Insurance Auto Auctions announced Wednesday the launch of a new feature for its CSAToday app for iOS. The feature, Vehicle Assignment, is the first mobile vehicle assignment feature on an iOS device for the salvage industry, the company reported. Vehicle Assignment allows customers of CSAToday “anywhere” access to begin an assignment with IAA while also […] [Read More]

Cox Automotive — the parent of Manheim, AutoTrader.com, vAuto and Kelley Blue Book, among others — announced this afternoon it has purchased Xtime, a retention solution provider for the retail automotive industry. This latest acquisition focuses on fixed operations, and Cox management explained the move will serve to expand its suite of solutions dealers need to […] [Read More]

The Worcester Polytechnic Institute announced this month that it will honor Dealertrack’s Mark O’Neil, class of 1980, with the university’s fourth-annual WPI Innovator of the Year Award. Serving as Dealertrack’s chairman of the board, president and chief executive officer, O’Neil made a public address on Thursday at WPI’s Alden Memorial. The award recognizes graduates or […] [Read More]

Mitch Golub spent nearly two decades as a leader of Cars.com. Now the vehicle listing website has revealed two top executive changes in less than three weeks. Gannett Co. announced on Friday that Alex Vetter, executive vice president and chief operating officer for Cars.com, has been named president and chief executive officer. Officials indicated former Cars.com […] [Read More]

Under a definitive agreement announced Wednesday, Contact At Once will be acquired by digital engagement solutions provider LivePerson in a deal worth at least $65 million. Here’s how the merger agreement shakes out: LivePerson is set to acquire all of Contact At Once’s outstanding equity interests. The aforementioned price tag would include about $43 million […] [Read More]

The Motor Vehicle Software Corporation announced this week that its e-filing system, DMVdesk, has been licensed exclusively by the California New Car Dealers Association as the preferred registration solution for new-vehicle dealers in the Golden State. MVSC will also work alongside the CNCDA — the largest state association of franchised dealers — and its members on issues such […] [Read More]

Two former Manheim executives who headed up the company’s Total Resource Auctions division recently announced the formation of Novum Auto Services. Michael Lasini and William Coleman highlighted Novum’s patent pending technology CrashCalculator can provide cash market value (CMV) pricing to owners of damaged, disabled or otherwise compromised vehicles. Lasini and Coleman stressed that Novum backs […] [Read More]

Experian Automotive announced early this week its partnership with Headline, an automotive data and software technology company. The pair will work together to provide the automotive industry with a more complete view of the vehicles currently in operation around the world through the combination of Experian Automotive’s AutoCount Vehicles in Operation database and Headline’s AutoStats4All. […] [Read More]

DriveChicago.com and Automotive Internet Media have partnered up to assist its dealer members to increase their exposure to automotive customers. Tony French, AIM’s president, believes the partnership will help drive traffic toward the inventory, dealerships and brands that their dealer members possess. “Automotive portals are fantastic for helping auto shoppers find vehicles,” French said. “DriveChicago.com […] [Read More]

Do you have questions about how to generate leads, online and otherwise? Are you unsure about the effectiveness of your marketing and advertising strategy? How can you improve your social media strategy? If you’re a dealer (and even if you’re not!) and any of these questions linger at your store, Used Car Week’s next DealerChat […] [Read More]