Dealer.com announced Monday that it has named a chief product officer. Taking on this position is Kevin Root. Root will leave his position as senior vice president of product strategy with DriverSide, a Dealer.com partner that provides websites for car owners and customer attraction and retention programs, to join Dealer.com’s executive team. Prior to working […] [Read More]

ClassicCars.com recently launched what it believes is an industry-first vehicle certification program specifically targeted to the classic and collector vehicle market.  Under the program, site officials explained vehicles for sale undergo a comprehensive 50-point inspection by an independent ASE-certified technician, at one of more than 5,000 locations nationwide. Vehicles in sound mechanical condition earn ClassicCars.com Certified […] [Read More]

Incorporated into a solution that includes a special certified pre-owned vehicle element, Kelley Blue Book is launching a new tool on Tuesday for banks, insurance companies, governmental agencies and dealers. KBB highlighted Quick Values is designed to be a fast and easy solution that can deliver comprehensive new- and used-vehicle values in a unique self-service model. […] [Read More]

Thanks to the integration between EasyCare’s CoVideo service and Carfax, as the part of the companies’ partnership, dealers can now take advantage of an even stronger method of showcasing their used inventory online. EasyCare — which, along with Carfax, is a partner in both CarMark and the Pre-Owned Automobile Dealers Alliance — explained that Carfax-subscribing dealers who […] [Read More]

Kijiji Autos — which is the automotive side of Kijiji, an eBay company out of Canada that serves as a local classifieds site — has a new leader heading up the site. Auto Remarketing Canada learned that Scott Neil recently became the head of Kijiji Autos. Neil had most recently served as director of online […] [Read More]

TRADER Corp., which is based out of Canada, and vAuto revealed a partnership this week that basically will allow Canadian dealers use of vAuto’s Live Market View used-vehicle management tool. Under the partnership, TRADER Corp. has rolled out TOptimizer, which is modeled after Live Market View. Its features include stocking, appraisal and pricing modules. Canadian […] [Read More]

Microsoft Corp. and Toyota Motor Corp. announced Thursday that they have forged a strategic partnership and plan to build a global platform for TMC’s next-generation telematics services using the Windows Azure platform.   Telematics is the fusing of telecommunications and information technologies in vehicles; it can encompass GPS systems, energy management and other multimedia technologies, […] [Read More]

DealerTrack revealed earlier this week that two of its leaders will be among the presenters at the 10th Digital Dealer Conference later this month. Speaking at the event — which is scheduled for April 19 through April 21 in Orlando, Fla. — will be Ronda Lewis, DealerTrack’s used-vehicle industry specialist, and Robin Goodyer, director of […] [Read More]

Contact At Once, a leading provider of dealer chat, announced the newest version of its mobile chat app this week, which now covers the iPhone and iPod Touch, in addition to the iPad2.   The latest release of the ContactAtOnce! Mobile Chat App offers dealership salespeople the freedom to move about the dealership, while continuing […] [Read More]

On Tuesday, PSCars.com announced that it is debuting a new online vehicle shopping portal at the Digital Dealer Conference & Exposition. The new platform is designed to give dealers a new way to showcase their stores and inventories online and sell more effectively. “Our goal is to transform the online vehicle buying and shopping process […] [Read More]