The California New Car Dealers Association (CNCDA) recently selected DealerVault as a licensed vendor for one of the nation’s largest franchised store associations representing more than 1,100 members. CNCDA acknowledged dealerships are routinely asked for access to their data by vendors that range from listing inventory online to managing CRM systems. Some dealers may give […] [Read More]

FordDirect announced the promotion of three of its employees into senior-level positions. Among the advancements include the promotion of Jeff Krupp to senior vice president of OEM services, Chris Johnson to vice president of consumer acquisition, and Greg McLaurin to vice president of dealer operations. Krupp, in his most recent position as vice president of OEM […] [Read More]

On Monday, Edmunds.com revealed the roster of accomplished business leaders who will serve as keynote speakers and judges at the company’s third annual Hackomotive hackathon, which brings together innovators and entrepreneurs in the technology, automotive, retail and entertainment industries to compete for $35,000 in cash prizes as teams re-imagine the future of vehicle shopping. The […] [Read More]

In an effort to get dealer units seen in as many places as possible, Dealertrack Technologies introduced new-vehicle pricing and multiplatform listing tools for its Inventory+ solution on Monday to help dealers better manage new-model and wholesale inventory. The company explained the new Multiplatform Listing tool can allow dealers to launch wholesale vehicles on all […] [Read More]

Here’s a statistic shared by Search Optics chief relationship officer Christian Fuller that may shed some light on how important your dealership’s mobile website, and the design of that website, can be.   “What we find is that your conversion-to-lead on a mobile device, the ability to take a visitor that comes in from a […] [Read More]

Carfax announced Wednesday it’s now able to provide instant automobile accident reports. This is done by utilizing Crashdocs.org, which helps provide crash reports from police departments all over the United States, with the number of agencies providing data growing. According to the company, insurers, lawyers and other such interested parties can order the reports and […] [Read More]

CarStory announced on Tuesday its partnership with DealerInspire to integrate CarStory’s Market Reports into the DealerInspire’s website platform. “Today’s auto shoppers use 24 research touch points in their car-buying process,” said Chad Bockius, CarStory’s chief marketing officer. “Every time a consumer leaves a dealer website to find more information, it is a lost opportunity. Keeping […] [Read More]

There’s a new 24-7 subscription-based wholesale network and national online auto marketplace that aims to bring wholesale, retail and auction channels together. On Tuesday, MyWurld Inc. launched AutoWurld, which is designed to “centralize the auto retail, wholesale and auction sales channels into one online destination,” says AutoWurld founder and chief executive officer Troy Mack.  “Our […] [Read More]

In response to developments surrounding the industry’s multiplatform system initiative, Whann Technology Group provided a letter to Auto Remarketing and others in the industry to outline its position on the matter. This is just the latest in a series of announcements on MPS that started on Feb. 23, when ADESA announced that it decided not to participate […] [Read More]

AutoAlert announced Monday that it has integrated Experian Automotive’s AutoCheck vehicle history reports with its Deal Sheet function. This integration allows single-click access to the vehicle history reports, providing vehicle conditions within moments to help appraisers and other users save time and potentially money by being able to identify whether or not there are any […] [Read More]