In light of its significant growth, CarProof recently earned recognition on Deloitte’s 2011 Technology Fast 500 list, honoring the fastest growing technology, media, telecommunications, life sciences and clean technology companies in North America. The company also grabbed a spot on Deloitte’s Technology Fast 50 list, a distinction given to the fastest technology firms in Canada. […] [Read More]

The National Automobile Dealers Association revealed earlier this week that its mobile app for the iPhone and iPad can now be accessed. Users can tap into the app to see all the latest news and videos from NADA Headlines, while also checking out the list of upcoming NADA events. Among those events users can browse […] [Read More]

To help with Trick or Treating and more, OnStar hopes users incorporate its new special technology into their Halloween celebration. Officials want users to avoid “zombies, vampires, werewolves, witches, ghosts and any other ghouls that may cause havoc this Halloween” with OnStar’s new “Monster Dodger” service. Specially trained OnStar Advisors can help “save you from […] [Read More]

Cobalt revealed Wednesday that it has been tapped as a Google AdWords Premier SMB Partner so that it can now help educate small/midsize businesses that are looking for assistance with online advertising efforts. To earn this distinction as a Premier SMP Partner, firms must pass Google’s requirements for qualification, transparency and customer service. Among these tasks are […] [Read More]

J.D. Power and Associates, along with SmartEnergy IP — a research and consulting organization designed to communicate the benefits of the Smart Grid  — revealed Wednesday the speaker lineup for their Smart EV Executive Leadership Forum to be held  Nov. 7th in Washington, D.C., at the Hyatt Regency Washington on Capitol Hill. [Read More]

Dealers advertising their used vehicles on Kelley Blue Book’s Kbb.com now have another tool at their disposal that can help foster greater transparency and consumer confidence. Thanks to a deal between KBB and Experian Automotive, dealers can add in Experian’s AutoCheck vehicle history reports to their listings on Kbb.com. These reports contain information on whether […] [Read More]

Dealers have used TV marketing for decades to bring in customers to their showrooms, and now a North Carolina television station owner is rolling out a new media technology and services company to assist stores. Capitol Broadcasting Co., which owns WRAL-TV in Raleigh, N.C., among other properties, recently launched Albright Digital, a subsidiary aiming to […] [Read More]

Ford confirmed Jim Farley, the automaker’s group vice president for global marketing, sales and service, will deliver a keynote address at this year’s BlogWorld & New Media Expo in Los Angeles, becoming the first auto industry executive to address this event. The OEM highlighted Farley will talk about how Ford is adopting more authentic and […] [Read More]

Revealed late last week, NADAguides has now integrated Chrome System’s PaymentDriver solution into its website. Introduced earlier this year, the payment solution allows dealers and other third party online providers to offer consumers the ability to generate online monthly payments for specific vehicles. [Read More]

For those planning a holiday road trip or for sports fans that spend most fall weekends tailgating, Cars.com has some news that might spice up drivers’ time on the road or at the game. Revealed late last week, the site announced it has launched three new custom Pandora branded radio stations. The stations titled, “Road […] [Read More]