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NewsOctober 5, 2016

Former AutoNation Direct Head Joins CU Direct

Ron Frey, former chief strategy officer and president of AutoNation Direct, has joined CU Direct as chief strategy officer of its automotive solutions. He will oversee the planning and direction of automotive solutions for the credit union technology provider.

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NewsOctober 5, 2016

Mercedes-Benz Captive Now Available on AutoGravity's Auto Financing App

AutoGravity, a new car-shopping app that allows car shoppers to arrange their financing, has added Mercedes-Benz Financial Services. The partnership gives AutoGravity users access to the captive's loan and lease offers.

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ArticlesCover Storyby Gregory ArroyoOctober 4, 2016

Examining the Bricks-to-Clicks Push

Tech vendors believe the industry needs to respond to customer dissatisfaction with the F&I process, but not everyone believes moving the process online is the answer.

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NewsOctober 4, 2016

Chase Teams With TrueCar on New Vehicle-Shopping Portal

Chase Auto Direct, which is being powered by TrueCar, will allow current Chase customers to shop for a new vehicle and secure financing on a desktop computer or smartphone. The portal will then connect shoppers to a dealership in the Chase dealer network.

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NewsSeptember 29, 2016

5,519 Dealers Now Using DealerVault to Control Their Data

Aside from its customer count, the provider of a cloud-based system designed to put dealers in control of their data announced it now has 450 vendor partners.

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NewsSeptember 29, 2016

KAR Promotes Fields to VP of IT Shared Services

Gary Fields, who joined the KAR group in 2003, was promoted to vice president of KAR IT Shares Services. He will be responsible for overseeing the coordination of any enterprise-wide technology solution implementations, as well as identifying and researching relevant emerging technologies.

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NewsSeptember 28, 2016

Manheim Now Offering Enhanced Vehicle Imaging at 74 Auctions

Manheim has nearly tripled the number of auctions offering enhanced vehicle imaging (EVI), expanding from 25 to 74 locations throughout North America, the company said this week

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NewsSeptember 27, 2016

Dataium Founder to Lead LotLinx's New Media Subsidiary

LotLinx Media Holdings, a new subsidiary of LotLinx, has named Eric Brown president, the company announced this week. The behavior data expert will focus on building up LotLinx's media properties and growing the business.

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NewsSeptember 27, 2016

Helion Offers Tips to Improve Phone Conversions

Thirty-one percent of incoming sales calls and 20% of incoming service calls never reach an agent, according to the call monitoring solution CallRevu. Helion Automotive Technologies' Erik Nachbahr says this statistic can be attributed to a dealership's poorly designed call flow.

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NewsSeptember 27, 2016

ADESA Names Director of Dealer Relations

In his new role, Trent Strauss will lead the local auction dealer relations teams throughout the United States. He will also oversee deployment of the company’s national sales and dealer relations strategy.

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