Maritz Dealer Solution and Opportunity Max announce a new service designed to examine a dealership’s digital assets to check for consistency and accuracy of its overall online marketing presence.
Dealertrack completes its acquisition of Dealer.com, which will continue to operate out of its headquarters in Burlington, Vt. The company's former CEO is being retained and will serve as executive vice president and group president of Dealertrack's newly formed Digital Marketing Solutions team.
Organizers of Industry Summit 2014 have announced that the event will be held September 8–10 at Paris Las Vegas. The show now includes the F&I Conference, Special Finance Conference, Dealership Sales & Technology Conference and the P&A Leadership Conference.
Cars.com analyst predicts that new-vehicle sales in February will be up 1.1% from a year ago. He also put the industry SAAR at 15.4 million — the highest selling rate since February 2008.
Early returns for the month of February show sales of light vehicles rebounding after being hampered by severe weather disruptions in much of the United States.
The provider of vehicle remarketing services signs agreement to purchase an equity stake in the subprime finance source. The transaction is expected to close in June.
The company claims to have the first social media app that operates on the Microsoft Windows 8.1 platform. It is designed to allow dealers to manage their social media profiles and online reputation in real time.
Keeping up with technology requires us to constantly re-evaluate our needs and take no tool for granted.
Billing errors for dealership management systems are more common than you may think. Technology expert suggests you check your monthly invoice for erroneous charges related to hardware and software, annual increases and click fees.
Joe Verde Sales & Management Training Inc. has released a new online goal-setting calculator, which can be used by salespeople to set realistic and achievable one-year improvement goals.
The Federal Reserve is looking into costs associated with the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's renovation of its headquarters, which have ballooned to three times the original estimate.
The vehicle information site names the seven judges who will oversee its second annual Hackomotive event, a three-day contest in which participants develop products and ideas that promote a better car-shopping experience.
Urban Science says the closure of 220 Suzuki franchises was largely responsible for the slight decrease in the dealer count last year. But analysts believe the industry may also be settling into a ‘new normal pattern’ in terms of its dealer count.
DealerRater honors top U.S. and Canadian car dealers for outstanding customer satisfaction based on customers’ online reviews posted on DealerRater’s website.
A joint complaint filed in North Carolina alleges buy-here, pay-here dealerships targeted African-American customers for unfair and predatory credit practices that violated federal and state law.
