Auto/Mate Dealership Systems announced this week that it has completed integration with the CAR-Research XRM customer relationship management system. So what does this mean for dealers? Through the integration of these DMS and CRM solutions, dealers who use either product now have an expanded number of vendor choices. What’s more, for dealers who use both […] [Read More]

Making your dealership visible online is crucial — and that’s not news. New research from FordDirect — the joint venture between Ford Motor Company and its franchised dealers that provides digital marketing guidance — adds to the mounting pile of evidence supporting this sentiment. [Read More]

Anytime, anywhere bids are the goal of a recently launched auction industry app, the release of which was announced this week.  Copart announced the debut of its newest version of Copart Mobile, a mobile application that allows buyers to attend Copart’s patented live auctions and bid from any iOS device. The company said it re-launched […] [Read More]

Besides having hours of good reading all in one place, what I like best about the books and magazines on my tablet device is that I can access them easily through apps. No navigating, no typing out Web addresses, no fuss. Just a swipe or two of my thumb, and I’m there. Well, we at […] [Read More]

Dealer.com has created a new tool for dealers aiming to simplify the advertising process. Wouldn’t it be easier to organize your marketing plan if each element could be found in the same place? Dealer.com’s new Unified Advertising Dashboard is designed to do that very thing, providing dealers with a "holistic view of competitive market data, […] [Read More]

Satellite radio launched a mere  decade ago. Now, there are 50 million satellite enabled vehicles on the road today, according to SiriusXM’s chief financial officer David Frear. The CFO explained that the "next phase" for the company’s future will be capitalizing on "when those (new) cars start to turn over into the used market." Earlier […] [Read More]

Auction Edge has rolled out a live online remarketing technology known as EDGE Simulcast that is designed to help independent auctions expand their sales, “effortlessly take their auctions online,” benefit buyers and sellers at auction, and more. [Read More]

Todd Wittbrodt is a prime example of how wholesale market activity is continuing to shift online. Wittbrodt owns Todd’s Car Team, an independent dealership established in 2004 that primarily sells late-model Honda and Toyota vehicles in Nashville, Tenn. A Northwood University graduate whose experience includes time with Toyota and Lexus stores as well as owning […] [Read More]

Giving dealers some insight into what’s cruising the highways these days, Polk announced this week it recently released an enhanced version of its National Vehicle Population Profile (NVPP). In the latest online release of the VIN-based NVPP, the company contends it has provided a "unique combination of speed-to-market with decades of experience to give customers […] [Read More]

Late last week, FirstLook Systems unveiled its latest Cutting-Edge Practice Series: Retail Performance Management. The new series is designed to help general managers, dealer principals and used-car markets boost their used retail operations through its insight on best practices and techniques. [Read More]