Reynolds and Reynolds has announced the availability of integration between the Reynolds ERA and POWER dealership management systems and the Provider Exchange Network, or PEN, which it calls a “digital pipeline” connecting F&I product providers with the dealer management systems or other dealer point-of-sale systems. Available as of this month, Reynolds said integration with PEN […] [Read More]

Pat Simmons remembers what the eve of an auction sale looked like five or six years ago. Back then, he said, you could see dealers combing the lot the night before a sale, scoping out the inventory, getting a peek at what the next day’s event would bring. “They’d be poking their heads in cars, […] [Read More]

From the lot to the lanes, a new AutoManager app is designed to save dealers time and help them make wise purchasing choices, the company says. AutoManager has announced the release of AutoManager.Mobile, a free mobile app for Android devices. Using a smartphone or tablet, the app allows dealers to scan a vehicle identification number, […] [Read More]

Dealer Services Corp. of Indiana rolled out a new mobile version of its website aimed at making it easier for store managers to connect to products and services. Officials this week explained the new mobile version of DiscoverDSC.com is accessible from any smartphone. The launch is part of the company’s continuing efforts to bring information […] [Read More]

Dealership CRM DealerSocket announced Tuesday it has integrated with RouteOne, so now customer and vehicle information can be pushed from DealerSocket to the RouteOne credit application network. DealerSocket highlighted that it has similar third-party relationships with several companies, including DealerTrack, vAuto, Kelly Blue Book, ADP and Reynolds and Reynolds. “DealerSocket is excited to integrate with […] [Read More]

With the continued success and growth of e-commerce among automotive consumers, it’s becoming easier and easier for dealers to expand their inventory from the lot to the Web. Like all industries, you are only going to be as successful as you are credible, and this is magnified even more so when selling vehicles online. When […] [Read More]

In a move that can help dealers generate much-needed trade-ins, AutoTrader.com’s Trade-In Marketplace will now be integrated into vAuto’s suite of inventory management tools, the companies revealed Monday. The integration was planned to enable “dealers to efficiently acquire more trade-ins and deliver a more market-transparent and customer-satisfying appraisal and purchasing process,” officials explained. Both companies […] [Read More]

Car review and data site The Car Connection is adding something new to its information offerings: searchable new- and used-vehicle inventories. High Gear Media, publisher of The Car Connection, has announced that within a matter of days it will launch this vehicle search section on the company’s flagship site, integrating the listings with its research, […] [Read More]

After announcing earlier this week that Volkswagen dealers in the U.S. can now provide all used-vehicle customers with a three-month SiriusXM subscription — regardless of the car’s OEM, as long as the vehicle has factory-installed satellite radio — the satellite radio company announced a deal with yet another automaker. Now, the company will be offering […] [Read More]

Go ahead: Stretch your arms, lean over and kick the tires, all at the dealership, and all on a vehicle that’s yet to be launched. Nissan announced this week it is offering its dealers across 13 states the chance to market cars in an all-new way, using Microsoft’s Kinect for Windows technology. Shoppers at these […] [Read More]