Dominion Dealer Solutions announced Tuesday its release of its new mobile app for DealActivator, its equity data mining product. Adding mobile capability to DealActivator completely rejuvenates and enhances the solution’s flexibility, said Alan Andreu, the company’s general manager of equity solutions. “This allows users to harness the power of DealActivator at key physical locations throughout a dealership,” […] [Read More]

DealersLink announced Monday that it plans to launch its new live auction platform at the NADA Convention in San Francisco. Named AuctionLink, the company plans to debut the auction tool during the convention, which runs from Jan. 23 to Jan. 25. Coined as the “nation’s most advanced live online auction platform” by DealersLink, AuctionLink helps […] [Read More]

Auto/Mate Dealer Systems announced Monday its newest solution, Rev/Mate, an online service scheduling and menu building solution for dealers. The program, designed for service departments to assist in gaining customer pay revenue while also facilitating quality customer relations and service experiences, will roll out in the company’s Automotive Productivity Management Suits (AMPS) Fixed Ops/Mate module […] [Read More]

FLD Inc. announced recently the release of an update to its free condition reporting smartphone app, OnceOVR. The extension, OnceOVR Pro, includes multiple inspection templates for medium- and heavy-duty trucks, which gives users the ability to select critical data points from an index containing more than 3,000 configurations of engines, transmissions and gear reductions, according […] [Read More]

KAR Auction Services announced Wednesday afternoon that it has formed a new Digital Services Group that will be led by Peter Kelly, currently the chief technology officer for KAR. The company said that, among other assets from KAR’s portfolio, the Digital Services Group will combine several businesses and brands, including OPENLANE, CarsArrive Network, and Recovery […] [Read More]

There are a lot of local options for lunch, but I only go to the sandwich shop with the longest lines. If you know me at all, this makes no sense. I’m the kinda guy who hates waiting! So why do I keep choosing this particular shop? Because it’s the only one that offers a […] [Read More]

Black Book is ramping up it dealer services team with the promotion of Adam Mann. Mann, national sales director since 2013, has been named vice president of dealer services for the Black Book Activator Division. In his new role, Mann will be responsible for leading a team of U.S. sales professionals and executing business development […] [Read More]

It may be time for dealers to spend a little extra time highlighting that satellite radio subscription or push-start ignition, since according to recent research, shoppers are willing to pay more for advanced vehicle technology. In fact, according to the “2015 AutoTrader.com Car Tech Impact Study,” most than half of vehicle owners are willing to pay […] [Read More]

AutoStar Solutions announced at the end of December that its AutoStar Fusion dealer management system has completed its integration with DealerSocket’s customer relationship management software. The two-way integration allows dealers to automatically and securely share 27 distinct pieces of vehicle, sales and customer information between the systems, dramatically reducing the need for data entry via […] [Read More]

Flick Fusion is now offering an inventory video add-on to its video marketing platform. VidMagnet uses video search engine optimization techniques designed to drive more traffic from YouTube and other video websites directly to dealer sites. Here’s how it works: Typically, when a vehicle in an inventory video is bought, the video is taken down. […] [Read More]