Experian recently announced it has appointed John DeMarco as senior vice president of automotive sales. “Our automotive sales division has a long history of providing exceptional client service while delivering the analytics-based products and services they need to be successful,” said Experian Automotive president John Gray. “John’s demonstrated leadership and proven track record of client-based […] [Read More]

Carfax and DealerSocket have expanded their partnership, and now more than 4,000 Carfax dealer websites powered by the automotive technology platform now are upgraded with Carfax Snapshot. Carfax Snapshot puts key vehicle history information directly on the search results and vehicle details pages. With information such as reported accidents, number of owners, service records and open […] [Read More]

Spireon recently introduced its latest connected car solution — Kahu — a smart add-on designed to provide dealers streamlined inventory and lot management that also offers car buyers modern location tracking and stolen vehicle recovery service. Kahu is the first connected car solution specifically designed for dealerships, according to the company. “New car dealer margins […] [Read More]

ADESA’s auction at the NADA Convention and Expo on Saturday raised $94,423 for the NADA Foundation’s Frank E. McCarthy Memorial Fund, which supports Canine Companions for Independence — a non-profit organization that provides people with disabilities highly trained service dogs. “We asked dealers and attendees to bid high in honor of the 100th anniversary of […] [Read More]

During last week’s industry festivities in the Big Easy, Equifax rolled out solution enhancements with a trio of other service providers — Fiserv, Digital Matrix Systems and Dominion Dealer Solutions. First, Equifax and financial services technology solutions Fiserv collaborated on an interface between The Work Number provided by Equifax Workforce Solutions and Fiserv's Automotive Loan […] [Read More]

RouteOne unveiled a pair of solutions aimed at helping dealerships and finance companies complete vehicle deliveries and documents in the showroom or wherever the purchaser might be. On Monday, RouteOne launched remote document delivery; what the company explained is a new technology that can securely and compliantly give consumers electronic access to their eContracted documents. […] [Read More]

The second major development involving Auction Broadcasting Co. came to light late on Friday. Xcira announced that it has acquired the intellectual property and certain personnel associated with ABC’s auction management system. Xcira highlighted this acquisition will allow the company to expand its offering significantly in the auction industry, positioning the firm to offer an […] [Read More]

Cox Automotive insisted 2016 brought good news for almost every segment of the industry. Analysts pointed out that highlights included accelerating used-vehicle sales, a record-high 17.5 million new-vehicle sales and a growing number of services and support products that are dramatically improving the efficiency of the automotive marketplace — from retail to remarketing.   These trends […] [Read More]

Auto Remarketing learned on Friday afternoon that America’s Auto Auction is growing to 19 locations through the acquisition of Auction Broadcasting Co. America’s Auto Auction president and chief executive officer Ben Lange confirmed in a statement to Auto Remarketing that the deal is effective immediately. “America’s Auto Auction is proud to announce the acquisition of Auction […] [Read More]

While multiple projections have new-vehicle sales off to a somewhat sluggish start, the forecasts for used-vehicle sales in the opening month of 2017 offer much more upbeat expectations. Edmunds estimated 3.1 million used vehicles will be sold in January, which could computed into a seasonally adjusted annual rate (SAAR) of 38.4 million. Both of those […] [Read More]