Ninety percent of car shoppers are more likely to buy from a dealership that offers messaging options, according to a 2016 Automotive Shoppers Study from online messaging software provider Contact at Once! With that in mind, digital marketing company Trader Corp. has partnered with Contact At Once! to unveil a new strategic partnership and messaging […] [Read More]

Technology company Xtime knows that the automotive industry faces margin compression, tightening competition and softening vehicle sales. Because of that, the company believes dealerships must reinvent the customer’s service department experience to increase customer loyalty and the dealer’s profits. At the NADA show, Xtime addressed those challenges by introducing new features to Spectrum, its cloud-based […] [Read More]

Two technology companies have entered into a strategic partnership that they say will help OEMs and dealers take advantage of the best current digital products to increase sales and service opportunities.   Autodata Solutions and motormindz announced the news at the NADA convention and said the collaboration will help auto manufacturers increase innovation and flexibility […] [Read More]

Manheim’s physical sites span more than 6,500 acres. That makes it a challenge to find some units quickly. On average, each vehicle is moved five to six times as it passes through service areas such as reconditioning, inspections and sale-day staging. The company moved vehicles 40 million times in 2018 alone. To ease that challenge, […] [Read More]

Predictive analytics provider automotiveMastermind has appointed Kos Jha as chief technology officer and Daniel (Dan) Malloy to vice president of sales. Malloy will work to expand Mastermind’s automotive industry presence by adding new brands, dealer groups and individual retail stores to automotiveMastermind’s portfolio mix. He previously served as national sales director for automotiveMastermind, which provides […] [Read More]

A new dedicated business development center will offer a tailored product for the AutoCanada group using DealerMine CRM’s Service CRM application to increase service department traffic at AutoCanada's Canadian dealerships. The center is the result of a strategic partnership between AutoCanada Inc. and DealerMine CRM to establish a dedicated business development center for AutoCanada's Canadian dealerships. The […] [Read More]

Dealerships with access to the automotiveMastermind (Mastermind) product can now deliver prescreen offers to consumers through a partnership between automotiveMastermind and TransUnion that will help dealers identify highly qualified customers coming to the dealership for service. The service is possible through serviceMastermind, which informs dealers when qualified customers are in the service drive. Customer data […] [Read More]

After 31 years with Larry H. Miller Group of Companies, including the last four years as chief executive officer, Clark Whitworth is leaving Larry H. Miller Group to serve as a mission president for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Whitworth will stay on as chief executive officer through the transition process as […] [Read More]

Interest rates continue to increase the cost of buying a vehicle. Dealers and finance companies are well aware of concerns about affordability, consumer access to credit and softening new-vehicle sales. Because of that, dealers and finance companies are exploring new methods to make the auto financing process more efficient to save time and money. Working […] [Read More]

Services available to AutoNation customers with Automatic include crash alert, roadside assistance and real-time location monitoring and sharing. Now, customers who purchase a pre-owned vehicle from one of five AutoNation USA stores will be able to receive a free automatic plug-in adapter and introductory subscription, AutoNation and SiriusXM company Automatic Labs announced on Wednesday. Automatic […] [Read More]