Wednesday, May 8, 2019 - 3:43pm

AuSM Staff

The Appraisal Lane launched its consumer app for iPhone earlier this year, allowing consumers to tap into its live community of appraisal experts to receive a guaranteed cash offer for their used car in 30 minutes or less. Now, the company has launched the Android version of the app for consumers. After downloading... Read More

Wednesday, May 8, 2019 - 1:49pm

AuSM Staff

Consumer engagement technology company Digital Air Strike says a new integration between its artificial intelligence-powered real-time messaging product, Response Path and Kelley Blue Book helps streamline the vehicle-sales process. The company says the integration gives car buyers all the information they need to... Read More

Tuesday, May 7, 2019 - 4:07pm

AuSM Staff

Guided retailing product provider ActiveEngage is partnering with TradeVue to add TradeUp to its digital retailing services. The companies said TradeUp allows dealers to manage and designate the range communicated to the buyer through person-to-person chat, giving dealerships more control over trade-in profits. The... Read More

Tuesday, May 7, 2019 - 1:55pm

AuSM Staff

Participants of a new certification program from automotive industry software company DealerSocket will have the opportunity to become certified on one or all of the company’s products, including CRM with its customer-retention tool RevenueRadar. The program will begin at DealerSocket’s User Summit, which... Read More

Friday, May 3, 2019 - 3:04pm

AuSM Staff

Projected growth in plug-in electric vehicles means challenges and opportunities for distribution utilities, according to Navigant Research. If PEVs are not managed intelligently, they can threaten overall grid reliability. But if they are aggregated and optimized with smart controls, they can offer grid services under new... Read More

Friday, May 3, 2019 - 1:51pm

AuSM Staff

After announcing on April 24 that it would launch what it says is the U.S. car rental industry’s first subscription service, Enterprise Holdings came out with a related announcement on Wednesday: The company revealed the three states where the service will initially launch. Enterprise Holdings, which is the... Read More

Friday, May 3, 2019 - 12:08pm

AuSM Staff

Especially for independent dealerships who have service drives catering to any vehicle that ends up in a bay, a new resource from the Auto Care Association could help find parts more efficiently. This week, the association announced a new data product designed to connect parts data for nearly 1.4 billion vehicles,... Read More

Friday, May 3, 2019 - 11:46am

AuSM Staff

“Used cars” is a top search term in the automotive industry, but many know that the term is difficult to rank organically, says automotive website and digital marketing company Dealer eProcess. The company says that customers interested in pre-owned vehicles often do not type in a specific year, make or... Read More