Following a separate announcement on Wednesday in which Cobalt and Edmunds.com said they will be partnering to provide a window into online automotive shopping behavior, Edmunds also revealed a new way for dealers to connect with shoppers looking to lease a new car. Lease levels continue to rise, and now dealers have a new way […] [Read More]

With every new year comes new developments in advertising opportunities for dealerships. Dealers have been following this evolution for years. First, it was the Web; then came mobile. And in 2014, there is even more to consider, including the vast changes Google made to its search algorithm in 2013. Many dealers are trying to decipher […] [Read More]

Dominion Dealer Solutions’ reputation and social media platform is expanding to include new mobile and browser-based tools for dealers that will make it easier to keep all social media content organized and in one place. Prime Response now includes Prime Capture, a smartphone app used to source image and video content; as well as Primelet, […] [Read More]

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]