Dealership technology provider AutoStar Solutions is making its popular Fusion Ignite dealer management software system available at no up-front cost to independent dealers in qualifying states. As part of this promotion, dealers will receive a two-user license for the software and will only be required to pay a nominal fee of $5 per transaction. This could result in significant discounts to the Ignite software system, which is regularly valued at more than $1,200 per year.
Read More →Dominion Dealer Solutions today announced a new release of its equity alert tool, DealActivator, to further empower automotive dealers to pull in-service customers into the buying market.DealActivator mines the retailer’s database for highly-qualified equity customers from sales and service, delivering data to the dealer daily. Dealers can locate quality inventory at better prices, yielding higher gross and volume.
Read More →Bill Underriner, chairman of NADA, has outlined two contentious factory issues facing new-car dealers and urged automakers to support a level playing field for dealerships of all sizes. “Two-tier pricing and mandatory facility upgrades are symptoms of a bigger overall problem—manufacturer intrusion into dealers’ businesses,” he said today in remarks to the Automotive Press Association in Detroit. “NADA wants the automakers to stop unfair practices.”
Read More →Ally Financial announces 57 dealers from across the United States have been selected as nominees for the 2013 TIME Dealer of the Year award. These nominees are among the nation’s most successful auto dealers who also demonstrate a long-standing commitment to community service.
Read More →CAR-Research XRM today announced the release of “Victory by Inches: The Key to Auto Dealers’ Sales Success in a Social World.” The new e-book is a best-practices guide for auto dealerships covering CRM strategies in today’s social world.
Read More →MPi, a leading provider of revenue and retention solutions for automotive dealership service departments, today announced the release of a new e-book for retailers and fixed ops directors, “Using Technology to increase Profits through the Service Lane.”
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Ford and Carfax have agreed to provide Carfax vehicle history reports for the Ford and Lincoln certified pre-owned (CPO) programs. Starting Jan. 1, 2013, Ford is committed to providing a free Carfax Vehicle History Report for every Ford and Lincoln CPO vehicle.
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InspectMyRide.com, one of America’s largest consumer car inspection services provider, has been selected as the exclusive vehicle inspection provider for Swapalease.com, an industry pioneer and leader in lease transfers and lease assumptions.
Read More →DealerRater, a top auto dealer review website, has launched mobile-optimized version of its website. Automotive consumers can now easily research dealer reviews, rate their own car dealership experiences and browse cars for sale using mobile browsers on iPhone, Blackberry and Android devices.
Read More →Pennsylvania-based Sands Auto Group has reduced its dealership management system expense by 75 percent since switching from its legacy DMS to Auto/Mate. Terry Sands, owner of the auto group, also credits Auto/Mate’s flexible, simple reporting tools with helping him see trends and stay competitive when he reviews the performance of his four stores.
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