DMEautomotive is being purchased by Solera Holdings. An agreement was announced Wednesday morning for Solera to buy the Florida-based company that provides risk and asset management software and services to the automotive and property marketplace. “Combining DMEa’s proprietary technologies with Solera’s existing portfolio will enable Solera’s customers to increase customer retention and drive loyalty through […] [Read More]

The International Automotive Remarketers Alliance (IARA) presented the 2015 Remarketer Of The Year Award to a deserving veteran of the industry this afternoon at the Auto Remarketing Canada Conference in Toronto. This year’s recipient is Gerry Corcoran, remarketing manager at Jim Pattison Lease. Alex Johnston, head of remarketing for Canadian Dealer Lease Services Inc., presented […] [Read More]

Asbury Automotive Group’s management expects the retailer’s Q auto program to show run rate profitability by the end of the year and said the standalone used-car outlet program is actually ahead of schedule on the financial side. In his early remarks during Tuesday’s first quarter earnings conference call, Asbury senior vice president and chief financial […] [Read More]

DealerSocket highlighted a new integration with MyDealerLot (MDL), a provider in the application of radio frequency identification (RFID) technologies for automated guest recognition and vehicle tracking. The company explained this integration enhances the customer experience within the sales and service departments. The tool can strategically alert the sales and service staff that a customer has […] [Read More]

In an event that began Tuesday and culminates at the “It’s a New Season at Manheim Denver” sale, Manheim Denver is in the midst of hosting two days of sales, featuring more than 4,000 vehicles. The auction is celebrating and showcasing its renovated sales lanes, blocks and main office improvements during the event, marking not only its […] [Read More]

Gubagoo announced Monday the upgrades to its ChatSmart platform interface for dealers. The enhancements highlighted by the company for its “smart” chat platform include advanced Google Analytics integration and further device support, which now works on computers, tablets and phones. ChatSmart has also added SMS text-to-chat functionality, which opens up direct communication on mobile devices and […] [Read More]

Sonic Automotive hosted its quarterly conference call Tuesday morning for the first quarter of 2015, outlining a company record first quarter from the angle of several metrics, including record first quarter pre-owned units sold (28,135) from continuing operations as well as a record first quarter pre-owned gross profit of $40.8 million. The first quarter of […] [Read More]

Among a series of executive moves, NCM Associates went into Canada to find its new director of retail solutions, training and development. Taking on this role is Trevor Robinson of Vancouver, British Columbia, who is being asked to lead and expand the NCM 20 Group and retail consulting programs to better support the company’s growing […] [Read More]

Certified pre-owned sales have never been higher than they were in the first quarter of this year, according to Autodata Corp., which said Q1 represented the best quarter ever for CPO sales. But that’s not to say there aren’t challenges. As part of our annual “Best CPO Dealers in the United States” special edition this […] [Read More]

Certified pre-owned customers are unique — and have different needs and wants for their next vehicle than new or non-certified used customers. These potential buyers might have more financial resources than someone looking for a car on your budget lot, but they might not want to spend close to MSRP for a vehicle fresh from the factory. […] [Read More]