Outsell and automotive data platform Foureyes have joined forces in a strategic partnership integrating Foureyes’ technology with Outsell’s artificial intelligence-powered customer engagement platform. The integration is designed to provide dealers with “unprecedented insights and communication capabilities.” “Dealers are rightly insisting that they need their technology partners to work better together and leverage their first-party data […] [Read More]

EasyCare University has announced its 2024 schedule for auto and motorsports fixed operations webinars. The webinars are designed for service advisors of all skill levels to explore elements of success in the service drive and achieve more. Course topics will rotate quarterly. Automotive topics include skill-building such as overcoming objections and upselling, presenting a multi-point […] [Read More]

Auto transport provider USAL is restructuring its logistics and brokerage business. In a news release, the company said its “newly solidified” team is “poised to serve vertical markets in both commercial and carrier development,” and said the restructuring “signals the company’s growing presence in the vehicle remarketing and brokerage industries.” “Our robust growth over the […] [Read More]

One of the nation’s largest dealership groups has added to its holdings. Morgan Automotive Group, based in Tampa, Fla., has acquired nine dealerships and two collision centers from Miami-based South Motors/Vista Motors, according to Haig Partners, which represented the seller in the transaction. While the price was not disclosed, Haig Partners said in a news […] [Read More]

Electric vehicles are in the headlines daily. New models, government deadlines, new battery plant construction and more. But that doesn’t always translate to buyers, says Nate Myers, used-vehicle director at SONS Automotive Group, which has dealerships throughout Georgia and Alabama. “There’s absolutely no demand,” Myers said of EV activity in his markets. “Outside of Tesla, […] [Read More]

Despite dire stories about electric vehicles no longer selling in the United States, 2023 was the year more than 1 million EVs were sold here. Cox Automotive forecasts electric vehicles will account for more than 10% of total sales in 2024. But, said Cox, “dealers and manufacturers alike are realizing that selling more EVs will […] [Read More]

DriveSmart Warranty waved the checkered flag and online race winners will be going all the way to Daytona. On Friday, the administrator of vehicle protection services announced contestant Tucker Minter and streamer Casey Kirwan were the grand prize winners of DriveSmart to Daytona Series. Each winner and a guest will be flown to watch the […] [Read More]

Last week, Wolters Kluwer announced results from an industry survey it commissioned to better understand where automotive, dealer and auto finance professionals are finding operational improvements in adopting digital back office workflows. Wolters Kluwer also wanted to gauge existing barriers in adopting digitized solutions as 2024 rolls along. Wolters Kluwer presented an online survey to […] [Read More]

Evidently finance companies weren’t in much of a giving mood this holiday season since credit availability deteriorated in December, according to the Dealertrack Auto Credit Availability Index. Cox Automotive reported that index declined in November and dropped another 0.9% to 94.0 in December, reaching its lowest level since May and “erasing improvements made in the […] [Read More]

During the recent holiday season, Atlanta-based Jim Ellis Automotive distributed funds raised by its 23rd annual charity golf tournament over the summer. The tournament, which began as a company picnic and golf outing, is a cooperative effort of the Ellis family, Jim Ellis team member volunteers, business partners and vendors. The 2023 event, held in […] [Read More]