The people at Acura understand that its customers have busy lifestyles. The third and latest generation of its smartphone-based AcuraLink service and app features offers access to cloud-based services, information, and music, including the ability to make vehicle service appointments. It also offers subscription services such as vehicle remote starting, geofencing and speed alerts for […] [Read More]

As Autotrader awaits the arrival of the new Chevrolet Corvette’s mid-engined C8 model, it describes the Corvette’s C7 as “an outstanding send-off to the front engine layout.” “More than just powerful, the Corvette has agile handling, a comfortable ride and a high-tech interior that is aging well so far,” Autotrader said in a news release. […] [Read More]

Cherokee Media Group orchestrated the Automotive Intelligence Summit, so technology-driven companies could interact and network, possibly producing enhanced relationships like the one PassTime and masterQueue announced. As AIS 2019 unfolded this week in North Carolina’s Research Triangle, PassTime, a leading provider of GPS Solutions, announced it has partnered with masterQueue, a web-based Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) platform that […] [Read More]

Coinciding with the release of its second-quarter performance, Consumer Portfolio Services also discussed a structural reorganization of sales representatives and origination staff to cater to dealerships in its origination network more effectively. CPS reported this week that it closed the second quarter with more than 8,000 active dealers booking paper with the subprime finance company. […] [Read More]

It’s yet another example of the auto industry’s efforts to attract qualified technicians to its workforce. In advance of the company’s opening later this fall of a new North Miami headquarters and showroom, Warren Henry Auto Group is seeking to recruit almost 50 qualified technicians on the spot by hosting an automotive technician job fair. The […] [Read More]

Samantha Flores was working as a night security officer, but she saw no future in that role. Then, she saw an online ad for a Manheim program that seeks to help its operating locations nationwide identify, recruit and hire entry-level auto technicians for their reconditioning centers. “When I saw an ad for the Manheim Apprentice […] [Read More]

Manheim is rolling out two upgrades to its Manheim Express to commemorate the one-year anniversary of the digital wholesale app.  It announced Thursday that Manheim Express will now include a condition report grade feature on all cars listed by concierges, while also giving users the ability to request a concierge through the app.  “Since Manheim […] [Read More]

Stephen Fisher started at e-commerce corporation eBay in 2014 as senior vice president, chief technology officer, eBay Marketplaces. He retired this past May as the company’s senior vice president, chief technology officer. Now, he will serve on the board of directors at Copart, an online vehicle auction company. Copart also named current CyrusOne executive vice […] [Read More]

Now that Auto/Mate Dealership Systems has completed all dealership management system integrations with Dealer360’s Analytics and CompTrackr reporting products, the two systems’ real-time integration means viewed dealership data is always current, authentic and precise, according to Auto/Mate. Dealer360’s Analytics reporting platform provides insight into dealership operations, according to Auto/Mate. Also with the platform, executives and […] [Read More]

First, more bad news about dealer challenges in attracting qualified employees: According to the latest Cox Automotive Dealership Staffing Study, 20% of all dealership staff in the next six months will likely look for another job. And one-third of non-management employees feel neutral or unsatisfied with their jobs. According to Cox Automotive, those figures show […] [Read More]