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The new feature provides instant vehicle location and status to help reduce risk and streamline recovery for buy-here, pay-here dealers and lenders.
The vehicle intelligence company announced the appointment of Rashid Ismail as senior vice president of customer success. The former CoreLogic executive will be responsible for customer lifecycle management.
The editor opens up about his time in the car audio industry and how that experience shaped his thoughts about the internet, telematics, and the connected car.
Two major players in the aftermarket telematics space are attempting to do what others have failed to achieve: carve out a profit opportunity for dealers in today’s connected-car evolution.
Reggie Ponsford was promoted to help drive further growth for the telematics solutions provider in the buy-here, pay-here, automotive retail, rental automotive, powersports and auto finance markets.
Spireon introduces one-step vehicle-recovery process for buy-here, pay-here dealers, who can automatically send locator links on lapsed vehicles to recovery agents via text or email.
Spireon Inc. reported second-half gains in revenue, profitability and multiple segments in 2016. The company is also in the midst of a 14-year run of top-line growth and 'outstanding' financial and operational performance, officials said.
Spireon Inc. announced that its GPS-based vehicle telematics solution Spireon SkyLink will now give dealers the ability to offer connected car services to their customers, opening the door to a new F&I profit center.
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.
With its acquisition of Inilex, Spireon plans to market the company's flagship GPS tracking service to the automotive retail market. Officials said dealers will be able to upsell the system's vehicle-recovery services and other add-on consumer applications that rely on GPS-tracking technology.