With smartphones becoming more and more prevalent and technology moving forward on a daily basis, it will only be a matter of time before most of the consumer base becomes familiar with utilizing tools like mobile apps and QR codes.  “Not everyone knows what a QR code is now, but everyone who doesn’t have a […] [Read More]

AutoAlert,a data analytic and lead generation tool provider, revealed Monday it has been issued  two new U.S. patents that adress extended functionality of its lead-generation solution — which identifies a dealership’s existing customers whose vehicles and vehicle histories make those owners “hot prospects” for additional sales opportunities, the company explained. [Read More]

Eric Lyman, director of residual value solutions for ALG, emphasized that the perceived quality of the alternative-fuel vehicles in an automaker’s lineup is strongly tied to how consumers view that brand overall. As such, he said, perhaps it’s not a shock that the top Perceived Quality Study score among alternative-fuel brands went to Lexus, which […] [Read More]

In light of its significant growth, CarProof recently earned recognition on Deloitte’s 2011 Technology Fast 500 list, honoring the fastest growing technology, media, telecommunications, life sciences and clean technology companies in North America. The company also grabbed a spot on Deloitte’s Technology Fast 50 list, a distinction given to the fastest technology firms in Canada. […] [Read More]

The National Automobile Dealers Association revealed earlier this week that its mobile app for the iPhone and iPad can now be accessed. Users can tap into the app to see all the latest news and videos from NADA Headlines, while also checking out the list of upcoming NADA events. Among those events users can browse […] [Read More]

To help with Trick or Treating and more, OnStar hopes users incorporate its new special technology into their Halloween celebration. Officials want users to avoid “zombies, vampires, werewolves, witches, ghosts and any other ghouls that may cause havoc this Halloween” with OnStar’s new “Monster Dodger” service. Specially trained OnStar Advisors can help “save you from […] [Read More]

Cobalt revealed Wednesday that it has been tapped as a Google AdWords Premier SMB Partner so that it can now help educate small/midsize businesses that are looking for assistance with online advertising efforts. To earn this distinction as a Premier SMP Partner, firms must pass Google’s requirements for qualification, transparency and customer service. Among these tasks are […] [Read More]

J.D. Power and Associates, along with SmartEnergy IP — a research and consulting organization designed to communicate the benefits of the Smart Grid  — revealed Wednesday the speaker lineup for their Smart EV Executive Leadership Forum to be held  Nov. 7th in Washington, D.C., at the Hyatt Regency Washington on Capitol Hill. [Read More]

Dealers advertising their used vehicles on Kelley Blue Book’s Kbb.com now have another tool at their disposal that can help foster greater transparency and consumer confidence. Thanks to a deal between KBB and Experian Automotive, dealers can add in Experian’s AutoCheck vehicle history reports to their listings on Kbb.com. These reports contain information on whether […] [Read More]

Dealers have used TV marketing for decades to bring in customers to their showrooms, and now a North Carolina television station owner is rolling out a new media technology and services company to assist stores. Capitol Broadcasting Co., which owns WRAL-TV in Raleigh, N.C., among other properties, recently launched Albright Digital, a subsidiary aiming to […] [Read More]