Inventory management and marketing solutions provider Liquid Motors announced Thursday the appointment of a new vice president of sales. Filling the position is 20-year industry veteran Joseph Cote, who most recently served as the national remarketing manager for United Auto Credit. “Joe brings a wealth of experience in the automotive industry particularly in the wholesale […] [Read More]

Dominion Dealer Solutions announced that Dominion ACCESS, its dealer management system, is now an approved integration partner of Nissan’s Dealer Business System. Nissan’s new system integrates the Dominion ACCESS DMS with real-time, secure communications across several of a dealer’s departments and is available to Nissan and Infiniti dealerships nationwide. “Completing the integration between Dominion ACCESS […] [Read More]

Dealer website and digital marketing provider DealerOn officially joined the Mitsubishi Diamond Digital Solutions (DDS) website program, becoming the fourth website provider in the program connected with Mitsubishi Motors North America. Through DealerOn’s participation in the DDS program, officials indicated the company automatically can deliver Mitsubishi dealers integrated OEM incentives and automated corporate image and […] [Read More]

The move by Tesla Motors to roll out a certified pre-owned offering online is good one, says Alec Gutierrez, but also a gradual one. And eventually it could open doors to more brand exposure for the automaker. During a conference call with reporters on Friday, the Kelley Blue Book senior analyst estimated that Tesla sells an […] [Read More]

With dealerships nationwide clamoring for more qualified technicians, a pair of high school students from Pennsylvania likely will be high in demand after finishing in first place at the 2015 National Automotive Technology Competition. The first team from the Keystone State to win the competition included Tony Litz and Nick Schroeder, students at Wallenpaupack Area […] [Read More]

InformationWeek has announced the honorees of its annual InformationWeek Elite 100, showcasing companies it sees as the most innovative users of business technology. Six companies in the automotive sector were honored this year, including the following: 50. General Motors 61. Donlen Group 62. Toyota Motor Corp. USA Inc. 63. ARI 79. Penske Truck Leasing Co. […] [Read More]

Here’s some trivia for you. If you took all the drivers trading in hybrids and electric vehicles this year, what type of vehicle did about 22 percent of those folks end up buying in return? If you said “a new SUV,” you’re correct. This somewhat surprising statistic was shared recently by Edmunds.com, whose analysis illustrates […] [Read More]

Net Driven has been purchased by Internet Brands, an online media and software services organization that focuses on the automotive, health, legal, home and travel fields.   Acquiring marketing firm Net Driven further solidifies Internet Brands’ presence in the automotive market, which already includes companies such as Autodata solutions, Chrome Data and CarsDirect. "Net Driven's […] [Read More]

Selling cars becomes more and more like running an electronics store every year with the massive amounts of in-car technology becoming prevalent. Cars today can do things like tell you where to go, control the temperature, beam your favorite songs from space and protect you from that car in your blind spot that you missed […] [Read More]

Cars.com announced Tuesday that it has rolled out a new Service & Repair feature that aims to guide consumers through this process of vehicle ownership. The online feature is designed to help “remove the stress and fear of the unknown associated with automotive service and repair,” Cars.com said in a news release. The tool’s features […] [Read More]