In a recent study called “Women + Mobile: The Unbreakable Bond,” Time, Inc. and Nuance Digital Marketing discovered that women are incredibly reliant upon their mobile devices — in fact, 60 percent of women say their smartphone is the most important device they own, and 88 percent of women say their phones give them something […] [Read More]

SiriusXM is continuing its expansion into the pre-owned arena with its new partnership with Nowcom — the company behind DealerCenter dealer management products. Through the new partnership, the SiriusXM Pre-Owned Program will be integrated into the DealerCenter system, which helps dealers manage their customers and leads, sales, inventory, financing, websites and online marketing.  “DealerCenter’s integration […] [Read More]

Billed as a “true partnership in every sense of the word,” software-as-a-service relationship management solution provider DealerSocket entered into a strategic investment relationship on Tuesday with Vista Equity Partners, a private equity firm with more than $12 billion in committed capital focused on investments in software and technology-enabled services companies. DealerSocket recapped that it has […] [Read More]

Tire selling information at the fingertips of service advisers, right in the service lane: That’s the aim of a new partnership announced on Tuesday. Dealer Tire and Xtime are teaming up to integrate the digital selling solution and inventory information of Dealer Tire with Xtime’s tablet-based service lane solution, called Check-in 7.  The result is […] [Read More]

ADESA has launched a custom vehicle remarketing website for franchised dealers within the Prestige group. Through the site — prestigedealerdirect.com — Prestige dealers can view and buy cars in an online closed auction prior to the cars heading to open sales. “We are pleased to expand our partnership and grow Prestige’s business both online and […] [Read More]

A recent study from DealerRater and Dataium confirmed that positive online reviews that provide employee-specific information drive website traffic and leads to dealers. The study showed that DealerRater users were 90 percent more likely to visit a dealer website and 5.3 times more likely to convert to a lead when that dealer had a positive […] [Read More]

Kelley Blue Book is making a change. Not so much in the sense of how it operates or what it offers, but a change in focus. Having already made great strides on the consumer side, KBB’s leadership said the company has decided to put more focus on its data syndication efforts within the industry side […] [Read More]

An exclusive report from Reuters released Wednesday afternoon indicated that Gannett Co., one of the newspaper companies with a stake in the parent company of Cars.com, is interested in perhaps buying Cars.com. Reuters — which cited “people familiar with the matter” — said in this report that Gannett is considering putting together a deal with […] [Read More]

This week, Internet-based customer relationship management developer VinSolutions completed the integration of Carleton’s SmartCalcs consumer lending and leasing calculation engine into its recently enhanced desking platform.  Carleton provides lending compliance software products to many of the major lending captives and lenders in the auto industry. Officials said this new integration will enable VinSolutions dealers to […] [Read More]

"Always answer the phone," could be a dealership’s best sales route, according to recent research by CallSource Automotive showing that customers who call to inquire about a vehicle typically make a purchase in two to five days. On Tuesday, CallSource Automotive announced a partnership with IHS Automotive to provide dealer customers with analytics on how many […] [Read More]