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Dealers Seek Actionable AI

Dealers are facing growing frustrations with current generic artificial intelligence tools, according to a survey by Lotlinx, which found they want a solution that understands their inventories.

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NewsDecember 12, 2016

Helion: 5 Priorities for Dealership IT Departments in 2017

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.

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NewsDecember 8, 2016

Beepi Merges With Scott Painter's Fair.com

Former TrueCar CEO Scott Painter is back. On Wednesday, TechCrunch reported that his newest venture has added online retailer Beepi, which is shutting down its operations outside of California and laying off 180 staffers.

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NewsDecember 6, 2016

DealerStar DMS myCarfax Service Shop Program Integration

Dealerships using the DealerStar DMS can now join the Carfax program and take advantage of free resources like Carfax Service History and Carfax QuickVIN.

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NewsDecember 5, 2016

Rapid Recon Salutes 100 Years of NADA and Vehicle Reconditioning

By the time the NADA was founded in 1917, the sufficiency of units in operation meant a growing opportunity for used-vehicle sales. According to 1917 motor vehicle registrations, as compiled by the U.S. Bureau of Public Roads, nearly five million cars and trucks were registered. And by late 1916, creative rebuilders were putting old cars, now “reconditioned,” back on the road.

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NewsDecember 5, 2016

Auto/Mate Appoints New Head of Marketing

In this role, Patrick Reilly will oversee the development of a corporate marketing strategy that will increase awareness of Auto/Mate’s DMS offering, fulfill the company’s growth objectives and drive revenue.

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NewsDecember 1, 2016

Autologic Diagnostics Enters Licensing Agreement With Volvo

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.

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NewsNovember 29, 2016

Black Book: Used-Vehicle Depreciation Continues Slowdown

For the car segment, wholesale values decreased by 0.56% last week, an improvement over the 0.62% decrease the segment realized the week before. On the truck front, wholesale values decreased by 0.31%, less than the prior week’s depreciation rate of 0.59%.

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NewsNovember 29, 2016

F&I Still a Drag on Improving Transaction Times, Survey Shows

Although transaction times at dealerships are improving, there are still roadblocks in the process that are holding dealerships back from reliably achieving transactions times below the one- and two-hour mark, according to a survey fielded by eLend Solutions.

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Newsby Tariq KamalNovember 28, 2016

Bazaarvoice: Consumer-Generated Content ‘Critical’ to Sales

Ratings, reviews, photos and videos created by customers — collectively known as “consumer-generated content” (CGC) — have become a “critical” component in dealership branding and vehicle sales, according to new research from Bazaarvoice.

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NewsNovember 28, 2016

Pearl Technology Launches Proximity Marketing Platform for Dealers

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.

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