On Thursday, Autobytel released the second installment of its Autobytel Dealer Insight Series, the company’s quarterly education program. The new series will cover sales best practices online and in the physical dealership. The first part of the series features Scott Pechstein, vice president of national sales for Autobytel, who will discuss best practice insight for […] [Read More]

On Wednesday, Gubagoo launched a new tool called Vehicle Matching, a patent-pending predictive technology geared to make dealership websites more intelligent and able to increase lead volume and sales. The company explained that by using predictive technology to analyze a visitor’s click patterns, Vehicle Matching can automatically align the right vehicles, offers and pricing to […] [Read More]

DealerFire, a provider of custom automotive websites and digital marketing solutions, launched its first fully responsive automotive website. Officials highlighted the platform is designed to offer what they said are several industry firsts, including fully redesigned inventory layouts and vehicle detail pages. DealerFire contends the number of users doing online research on a mobile device […] [Read More]

When it comes to differentiating the respective tasks for which today’s online car shopper is using the PC/laptop, tablet and smartphone, there’s a big opportunity perhaps not being full maximized by  dealers. [Read More]

On Thursday, vAuto released a new pricing tool for its Provision mobile application aimed at giving dealers greater ease and efficiency to make market-smart used-vehicle pricing decisions. The company said the new pricing tool is available as part of vAuto’s Provision mobile application for Apple iOS and Android users (under “Provision” in the Apple iTunes […] [Read More]

Dataium revealed a new leadership team this week, appointing two new managing directors. Joining the company is Angie Sherrell and Peter Fontaine. Sherrell has been named managing director or revenue and client development, while Fontaine has been appointed managing director of finance and operations. The pair will be working closely with co-founders Eric Brown and […] [Read More]

Chrome Data Solutions recently announced the availability of Kia, Mazda and Chrysler build data through the company's Automotive Description Service (ADS) VIN decoder. Officials indicated this is the latest addition to the company’s solution, which also includes build data from General Motors and Nissan. Chrome explained build data is information available from a vehicle manufacturer […] [Read More]

DataScan Technologies said Wednesday it has partnered with Appian to offer new business process management tools for the newly released Wholesale Management System 4.x software. With the rollout of this new WMS software, DataScan said it provides “the power, flexibility, and modern mobile and social features of the award-winning Appian Business Process Management Suite.” [Read More]

Faster VIN scanning and valuations are the name of the game for a new product launched by DealersLink. Announced this week is the company’s newest release of the FastBook Mobile VIN Scanner App and cloud-based booking tool for auto dealers. Using FastScan technology, the company says FastBook Mobile scans vehicle VIN barcodes and QR codes […] [Read More]

Consumer reviews of auto dealerships are now being used to rate auto manufacturer’s customer service, in a new report announced by DealerRater this week.   DealerRater introduced the Consumer Rating Index Report, which the company says recognizes auto manufacturers for top-rated customer service, as expressed through consumer reviews of dealerships posted on DealerRater’s website. The […] [Read More]