Industry News

William Montez (Monte) Perkins II Receives Cox Automotive and NAMAD Rising Star Award
Atlanta — July 13, 2018 — Cox Automotive, in partnership with the National Association of Minority Automotive Dealers (NAMAD), awarded its Rising...

Back by Popular Demand, Compli and Fisher Phillips Team Up to Talk Termination During Second Webinar
Portland, OR — June 12, 2018 — Compli, the automotive leader in HR and Compliance solutions, has announced their first employee termination webinar...

VinSolutions Hosts Annual VinWorx User Summit for Auto Dealers
Mission, KS — July 11, 2018 — VinSolutions will host its annual VinWorx User Summit on August 13-16 at the Kansas City Marriott Downtown in Kansas...

5 Benefits of Expedited Reconditioning
While the flow of off-lease vehicles continues pouring certified pre-owned (CPO)–quality cars, SUVs, and trucks onto dealers’ lots, which depresses...

5 Strategies to Improve UX at Your Dealership
User experience (UX) is more important than ever: More than half of car shoppers would choose a dealership with a great experience even with higher...

LotMonkey Expands Strategic In-Dealership Merchandising System Into Four New Markets
Saint Petersburg, FL — July 9, 2018 — LotMonkey, a strategic in-dealership merchandising solution for independents, franchised car dealers, dealer...

How Video Can Fill the Gaping Hole in the Middle Tier of Automotive Marketing
Modern, digital-savvy consumers are radically different than previous generations of auto shoppers. Over the past 20 years, Amazon has taught them to...

Auto Dealer Financing Gets a New Name and Capitalizes on Parent Company for Expansion
Fort Lauderdale, FL — June 20, 2018 — A little over two years after being acquired by Mexico City-based Credito Real, AFS Acceptance LLC has...

How to Convert on the 3 Customer Buying Signals
We live in an age where technology provides dealerships with an immense amount of data about what customers want — but only if they read their buying...

New Valassis Chatbot Streamlines Car Buying via Facebook Messenger
Livonia, MI — June 28, 2018 — Valassis Digital, a leader in digital marketing, announced today its newest chatbot solution to help automotive...

The Global Auto Market Is Bouncing Back, With Digital Leading the Charge
Over the past year, the automotive industry has been through a number of shake-ups — some more disruptive than others — with a fear looming over the...

MaximTrak Announces Zurich North America Integration
Wayne, PA — June 27, 2018 — MaximTrak Technologies, the automotive industry’s premier finance and insurance (F&I) platform provider, announced today...