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NewsDecember 8, 2015

DriveItNow Integrates With GoMoto’s Customer Experience Platform

DriveItNow will integrate its online prequalified monthly payment technology into GoMoto’s mobile kiosk technology. Dealers using the GoMoto platform will be able to deliver personalized monthly finance and lease payment offers to in-store shoppers.

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NewsDecember 8, 2015

Manheim to Launch New Market Structure in 2016

Manheim revealed on Monday plans to segment its physical operating locations into two divisions: Local & Mobile and National. The firm also revealed the two vice presidents who will oversee the two divisions when the company’s new structure goes into effect on Jan. 1, 2016.

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NewsDecember 2, 2015

KBB, Autotrader Report Strong November Unit Sales

Autotrader and Kelley Blue Book reported stronger-than-expected auto sales during the month of November. The overall industry health is looking strong, but the two firms noted several risk factors that could negatively impact the industry as it heads into 2016.

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NewsDecember 1, 2015

Spireon’s Kahu Provides New Revenue Stream for Dealers

Spireon’s new Kahu connected car service can be used to track and manage inventory. But dealers can also upsell the service’s mobile app to customers, who can take advantage of Kahu’s theft recovery, 24/7 vehicle location and smart alerts features.

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NewsDecember 1, 2015

TimeHighway, Recall Masters Team Up on Recall Service Solution

Recall Masters has integrated its real-time recall status service with TimeHighway’s online scheduling solution, allowing dealers to purchase parts and free up technicians before a customer arrives for service.

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ArticlesNovember 25, 2015

F&I’s Shifting Paradigm

An Ohio-based general agent believes the F&I industry is ignoring a paradigm shift and a chance to deliver what consumers really want: a better experience.

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ArticlesCover Storyby Brittany-Marie SwansonNovember 25, 2015

Agents of Change

Studies show that change is coming to the finance department, and dealerships like Northwest Honda and Southern Chrysler-Jeep are making sure their F&I offices are ahead of the digital curve.

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ArticlesCover Storyby Brittany-Marie SwansonNovember 25, 2015

Fraud Alert

Mansfield Auto World employees were stunned when a seemingly normal online transaction nearly turned into an international crime. Authorities say the dealership was the victim of a troubling new trend in auto theft.

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ArticlesCover StoryNovember 25, 2015

Sign on the Electronic Line

Faster funding has always been a key selling point for dealers when it comes to econtracting. That could change as the industry pushes for a fully online transaction.

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NewsNovember 24, 2015

TrueCar Replaces Painter With Autotrader's Founding CEO

Starting Dec. 15, Chip Perry, who helped build Autotrader from a one-person startup to a $1.5 billion online marketplace, will take on the task of restoring TrueCar’s relations with dealers after a tumultuous summer.

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