The collaboration to simplify what happens within the dealership finance office continues. Open Dealer Exchange and RouteOne on Tuesday announced a strategic alliance that brings together the organizations to provide streamlined solutions to their partners CDK Global and Reynolds and Reynolds that bridge the gaps, open the entire finance company network and streamline dealers’ processes […] [Read More]

AUL Corp., an administrator of vehicle service contracts (VSC), named a new chief information officer this week. According to a news release, AUL president and chief executive officer Jimmy Atkinson appointed Jose Fleites as the company’s new CIO, bringing more than 25 years of information systems experience to the newly established position. “Having worked on […] [Read More]

The proposed CDK Global purchase of Auto/Mate announced in May 2017 will not be going through. The Federal Trade Commission said it has issued an administrative complaint arguing the merger would be in violation of federal antitrust laws. After being notified of the FTC opposition, the two software vendors jointly agreed to terminate the deal, […] [Read More]

Website provider fusionZONE Automotive announced Tuesday that it has appointed former Autotrader executive Steve Greenfield to serve as company president. As Autotrader vice president of business development and product management, Greenfield lead almost $1 billion of acquisitions — including Kelley Blue Book, vAuto, HomeNet and VinSolutions, the company said. Greenfield most recently served as chief executive […] [Read More]

Subaru of America recently announced that it has named Manheim Southern California Auction its Auction of the Year for the second year in a row in recognition of both sales effectiveness and service quality. Subaru said it tracks and measures its auctions by three key components to choose a winner. The automaker examines auction’s total sale […] [Read More]

Canadian auto sales have enjoyed record sales the past few years — but it looks like those numbers may have topped out in 2017. That’s according to recent Canadian Black Book poll research that shows 51 percent of Canadian automotive consumers are expected to purchase a vehicle over the next two years. But apparently the […] [Read More]

FCA US announced Tuesday that it has awarded 468 Chrysler, Jeep, Dodge, Ram and FIAT dealerships with Customer First Award for Excellence designations this year. The winning group of dealerships achieved the highest level of customer experience recognition in the program's five core areas: people, facility, processes, customer performance metrics and training certification. “The fact […] [Read More]

James Bond has “Q” for intelligence gadgetry.   TradeRev, as it turns out, has “H.” The online dealer-to-dealer auction platform said Monday it will launch H — a suite of artificial intelligence capabilities— at the NADA Show 2018 in Las Vegas later this week. “TradeRev continues to push the boundaries of cloud computing to deliver a […] [Read More]

LotLinx announced Tuesday that managing partner of motormindz Jim O'Sullivan will join the company's board of directors. "Jim has been instrumental in helping a range of companies, from major automakers to smaller startups. His diverse background, unique insight and seasoned leadership will benefit us and our mission to help dealers find long-term success," LotLinx founder […] [Read More]

Spring is here, and so are fresh sales for certified pre-owned vehicles. Autotrader has come out with its latest list of top deals that shoppers can jump on throughout March. The list includes Volvo’s CPO program, which offers qualified buyers interested in 2015 S60 models zero-percent interest for up to 24 months this month. “With the […] [Read More]