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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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NewsSeptember 8, 2016

E-Credit Express to Integrate NADA Used Car Guide Values Into Platform

E-Credit Express announced today it will integrate NADA Used Car Guide values into its lender management platform to speed up the used-vehicle sale and loan approval process for dealers and finance sources.

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NewsSeptember 8, 2016

instaVIN Names New Director of Business Development

instaVIN has named Edie Hirtenstein director of business development. The 14-year automotive industry veteran will be responsible for managing customer relationships, and identifying and implementing products and services that further expand the business, according to the company.

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NewsSeptember 8, 2016

4 Automotive Marketing Firms Merge

TimeHighway.com, Peak Performance, Dealer Product Services and OneCommand have merged. Together, the companies will be called Affinitiv, the firms announced this week.

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NewsSeptember 8, 2016

J.D. Power Sale Complete

J.D. Power’s sale to XIO Group in London for $1.1 billion was completed this week, the global alternative investments firm announced on Wednesday. J.D. Power will remain headquartered in Costa Mesa, Calif., and will continue to be led by its existing management team.

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NewsSeptember 7, 2016

DealersLink Expands Into Illinois as Part of Nationwide Rollout Plan

DealersLink announced this week it has expanded into Illinois. According to the company, it is aggressively signing on new dealerships in Illinois and plans further expansion into other Midwest markets.

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NewsSeptember 7, 2016

TEGNA to Spin Off Cars.com

Almost a year after purchasing full ownership of Cars.com, the company formerly known as Gannett announced on Wednesday plans to spin-off the digital automotive marketplace into an independent publicly trade company.

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NewsSeptember 7, 2016

KAR Auction Services Names New Senior Vice President

KAR Auction Services Inc. has promoted Stacey White to senior vice president of enterprise optimization. The more than 20-year veteran of the auto remarketing industry will maintain her prior duties while also overseeing the company’s procurement and sourcing strategies.

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NewsSeptember 6, 2016

Five Star Ford of Lewisville Wins F&I Dealer of the Year Award

Texas-based Sam Pack’s Five Star Ford of Lewisville was named F&I and Showroom’s 2016 F&I Dealer of the Year. The award was handed out last Wednesday during the magazine’s annual Industry Summit.

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NewsSeptember 6, 2016

Manheim Names General Manager for Baltimore-Washington Region

Manheim has appointed John Eriksen as general manager of Manheim Baltimore-Washington, according to a company announcement. In his new role, he will concentrate on serving clients and improving their auction experienced, the company stated.

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NewsAugust 25, 2016

Amazon Enters the Vehicle-Shopping Business

The ecommerce site stopped short of saying it's looking to compete against lead sites like Cars.com, TrueCar, and Edmunds.com, describing its new web page as a car research destination and automotive community designed to help 'customers get the information they need when shopping for vehicles, images, videos, customer reviews.'

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