On Thursday, AOL Advertising announced it has named an industry practice head for the automotive category.   The new automotive head will be responsible for partnering with sales leadership to execute a national strategy, in addition to playing an active role in generating new business. She will also represent AOL at industry events providing insights […] [Read More]

Polk announced this week the launch of its newly designed global website.   The new site was created to mirror Polk’s customer-facing business and provides a wealth of updated information on a variety of topics of interest to the automotive industry, including OEM, aftermarket and commercial industry knowledge and insight, according to officials.    [Read More]

Reynolds and Reynolds announced this week that the company has launched a new, live chat system developed to work in concert with dealer websites developed by Reynolds Web Solutions.   This new solution is created to give dealership personnel the opportunity to chat online in real time with consumers browsing the dealership’s website. Called Click-Chat-Buy, […] [Read More]

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]