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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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NewsJune 7, 2016

Reynolds and Reynolds Releases LAW Kentucky F&I Library

The Reynolds and Reynolds Co. has released a comprehensive catalog of standardized, legally reviewed F&I documents for automobile dealers in the state of Kentucky.

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NewsJune 7, 2016

NADA Announces New Senior Vice President of Dealership Operations

Peter L. Fong has joined the National Automobile Dealers Association as senior vice president of dealership operations. One of his key areas of interest will be to accelerate the process of moving dealerships toward the ‘online to in-store’ car-buying experience for consumers.

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NewsJune 3, 2016

RouteOne Names New CEO

RouteOne’s board of directors has named Justin Oesterle as the company's new CEO. Like his predecessor Mike Jurecki, who will officially assume his new role as CEO of FordDirect this Monday, Oesterle has been with the company since its inception in 2002.

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Articlesby Gregory ArroyoJune 3, 2016

Hanging in the Balance

The compliance gurus at F&I Think Tank agreed that a lot is riding on the outcome of November’s presidential elections — including the fate of the F&I department.

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NewsJune 1, 2016

NHTSA Fines Ariz. Dealership $40,000 for Selling New Cars With Open Recalls

The federal agency said Sands Chevrolet violated the Safety Act for selling and delivering new vehicles without fixing safety-related defects. Along with the fine, the dealership was ordered to show that it has taken, or will take, steps to ensure it does not violate the Safety Act again, the settlement agreement states.

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NewsMay 31, 2016

Gauss Digital Marketing to Distribute Black Book's Bullseye Prospecting Solution

Black Book's distribution agreement with Gauss Digital Marketing will help expand the footprint of its new Bullseye Prospecting solution, a turnkey platform for dealer marketing campaigns.

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NewsMay 31, 2016

Hearst Autos Names Chief Technology Officer

Hearst Autos has named Ryan Mannion as its chief technology officer. Hearst Magazine announced the formation of Hearst Autos, a collection of its B2B and B2C publications, earlier this month.

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NewsMay 31, 2016

KAR Names Vice President of Autoniq Subsidiary

Nicole Archer has been named vice president of Autoniq, a real-time information provider for dealers, according to the company.

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NewsMay 26, 2016

TradeRev Wins Gold Award in 11th Annual IT World Awards

TradeRev CEO and President Mark Endras announced today that his company’s product, a vehicle appraisal and auctioning system for automotive dealers, was named the Gold winner in Network Products Guide’s 2016 IT World Awards in the Hot Technologies category.

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NewsMay 26, 2016

Toyota, Volkswagen Announce Partnerships With Ride-Hailing Services

Toyota announced a partnership with ride-hailing giant Uber, while Volkswagen forged a pack with lesser-known but reportedly fast-growing Gett. While both OEMs sought out relationships with ride-hailing services, their approach to the partnerships will differ slightly.

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