With many Super Bowl television viewers likely watching Sunday night’s game with a smartphone in hand, Autotrader, Cars.com, Edmunds and Kelley Blue Book tabulated which automakers generated the most buzz with their TV commercials to their respective websites. Analysts from the quartet of vehicle-listing sites reviewed site traffic associated with the OEMs that shelled out […] [Read More]

In this episode of the Auto Remarketing Podcast, we continue with our special episodes recapping general sessions from Used Car Week. Next up is our annual Women in Auto Finance panel discussion. Moderated by Cortney Osborne of American Recovery Service, this panel features: Tina Love of Allied Solutions Carol Moore of Hyundai Capital America Michele […] [Read More]

The National Automobile Dealers Association says its new NADA Analytics platform gives subscribing NADA 20 Group members the ability to navigate, view and compare different reports that compile data from various sources. Those sources, according to NADA, include Google Analytics and Facebook, and industry-specific third-parties such as Cox Automotive (Autotrader and vAuto). NADA says the […] [Read More]

Rapid Recon, which describes its services as accelerating and streamlining how dealers get used cars sale-ready, announced two areas of improvement to its recon workflow software. Advanced Bluetooth locator technology for outdoor, indoor and multi-level facilities for auto dealers is one of those features. Called Live Locate, it detects location elevation in multi-story facilities and […] [Read More]

Today’s connected vehicles are generating infinitely more real-time data than drivers, manufacturers or dealers could have imagined five to 10 years ago. This information monitors the performance of the vehicle for maintenance, dependability and research purposes, as well as providing safety features for the driver and passengers. These software packages are increasingly becoming standard offerings […] [Read More]

LexisNexis Risk Solutions closed January by announcing it finalized the acquisition of ID Analytics, the San Diego-based provider of fraud and credit risk solutions. Previously, ID Analytics was a NortonLifeLock company. LexisNexis Risk Solutions said the strategic acquisition of data and analytics pioneer ID Analytics highlights the company’s commitment to expanding its innovation and expertise […] [Read More]

Users such as Mastria Auto Group are enjoying the latest product from Darwin Automotive that became widely available for dealerships on Monday. The company released Darwin Online’s Fastlane, which is designed to improve the vehicle purchase or lease process so consumers can go into the Darwin application using any smart device, build out their deal […] [Read More]

Cloud-based dealer management system provider DealerCenter finalized enhanced relationships with a subprime auto finance company and a provider of vehicle service contracts with the developments aimed at helping independent dealers. According to separate news releases, DealerCenter now has improved connections with Nicholas Financial and GWC Warranty. Officials explained DealerCenter’s users now have one-click access to […] [Read More]

In this episode of the Auto Remarketing Podcast, we continue with our special episodes recapping general sessions from Used Car Week. Next up is a presentation from Eric Miltsch, co-founder and director of marketing at Dealer Teamwork. His session delves into, "How to Dominate Your Used Car Market: Master Inventory Management & Used-Car Marketing to […] [Read More]

Chase Disher has heard the talk about how consumers are “gobbling up light trucks.” “But our data shows that most small cars and crossovers remain hot items on the used market,” Disher, who is an analyst at Autolist.com, said in a news release. Disher is referring to a new Autolist study, and the title of […] [Read More]