Donlen is teaming up with the Environmental Defense Fund and GreenDriver for a Clinton Global Initiative Commitment to Action project that is aiming for a 20-percent cut in commercial fleet emissions over the next five years.   The “Commercial Fleet 20 Percent GHG Emissions Reduction” project officially debuted Tuesday at the 2010 CGI Annual Meeting in […] [Read More]

Black Book announced Monday it has introduced myUsedCar for Droid. The new app, available through the Android Market, is engineered specifically to maximize speed and ease of use, according to management. myUsedCar features include four market-driven Black Book vehicle values for more than 18,000 vehicles spanning the last 15 model years; value adjustments for mileage […] [Read More]

AutoRemarketing.com is looking to integrate the latest website advances to solidify its place as the top news source of the pre-owned and remarketing industry.   Cherokee Automotive Group, the publishers of Auto Remarketing and SubPrime Auto Finance News, has now launched a completely revamped version of AutoRemarketing.com to include several new features, such as RSS […] [Read More]

If you’re already noticing AutoRemarketing.com looks tremendously different, that is because we launched a brand-new site to benefit all segments of the industry. Cherokee Automotive Group, the publishers of Auto Remarketing and SubPrime Auto Finance News, has now rolled out a completely revamped version of AutoRemarketing.com to include several new features, such as RSS feed, […] [Read More]

The Reynolds and Reynolds Co. revealed Wednesday it is offering all North American Scion dealers two more website themes. Officials said because of these new themes, Scion dealerships can revamp their sites in a modern style "consistent with Scion branding." [Read More]

Thanks to a new partnership between impreMedia, a news and information company that specializes in catering to the Hispanic population, and izmomedia, which provides auto business solutions, dealers will have another avenue this fall to reach a key group of shoppers: Hispanics. The two companies have teamed up to roll out an online auto portal for Hispanic vehicle […] [Read More]

On Monday Reynolds and Reynolds Co. announced it has launched a new, special tool to help dealerships manage online specials. There is a small hitch: The dealer sites must be from Reynolds Web Solutions.   Officials said the first phase of the Special Administrations tool is designed to upgrade the look and feel for more intuitive use, in […] [Read More]

CHICAGO — Cars.com dealers who are out-and-about no longer have to rush back to their computers to connect with shoppers. The company has now made its chat platform available through Web-enabled smartphones, meaning dealers have a much easier and quicker was to get in touch with potential customers.    "Mobile chat allows salespeople to be […] [Read More]

OAK BROOK, Ill. — vAuto officials announced late last week they've passed another dealer-customer threshold. As of the close of the second quarter, the company's unique dealership rooftop count totaled 3,093. Executives from vAuto contend these dealerships are successfully executing the Velocity Method of Management to maximize profits and grow their used-vehicle operations. Furthermore, vAuto also […] [Read More]

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Exponential growth like that seen at AutoTrader.com in the last 12 years brings about its own challenges and lessons, and a legal settlement between the company and the Business Software Alliance announced Thursday seems to be indicative of that. An AutoTrader.com leader said an important lesson was "brought to light" as the company reached […] [Read More]