading experts in super conductive technology to create one of the “most advanced” Hoverboards ever developed. The automaker […] [Read More]

DealerRater has announced the launch of ReviewBuilder, an automated online review collection solution for U.S. and Canadian dealerships. ReviewBuilder provides dealers with an automated, customizable and hands-off approach to reviews, with an aim to get more of them at a faster pace. Reviews generated by the tool include a “Verified Customer” badge along with the […] [Read More]

Dominion Dealer Specialties, a division of inventory management provider Dominion Dealer Solutions, launched what company officials dubbed New Car Incentives for Dominion Inventory Manager. The company highlighted Dominion’s New Car Incentives feature can provide dealers with automated access to manage and apply new-model OEM rebates, as well as incentive information to assist with pricing and […] [Read More]

The logic behind the Inline CarStory Market Reports is this: if the vehicle details page on a dealership website has the information a shopper wants to know, that shopper will stay on that page instead of clicking elsewhere to find that information.  Through this new tool that CarStory launched this month, vehicle research information is […] [Read More]

Check the time and the status of salvage vehicles. That’s what Insurance Auto Auctions is offering as the company recently launched the IAA Buyer Watch App, an application customized for the Apple Watch. Officials highlighted the app can enable buyers to view the status of their vehicles in the bidding process through notifications on their […] [Read More]

Cross-Sell Reports has launched its Cross-Sell Interactive tool in Illinois, and will now provide interactive market reports for dealers there. CSI’s features include customizable charts and graphs which allow users to create personalized dashboards with key metrics and areas of interest. This is Cross-Sell’s first offering of market analysis, statewide dealer and lienholder summaries and MarketingINTEL reporting […] [Read More]