Spireon on Tuesday announced the appointment of three executives: Todd Abbott as chief revenue officer, Carla Fitzgerald as chief marketing officer and Rick Gruenhagen as chief technology officer. The company said its new leaders will be instrumental in implementing its transformative next phase of growth. “Carla, Todd and Rick bring a powerful combination of technology industry perspective and global […] [Read More]

As the 2016 NAAA Convention and National Remarketing Conference comes to fruition, I would like to reflect on some historical perspectives regarding industry conferences. Over the past 25 years, our conferences proliferated in the early years — NAAA National, NAAA Zone, CARS, NRC, IARA, NIADA, NADA and many other alphabet soup designations. Of course, the […] [Read More]

TREND Financial has released an updated version of its VIP Dealer Portal, giving dealers the ability to receive immediate loan financing pre-approvals. Customers can then apply their instant credit pre-approval toward inventory at TREND VIP Dealers. The decision to release immediate financing pre-approvals to VIP dealer customers comes after pilot testing of version 1.0 of […] [Read More]

Jerry Hinton, the general manager of ADESA Portland, applauds the auction business for its willingness to adapt, no matter the challenge. But to be fair, the incoming National Auto Auction Association president has a bit of resiliency of his own. You see, Hinton and his wife, Dawn, have been busy with their bucket list as […] [Read More]

The historic result of Tuesday’s presidential election created rippling reactions throughout the financial services community, with many organization leaders looking forward to working with President-elect Donald Trump and a Republican-led Congress. “I would say that just like the rest of the country, I was quite surprised by the results. The prognosticators in the media were really […] [Read More]

According to DealerVault, its objective is to protect the “dealership data goldmine.” It’s all of the customer data that might have arrived through website leads, the F&I office or the service drive. With some industry analysts’ expectations of customer data generating $2 billion in economic activity by 2018, Dealer Specialty Group, the parent company for […] [Read More]

Clarivoy has announced the native integration of its Multi-Touch Sales Attribution solution into Google AdWords, giving dealers insight into how many vehicles AdWords helps them sell. The integration includes Clarivoy’s proprietary Anonymous Attribution technology, which identifies the online and offline purchase paths of buyers who opt to remain anonymous. This ensures sales are properly attributed […] [Read More]

ACV Auctions has announced that Michael Waterman is the company’s new vice president of sales. Waterman, who began his career managing dealerships, has been part of the auto industry for more than 20 years. He most recently served in product and sales management roles with DealerSocket, Dealertrack and ADESA. "Michael's success working with dealerships is proven," […] [Read More]

Cox Automotive has three events remaining in its 2016 Interactive Dealer Summit and Elevate program series. Each event is designed to help dealers attain profitability and advance their wholesale and retail operations in the face of declining margins and growing consumer expectations for the buying experience. The lineup includes: — The Philadelphia Interactive Dealer Summit in […] [Read More]

Auto Remarketing officially turned 25 this year. While this is the anniversary for silver, we like to think the past two-and-a-half decades have been golden. We’re celebrating with our Dec. 1 issue, the 25th Anniversary Edition of Auto Remarketing, and we want your input. After all, Auto Remarketing can’t happen without you. So, if you […] [Read More]