A regular panelist for the Pre-Owned Automobile Dealers Alliance’s Webinars plans to hold three workshops during next month’s National Automobile Dealers Association Convention. Doug Hadden, senior manager at DealerTrack, is scheduled to be in San Francisco for NADA’s annual event as a featured speaker. Hadden’s agenda includes several workshops on driving sustainable profits in the […] [Read More]

Adding yet another certified pre-owned brand to its site, Cars.com will now carry the CPO listings of Mazda dealers throughout the U.S., giving these stores more exposure for their certified products. Cars.com now has 31 brands in its CPO partnership network.   Certified Mazda models on the site will now include a manufacturer-certified logo so […] [Read More]

AutoSoft unveiled a major enhancement to its dealership management system with the addition of a service quoting system. Company officials explained the service quoting system can allow all service departments to provide their customers with a quick and accurate quote of all service labor and parts needed to complete a job. AutoSoft stressed the Service Quoting System […] [Read More]

Auto software company eCarList revealed Wednesday that its TrueTarget Mobile application is now available to all dealers and thanks to a deal struck with Carfax, dealers with active Carfax accounts can receive this iPhone app for free. [Read More]

AUL Corp., which offers used-vehicle service contracts, said Wednesday that it has added an online chat portal to its assortment of Web services. Through this new portal, dealers and contract holders are able to chat directly with customer service representatives from AUL. Services already available to dealers via AUL’s Web delivery system include Web reporting, remittance, […] [Read More]

Two weeks after announcing that OnStar will soon be available as an aftermarket rearview mirror, General Motors revealed Tuesday that it has named a new president of this division to replace Christopher Preuss. Stepping into the role on Feb. 1 will be Linda Marshall, executive director of OnStar’s global business strategy and development since November. [Read More]

NADAguides.com said the company enjoyed a lift in both website traffic and consumer price requests in 2010 and pointed to stronger tools and its strategy to improve site content as pivotal factors. What’s more, consumers returned to being more engaged in the market, which spurred gains on NADAguides.com. [Read More]

eLEAD CRM — a provider of auto customer relationship management and marketing services — debuted a new website recently that it says has enhanced navigation, appearance and allows users to tap into a broad score of information more easily. Included in the site is the bundled solution platform, which is designed to help dealership bolster their […] [Read More]

Carfax is welcoming vAuto’s Dale Pollak this week for the next installment of its free PowerUp Webinar series. Pollak is scheduled to join Chad Goodson, of Carfax, to discuss best practices for effective online vehicle merchandising. The 45-minute Webinar is set for noon ET on Friday. “Attending dealers will gain valuable information to help overcome common […] [Read More]

Mazda dealers now have a new avenue for acquiring off-lease vehicles to help shore up their used inventories thanks to an online resource powered by OPENLANE. Through the Mazda Vehicle Remarketing online auction, the automaker’s U.S. dealer body gets first crack at vehicles coming off-lease. Moreover, OPENLANE crafted an online grounding tool specifically for Mazda. […] [Read More]