Acxiom has agreed to a $2.3 billion cash deal to sell its Acxiom Marketing Solutions business unit to Interpublic Group, also known as IPG. Officials anticipate the deal will close by the end of the year. Once it does, Acxiom plans to transfer the Acxiom brand name and associated trademarks to IPG, an organization of […] [Read More]

Following a few moves on its board of directors this spring and into early summer, AutoCanada announced on Tuesday the appointment of Michael Rawluk as group president, as well as the resignation of senior vice president and chief operations officer Mark Warsaba.  AutoCanada said that it thanks Warsaba for his years of service.  Rawluk joins the group, […] [Read More]

Greg Cole can’t give his customers credit, but he can find a lender that will. And he can do it more quickly and efficiently when customers go to one of his dealerships’ websites and complete a credit application prior to visiting the dealership to buy a vehicle. That gives the finance and insurance staffs at […] [Read More]

New research from AAA could make the late-model vehicles in your inventory equipped with Apple CarPlay and Google’s Android Auto even more appealing to your dealership’s potential buyers, especially the purchasers who rate safety as one of the main criteria during the shopping process. According to a research project orchestrated by the AAA Foundation for […] [Read More]

Todd Briggs of Greater Erie Auto Auction took on his first role within the automotive industry driving cars for an auction house at the age of 20 in December of 1970, following a layoff from construction work for the winter. Some five decades later and after a long career, Briggs is taking time to travel. Briggs, a […] [Read More]

KAR Auction Services chief economist Tom Kontos pointed out two specific reasons why May wholesale prices registered only a “modest” move lower year-over-year. According to ADESA Analytical Services’ monthly analysis of wholesale used vehicle prices by vehicle model class, wholesale used-vehicle prices in May averaged $11,114. That figure was flat compared to April and down […] [Read More]

Now there is a way auctions, dealers and fleet managers can have detail-level cleaning of a vehicle’s technology system just like the floor mats and upholstery. Privacy4Cars, a mobile process designed to help erase personally identifiable information (PII) from modern vehicles, recently announced that its namesake app, Privacy4Cars, is available as a free download on […] [Read More]

AUL Corp. president and chief executive officer Jimmy Atkinson continued to bolster the company’s top management team. The administrator of vehicle service contracts recently appointed David Chang to the position of chief financial officer. Chang, who brings more than 20 years of experience in corporate finance, has been recruited to prepare the firm for its […] [Read More]

PointPredictive recently added to its roster of experts tasked with helping auto finance companies combat fraud and other risks to their operations. PointPredictive announced that Mike Kennedy has joined the company as vice president of analytics to spearhead the growing team of data scientists in its San Diego offices. Kennedy has more than 20 years […] [Read More]

While current U.S. consumer satisfaction with service and purchase experiences may have idled at some auto manufacturers over the past year, recent research shows that consumers who visited Subaru and Buick dealerships rank their experiences above those who did business with 13 other competing brands. Each year, the Forrester research firm's CX index survey asks consumers about […] [Read More]