In an effort to give back to the community during the holidays, Autobytel employees participated in a food drive to benefit Families Forward — an Orange County nonprofit that assists families in financial crisis. Initiated by the company’s Good Works Council, Autobytel employees were challenged to raise food donations for the organization, “resulting in an […] [Read More]

Intended to provide a broad spectrum of vehicle content offerings, DealerTrack and Autodata Solutions recently entered into a joint venture agreement — one that involves the data solutions business of Chrome Systems. The result is Chrome Data Solutions, a partnership officials said will be owned equally by DealerTrack and Autodata Solutions, a subsidiary of Internet […] [Read More]

The Hyundai America Technical Center has appointed a chief designer for its Hyundai Design Center in Irvine, Calif.. Named to the position is Christopher Chapman, who has worked in vehicle design for BMW Group since 1994. In his new role, Chapman will head up new vehicle and concept design for the automaker. [Read More]

The online shopping high point of the year seemed to serve the automotive industry well, at least according to Swapalease.com. Nov. 28 — or Cyber Monday — showed shoppers searching for discounts on everything from clothes to electronics and even cars. Taking advantage of the influx of online shoppers, Swapalease.com’s staff noted that it discounted […] [Read More]

As Christmas Eve rolls around and parents struggle to get their children to fall asleep amid excitement about Santa’s arrival, they might just be able to tell their kids the exact whereabouts of Ole’ St. Nick before finishing up the wrapping and setting out the cookies and milk.  OnStar has joined in the holiday fun […] [Read More]

Revealed Monday, Audi Magazine is now available on the iPad. In an effort to better reach the mobile market, the company shared that the magazine that highlights the automaker and its products can now be viewed through the app “Audi USA Magazine” for free on iTunes. "The iPad app will combine the same great story […] [Read More]

While also revealing that it has closed on a $6 million round of funding, CarWoo announced that it has brought on a former AOL Autos executive as chief operating officer and hired a former Dealix exec as vice president of marketing. Tapped for the COO role is Rudi Thun, who comes over from his post […] [Read More]

InspectMyRide.com recently formed a strategic alliance with Experian Automotive to provide vehicle inspection customers with an AutoCheck vehicle history report summary. As a subsidiary of DataScan Field Services, InspectMyRide.com already provided a 150-point visual inspection, a variety of quality digital photos and a road test when conditions permit. Now, the service also includes a summary […] [Read More]

Those looking to move used cars on autoTRADER.ca received some good news recently, as the website announced that it has increased the duration of free ad listings to 45 days. Previously, it was two weeks. “Extending free private ad duration is another example of why autoTRADER.ca is Canada’s No. 1 digital automotive brand, helping Canadians […] [Read More]

Insurance Auto Auctions launched new free Apple iOS and Android apps Thursday, tools aimed at providing buyers the flexibility to bid live in IAA’s auctions using I-bid Live, manage their vehicle watch list, pre-bid on vehicles and get notifications so they get the vehicles they want. IAA’s free app can offer buyers plenty of ways […] [Read More]