On Monday, TrueCar brought in the former executive vice president and chief executive officer of the South Carolina Automobile Dealers Association as the site’s vice president for industry relations. TrueCar is asking Pat Watson to oversee all relationships with dealer associations at the national, state and metro-area level. In his 39 years with the SCADA in […] [Read More]

Cars.com announced the winner Monday of its $16,000 Subcompact Shootout, a competition between seven popular subcompact cars that seat four, have four doors, get at least 35 miles per gallon on the highway and can be purchased for less than $16,000. Experts from Cars.com, USA Today and MotorWeek tested these subcompacts and chose the Honda […] [Read More]

Inventory management company vAuto revealed Thursday that its merchandising tool RealDeal is now available to dealership sales teams in a mobile format. The merchandising system can now be used on Android phones, as well as Apple’s iPhone and iPad. Commenting on the news, Keith Jezek, vAuto president said,  “We’re pleased to complete RealDeal’s integration across […] [Read More]

AutoTrader.com recently revealed it is launching Interactive Dealer Summits this year, a new series designed specifically to support dealers. Called “Behind the Internet Curtain: Technology that Drives Dealer Success,” the events are designed to help dealers learn about key factors that can lead to online marketing success, exchange best-in-class processes, as well as strategies. The […] [Read More]

Thanks to a new deal Asbury Automotive Group struck with Sirius XM Radio, its dealers will now be able to offer customers a three-month SiriusXM subscription when they buy used vehicles with factory-installed satellite radio. "We are pleased to be teaming up with Asbury to give their customers the opportunity to experience the fantastic variety […] [Read More]

AutoTrader.com enjoyed a record-breaking month in February, reaching an all-time high for unique visitors, which were up 15 percent year-over-year. The firm’s marketing campaign helped push it to a 13-percent gain in unique visitors to the core site and a 41-percent hike in mobile traffic. What’s more, eight of the 10 strongest days of all […] [Read More]

DrivingSales appointed a director of product strategy this week, naming former AuctionDirect USA executive Eric Miltsch to the post. In his new role, Miltsch’s responsibility is to help the company continue bolstering its products and services suite. As most likely know, the suite includes a car dealer social network, vendor ratings platform, dealership-oriented data integration […] [Read More]

Three companies have been added to the list of approved vendors in the ADP Third Party Access Program, and three other approved vendors are now providing enhanced products, ADP Dealer Services announced this week. More specifically, the three vendors that completed the approval process and were officially in the final three months of 2011 include: ADNT […] [Read More]

This week, the Association of Global Automakers launched a new website highlighting its members’ efforts to meet increased fuel economy and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions standards. The organization that represents vehicle manufacturers, original equipment suppliers and other automotive-related trade associations explained this new site is aimed at policymakers to educate them about the necessity of […] [Read More]

The education and training arm of the National Automobile Dealers Association revealed today it is now offering all of its legal and regulatory webinars at no cost to NADA and American Truck Dealer members and their staffs. This is now an added membership benefit, officials noted. Officials also noted that dealer members may offer this […] [Read More]