Autobytel president and chief executive officer Jeffrey Coats didn’t exaggerate when he called 2011 a “milestone year” for the sales lead provider. Autobytel posted its first profitable year since 2004 when it finished with net income for 2011 of $416,000 or 1 cent per diluted share. To reinforce Coats’ declaration, Autobytel pointed out that in […] [Read More]

The website launched by AuctionACCESS parent company AutoTec to weed out curbstoning now has a new tool that can help people alert authorities when this illegal practice happens. Added to StopCurbstoning.com are interactive maps of the U.S. and Canada designed for users to easily report curbstoning instances. Of course, in Canada, the practice is know […] [Read More]

I often find dealers focus on digital marketing to drive traffic to their websites, spending a lot of money trying different things, not knowing what is and isn’t working. However, in many cases, the focus on website traffic causes dealers to miss the more important metric, and that is their site’s conversion rate. [Read More]

Both Toyota and Lexus rolled out revamped Facebook pages this week, taking advantage of the social media website’s new page timeline feature. Toyota executives hope the new page timeline feature can give consumers unique insight into automaker’s U.S. history of product and people that spans back to 1957. They also think it can provide updates […] [Read More]

The worlds of journalism and publishing have become increasingly digitalized, and Auto Remarketing is no stranger to these changes. And as the media leader in the remarketing and used-car business, we are accelerating our mobile efforts to meet the digital demands of our readers. With today’s launch of AR.com Mobile, dealers, remarketers and other used-car […] [Read More]

General Motors and PSA Peugeot Citroën said Wednesday the companies have come together for an alliance that creates a global purchasing joint venture and also provides for the automakers to share vehicle platforms, components and modules. GM and Peugeot plan on introducing their debut common-platform model by 2016, officials noted. The alliance also sets a […] [Read More]

Subaru launched a campaign late last week that pulls on consumers’ nostalgia for their first vehicle, searching for stories of 16-year-olds working for their first car and happy shoppers gaining their first set of wheels.  In launching its First Car Story campaign, the OEM aims to advertise the all-new 2012 Subaru Impreza. [Read More]

KAR Auction Services subsidiary AuctionTrac recently enhanced the capabilities of the GPS monitoring system it uses to track vehicles.   Officials highlighted this same satellite-based technology now can also help users minimize labor costs and increase efficiency — without using a single sheet of paper.   AuctionTrac insisted its “green technology could help users save […] [Read More]

Though social media sites like Facebook have sparked quite a buzz in the industry, with dealership business pages popping up all over the Web, this particular digital tool may not be helping rooftop’s as much as they think, according to a recent study by AutoTrader.com. The site explained that it conducted the survey that studied […] [Read More]

With current chief technology officer Tom Stephens set to retire on April 1, General Motors announced Wednesday who will be filling his shoes. Appointed to serve as the new vice president and CTO is Jon Lauckner, currently the president of GM Ventures. Beginning April 1, Lauckner will take on his new post while also holding […] [Read More]