The American International Automobile Dealers Association gave members three ways to complete the organization’s annual survey along with the chance to win an iPad Air. AIADA is giving away two tablets to members who complete the survey, which leadership described along with its appeal for dealer participation. “At AIADA, our members play a key role […] [Read More]

Group 1 Automotive announced it has expanded its dealership count in Southern California. The auto retailer has acquired Heller Ford and Heller Hyundai in Southern California.  The dealerships, which will operate as Ford of Escondido and Hyundai of Escondido, are expected to generate $135 million in estimated annual revenues, the company shared. "Beginning 2014 with […] [Read More]

DMEautomotive launched DMEautomotive Mobile Rewards, a mobile marketing platform that is designed to help dealerships push traffic to showrooms and service drives alike by leveraging what the company calls the “exploding” power of smartphone mobile wallets. Officials highlighted the program can enable dealer customers to receive special coupons and offers 24/7, all organized into their […] [Read More]

ADP Dealer Services this week announced the expansion of its service solution to make the service process quicker and more convenient for dealership employees and their customers. On Tuesday, the company released information on the enhancements to its automotive dealership technology, including the ADP ServiceEdge retail workflow tool. All are designed to save the customer […] [Read More]

Relevate, a data insight and management firm based in the D.C. area, has launched a new division specifically for the auto business. The company said Relevate Auto will provide auto marketers with data to aid them in marketing campaigns through all channels, including direct-mail, email, Web and social media. “You may have the best creative, […] [Read More]

DealerMatch said Tuesday it is launching new technology called MatchPro that can recommend dealer-to-dealer trading partners, and it will be demonstrating this new tool at the NADA Convention & Expo this weekend. “MatchPro takes DealerMatch’s massive inventory database – more than one million cars from more than 25,000 dealers – and makes it actionable,” said […] [Read More]

A “real-time battle plan” for dealers to boost sales and efficiency is the goal of the newest version of String Automotive’s Dealer Positioning System, announced Monday. String Automotive, an online marketing and analytics firm for auto dealers, says its DPS update allows dealers to check up to three months' worth of new- and used-vehicle sales […] [Read More]

As tax season begins, dealers may be starting to see the expected value increases that coincide with this time of the year in the lanes. Last week, the percentage of auction price changes that were increases rose to 21 percent, according to Black Book editorial director and senior vice president. Ricky Beggs. In the latest […] [Read More]

Thanks to a deal between the two companies announced this morning, dealers can now choose to include Experian Automotive’s AutoCheck vehicle history reports with their used-car listings on Cars.com. “Vehicle history reports build consumer confidence by validating the quality and condition of a dealership’s inventory, and they give dealers a competitive advantage to get potential […] [Read More]

As part of a deal announced this week, Dealers Auto Auction of the Southwest will offer a Carfax report with every vehicle at its weekly sales starting Feb. 2. The reports will show red, yellow and green highlights on each car crossing the block and will be provided at no cost to buyers or consignors. […] [Read More]