Prodigy, a Stanford-StartX company dedicated to building solutions for auto retail, announced the launch of an all-in-one, tablet-based sales platform for dealerships.
John Krafcik, the former president of TrueCar and the current CEO of Google’s self-driving car division, announced in a blog post that Google’s parent company has launched Waymo, a self-driving technology company.
Cutting transaction times was the No. 1 focus for franchised dealers in 2016, but it wasn't the top painpoint for car buyers, according to DealerSocket's 2016 Dealership Action Report.
Helion Automotive Technologies issued its Top 5 priorities for dealership IT departments today. According to the company, allocating budgets to improve internet bandwidth, wireless signals, incoming call flow, security and regulatory compliance are a must for 2017.
Dealerships using the DealerStar DMS can now join the Carfax program and take advantage of free resources like Carfax Service History and Carfax QuickVIN.
Under the agreement, Autologic Diagnostics will have direct access to Volvo diagnostic data and technical information, enabling the provision of a comprehensive repair and maintenance on 2000 to current-year models through Autologic’s cloud-based diagnostic solution.
The new solution, according to Pearl Technology, gives a dealer the ability to circumvent a retail transaction at a competitor’s lot by delivering real-time offers through the customer’s mobile device.
F&I product provider Mechanical Breakdown Protection Inc. (MBPI) is now plugged into the Provider Exchange Network as part of an integration pact the two companies announced this week.
izmocars will showcase its newest virtual reality offering in the Tech Pavilion at this week's AutoMobility LA. Dealers will be able to use izmoVR in the showroom and service wait room. They can also make it available as a download from their dealership's website.
Affinitiv announced the rollout of its upgraded V6.0 service scheduling solution this week. According to the company, the new version features increased flexibility and customization to help dealers drive even more revenue to their service departments.
