Multiplatform buying and selling dominated the discussion of the more than 200 attendees at the IARA Remarketing Roundtable today in Chicago.  The subject has been debated, had white papers written on its behalf, has seen multiple conference sessions dedicated to it — and the key points made today by consignors, suppliers and other executives pointed to […] [Read More]

AutoLoop said this week that it has integrated its two equity mining tools, Quote and XRM. The latter — which AutoLoop acquired along with the CRM tool’s parent company (CAR Research) in June — is now useable with access to Quote from the program, according to Steve Anderson, the chief executive officer of AutoLoop. “Dealerships who use XRM are […] [Read More]

Digital marketing solution provider Search Optics announced this week the acquisition of DigiGo, the internet marketing division of KPA. After its sale, KPA announced in a statement that it will now focus on expanding its environmental health and safety and human resources management product lines for various automotive markets. Some may know DigiGo by its […] [Read More]

DMEautomotive said the results of its latest study prove dealerships that have a mobile app to generate business for their service drive can generate six-figure increases in parts and service revenue. The company explained its new research showed that mobile app users become more frequent visitors to a dealership’s service department after they download the app. The […] [Read More]

ADP Dealer Services announced the new company name for its dealer services’ operation on Tuesday. Once the spinoff from ADP is completed, the company will be known as CDK Global and will be listed on the NASDAQ exchange under the symbol “CDK.” CDK Global will be one of the largest technology providers to the automotive […] [Read More]

Flick Fusion announced this week its video marketing platform for dealers, offering what it contends is the first of such platforms to automate the video production process, including inventory videos, video emails and other various dealer-related videos. Brian Cox, the president and chief executive officer of Flick Fusion, says his company offers to dealers the […] [Read More]

Cross-Sell Reports — a division of Dominion Dealer Solutions — has a new offering for Georgia dealers. Cross-Sell Reports has partnered with the Georgia Automotive Dealers Association to provide localized market data through the company’s market-reports tool: Cross-Sell Interactive. Shane Marcum, general product manager for Cross-Sell Reports, noted, “Cross-Sell Interactive provides Georgia’s automobile dealers with […] [Read More]

Dealers, it seems, are exploring a bevy of alternative avenues to acquire used-vehicle inventory like dealer-to-dealer trade networks, online auctions and multiplatform remarketing, as well as websites where they can generate trades directly from consumers. At the same time, more traditional routes like working the trade-in and the brick-and-mortar auction sales are a strong mainstay […] [Read More]

As the 2015 model-year Subaru Legacy and Outback models make it onto dealers’ lots, the units will contain even more infotainment options to market to shoppers. Subaru of America announced the debut of its Subaru STARLINK infotainment system, utilizing Clarion’s Smart Access platform, and available in these two new models. The new system focuses on […] [Read More]

What published reports back in May indicated was in the works came to fruition on Tuesday — Gannett Co. will soon solely own Cars.com. Gannett signed a definitive agreement to acquire full ownership of Cars.com as part of a structure to create two new publicly traded companies with scale. Under the agreement, Gannett will acquire the 73 percent […] [Read More]