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ADP Dealer Services announced that ADNT Inc., MaximTrak Technologies and Time Highway have been approved to join the ADP Third Party Access Program.

Tags: ADNT, ADP Dealer Services, dealership management system, MaximTrak, TimeHighway

AutoSoft Inc. announced the addition of the Kia VIN Inquiry Interface to the AutoSoft DMS, allowing Kia dealers to view and retrieve KMA vehicle service history from within the service module.

Tags: AutoSoft, dealership management system, Kia, Vehicle History Reports

The Obama Administration unveiled a proposed “Consumer Privacy Bill of Rights” in a federal report last Thursday. It's part of a blueprint to ramp up consumer privacy protections on the internet, but it could also add additional requirements for dealers when it comes to protecting customer data.

Tags: data protection, dealership management system, legislation, Obama administration, TrueCar

The Impact Group announced its latest certified interface, a direct integration relationship between ADP DMS systems and the Fusion F&I menu platform, as well as TFS’s FS Presentation.

Tags: ADP Dealer Services, dealership management system, The Impact Group

Auto/Mate Dealership Systems announced it has added Automated Dispatch and Electronic Repair Order functions to the fixed-operations module in its dealership management system software.

Tags: Auto/Mate, dealership management system, DMS, fixed operations, repair orders

Dynamique Auto Dealer Solutions Inc. (DADS) announced the release of the Sales Edition of its DMS, which includes desking, F&I, and tablet-computing trade inspection application products.

Tags: dealership management system, Dynamique Auto Dealer Solutions Inc.

Reynolds and Reynolds Co. has announced a number of new functions and enhancements available for the company’s ERA-IGNITE dealership management system.

Tags: dealership management system, Reynolds & Reynolds

Auto/Mate Dealership Systems announced the introduction of Desk/Mate, an F&I desking system for auto dealers that is available as part of Auto/Mate’s dealership management system (DMS) software.

Tags: Auto/Mate, dealership management system, desk managers, Desking

Open Dealer Exchange LLC announced an agreement for integration with CUDL, which will provide lenders with direct credit application and contract validation data directly from the dealership management system.

Tags: credit unions, CUDL, dealership management system, DMS, Open Dealer Exchange

Dynamique Auto Dealer Solutions Inc. announced further integration of its DMS-Sales Edition, a cloud-based dealer management system, with Carfax’s vehicle history reports, Black Book’s vehicle valuation data and Chrome’s VIN lookup and trim information.

Tags: Black Book Online, CARFAX, Chrome Systems, DADS, dealership management system, DMS, Dynamique Auto Dealer Solutions Inc.

Microsoft Corp. and Nissan Motor Co. Ltd. announced a strategic relationship to collaborate and create a next-generation dealer management system based on Microsoft Dynamics CRM.

Tags: dealership management system, DMS, Microsoft, Nissan, Software

Dynamique Auto Dealer Solutions (DADS) announced the integration of Carfax information into DADS DMS-Sales Edition, a cloud-based dealer management system.

Tags: DADS, dealership management system, DMS, Dynamique Auto Dealer Solutions Inc.

Auto/Mate Dealership Systems has integrated its DMS with Subaru of America Inc.’s dealer communications system.

Tags: Auto/Mate, dealership management system, DMS, Subaru, technology

Auto/Mate Dealership Systems and Constellation Automotive Software have partnered to promote each other’s dealership management solutions to their respective customers.

Tags: Auto Loans, Auto/Mate, buy-here, Constellation Automotive Software, dealership management system, pay-here

ADP Dealer Services announced that eight new companies have completed the software company’s Third Party Access Program.

Tags: ADP Dealer Services, dealership management system, DMS, third-party servicing

Brunswick Dealer Advantage announced it will offer dealer management support for the entire Brunswick marine dealer network with ADP Lightspeed.

Tags: ADP Dealer Services, ADP LIGHTSPEED, Brunswick, dealership management system, DMS

Bruce Thompson, former CEO and founder of American Auto Exchange, will launch a new inventory management system in October.

Tags: American Auto Exchange, dealership management system, inventory, RedBumper, vehicle appraisal

MaximTrak Technologies announced that it has been certified through the Reynolds Certified Interface Program and can now retrieve data from the company’s ERA DMS.

Tags: dealership management system, DMS, MaximTrak, Reynolds & Reynolds

MPi and Quorum Information Technology Inc. have announced an agreement to integrate MPi’s EDGE solutions with Quorum’s XSELLERATOR dealership management system.

Tags: dealership management system, DMS, MPi

ADP Dealer Services announced that its Third Party Access Program has now connected 10,000 vendors to the company’s DMS.

Tags: ADP Dealer Services, dealership management system, DMS, third-party servicing

Auto/Mate’s Service Merchandising Module works to consolidate service merchandising functions into one screen, increase productivity and improve service department efficiency.

Tags: Auto/Mate, dealership management system, DMS, parts and service

Auto/Mate Dealership Systems has completed full integration of its dealership management system, Automotive Management Productivity Suite (AMPS), with the Toyota DMS integration program.

Tags: Auto/Mate, dealership management system, Toyota

DealerTrack Inc. announced that General Motors has certified its customer relationship management (CRM)/Internet lead management (ILM) system for use by GM dealers using the DealerTrack dealer management system (DMS).

Tags: dealership management system, DEALERTRACK, General Motors, Internet leads

ADP Dealer Services, a division of Automatic Data Processing Inc., announced that four new companies have successfully completed the ADP Third Party Access Program.

Tags: ADP Dealer Services, dealership management system

The Reynolds and Reynolds Company announced that Hendrick Automotive Group has selected the Reynolds Contact Management solution as the corporate standard for customer relationship management (CRM) tools for all Hendrick dealerships.

Tags: customer retention, dealership management system, Reynolds & Reynolds