Created to mirror the front-line inventory that franchise dealers have on their physical lots, AutoTrader.com on Monday launched a new feature dealing with how new-vehicle listings are presented through searches on its website. Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:”Table Normal”; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-priority:99; mso-style-qformat:yes; mso-style-parent:””; mso-padding-alt:0in […] [Read More]

Along with bolstering its collaborative relationship with Polk, Reynolds and Reynolds announced this past weekend it will offer its basic mobile website solution free to all U.S. franchised dealers, regardless of their dealership management system or website provider. Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:”Table Normal”; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; […] [Read More]

In addition to other news, Dealerskins, a premier provider of websites for dealers nationwide and a division of Dominion Dealer Solutions, announced its sister company XIGroup will unite under the Dealerskins brand.   The merger of the two Dominion website businesses is part of an overall company strategy to provide a complete website, CRM and […] [Read More]

During the National Automobile Dealers Association’s convention this past weekend, DrivingSales announced the winners of the second annual Dealer Satisfaction Awards.   The awards measure auto dealer satisfaction with services provided by vendors during 2010 in more than 12 categories, including CRM, new car leads, used car advertising, vehicle pricing, websites, SEO and social media. […] [Read More]

Another major media brand is joining the fray of connecting online used-vehicle shoppers with dealers. Late last week, Car and Driver launched an online shopping website officials say already contains an inventory of millions of used vehicles. Officials explained the CARandDRIVER.com used-vehicle site includes a new, more tightly integrated search platform powered by Vast.com. It’s […] [Read More]

Cars.com has added a new search option to its site that can help Carfax-subscribing dealers attract more shoppers online. Under the expansion to the two companies’ existing partnership, there is now a search category on Cars.com that allows shoppers to tailor their vehicle searches to just pull up the units that have Carfax Vehicle History […] [Read More]

With the rollout of vAuto Launch — a new mobile product from vAuto — dealers will be able to use their iPhone and Android devices to quickly transition from buying a vehicle to having it “ready to sell.” Through Launch, dealers can stock, appraise and price vehicles. They can also use the tool to upload […] [Read More]

AutoTrader.com , a Pre-Owned Automobile Dealers Alliance Partner, today announced the national launch of the Connections Bundle, which integrates social media, chat, dealer ratings and more to create more avenues for car shoppers to connect with dealers online, Auto Remarketing learned.   The bundle includes Dealer Chat, Social Connections, Dealer Ratings and Sitelink Advanced, according […] [Read More]

Experian Automotive announced the launch of AutoCheckMobile for Business, which is designed to provide auto retailers with more timely and convenient access to vehicle history reports directly from iPhone and Android devices.   “AutoCheck Mobile for Business is one more way we can support automotive retailers by providing quick and convenient access to all the […] [Read More]

Dealers using the XSELLERATOR dealership management product from Calgary, Alberta-based Quorum Information Technologies now have a new way to connect with potential customers thanks to integration announced this week between Carfax Service Link and XSELLERATOR. Here is how the integration between the products benefits dealers. When maintenance or an inventory event occurs at a dealership […] [Read More]