On Thursday, Reynolds and Reynolds acquired XtreamService, a software company founded in part by Hendrick Automotive Group chairman Rick Hendrick that is designed to help dealerships reach customers more effectively and deliver improved sales, service and customer retention results. Terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. Officials explained Xtream is a data mining tool for […] [Read More]

Carvana, the 100-percent online auto retailer that launched nine months ago in the Atlanta market, is going national. The company — which offers a platform for shoppers to browse vehicles, find financing and coordinate delivery all online — announced an expanded service area on Thursday, which it said was made possible by new delivery and […] [Read More]

PureCars announced on Thursday that the company has not only completed its acquisition of software firm Tentail, but has also appointed a Tentail founder as new chief technology officer.    Named to the CTO role is Adam Phillips, who founded Tentail with Ashley Messer, who has also joined PureCars. Both work from the company’s development […] [Read More]

When marketing technology provider Search Optics got off the ground in the early 2000s, executive vice president Christian Fuller described the digital marketing environment for dealers back then as one where dealers weren’t doing digital marketing themselves. “It was really just an environment where people would buy leads from third-party lead providers and pay $20 […] [Read More]

Datalogix announced Tuesday it is now partnering with a variety of mobile advertising companies to expand the company's reach on the devices consumers use every day, such as tablets and smartphones. These new partnerships allow the company to offer its clients 1:1 sized mobile targeting without the use of cookies. The company now touts partnerships […] [Read More]

Dealer.com revealed Thursday it has a couple of new Certified Providers for dealers to choose from. The site has added TradeMotion and OfferLogix as Certified Providers through its Certified Provider Program. This program works to give “dealers turnkey solutions that help enhance their online performance,” the company said. "At Dealer.com, we seek out like-minded collaborators […] [Read More]

Customers spoke, and Ally Financial listened. The result? A new mobile app that lets on-the-go customers pay their bill in seconds. Ally Financial announced the launch of its new mobile app this week, saying the product was designed with the aid of direct customer input. The Ally Auto Mobile Pay app is meant to ease […] [Read More]

CarProof announced this week it has received Deloitte’s Technology Fast 50 and Fast 500 awards for the third consecutive year. These awards recognize technological innovation, entrepreneurship and rapid growth in the Canadian technology sector. “We are humbled to again be named as one of Canada’s fastest growing companies and proud to be among this prestigious […] [Read More]

Although three-quarters of shoppers say they use a laptop or desktop as their primary research device, consumers are still taking to their tablets and smartphones to complete auto shopping tasks. And it’s important to know how their usage differs from device to device. Jumpstart Automotive Group shed some light on these topics in a recent […] [Read More]

In an upcoming webinar from Carfax, experts will touch on how local SEO can be used to help boost your dealership’s search rankings. At the next installment of the Carfax “PowerUp” series Greg Gifford, director of search and social at AutoRevo, will discuss the importance of local SEO. During the free webinar — scheduled for […] [Read More]