Officials announced this week that OnStar FMV — the first out-of-the-box application of OnStar’s “blue button” safety and security services that can work on 90 million older vehicles — goes on sale this Sunday. The device also can be preordered at Best Buy stores nationwide. Packing OnStar’s technology into a rearview mirror, the company indicated […] [Read More]

Did you know there are about 300 million mobile phones in the United States active today? That’s practically one for every American. We rely on smartphones to help do our jobs, keep up with current events and shop for things like used cars. Indeed, phones today can do almost anything and are the constant center […] [Read More]

Last week, eBay’s Daily Deal website featured more than the normal electronics, home goods and accessories one might expect to find. Deal hunters browsing the site were exposed to deeply discounted vehicles, as well. Trying something new, Group 1 Automotive listed 28 vehicles on the site, including a Chevrolet Corvette offered for $60,305, a price […] [Read More]

Cars.com on Monday brought in an experienced call-center executive to be its new vice president of operations. Tapped for the position is Josh Chapman, formerly the division vice president of ACS, a Xerox company. The site explained Chapman will oversee account management, customer service, ad operations and training of the customer support team. Cars.com highlighted Chapman brings […] [Read More]

Lemonfree.com and Carfax announced Monday that visitors to the online marketplace will now be able to view Carfax Vehicle History Reports run by dealers directly from vehicle listings starting Aug. 1. The site also noted that a logo and text indicator will let shoppers know if a Carfax Report is available for specific vehicles. “One […] [Read More]

AutoMotionTV recently released a new version of its AutoMotionTV Dealer App platform. The app creation platform can allow dealers to create interactive mobile apps for Apple’s iOS and Android-based mobile devices. Company officials explained enhanced analytics included in the new version can give dealers detailed reporting options such as in-app user behavior and user action […] [Read More]

American Suzuki Motor Corp. wants to generate some feedback from customers about its lineup and learn more about what consumers like and how the automaker can improve. So, it is turning to Facebook. There is now a vehicle ratings feature on the company’s Facebook page where Suzuki fans can rate models in the lineup on […] [Read More]

AutoUSA announced earlier this week it has released Powerlistings 2.0 in an effort to help drive traffic from Craigslist to dealer’s Facebook pages. The optimized version of the company’s original Powerlistings offering provides direct links to dealer inventory on Facebook and “provides opportunities for dealerships to increase engagement with potential customers.” [Read More]

The Reynolds and Reynolds Co. announced this week that it is now providing dealer customers who use its POWER dealership system with a new tool that can aid these stores in their online network needs. The Reynolds Private Managed Network serves as a managed, private wide area network tailored for dealers. It is designed to […] [Read More]

With buyer trends and online sales strategies sometimes changing faster than a store’s used inventory, AutoTrader.com launched its new Dealer Learning Center, an online educational resource for the site’s dealer customers, their staff and other members of the store community. Through this portal, officials explained Wednesday that dealers have access to on-demand video tutorials, topical […] [Read More]