Tuesday, December 4, 2018 - 12:29pm

AuSM Staff

Dealership technology providers are continuing to modify their offerings so stores can take advantage of what can be done via Facebook. This week, Facebook Marketing Partner, Dealers United, announced a move to help dealers list their vehicles in Facebook Marketplace for Autos without monthly fees. Meanwhile,... Read More

Monday, December 3, 2018 - 1:48pm

AuSM Staff

AutoAlert announced three executive promotions last week that it says reflect a more global presence for the company. It has promoted Don Favero to global vice president of sales and marketing, while promoting Beth Donovan to vice president of incentives and communications and Bob Smythe to vice president of field... Read More

Friday, November 30, 2018 - 9:44am

AuSM Staff

Now personnel at dealerships using AutoManager can say they’re not wasting time if a manager spots someone on Facebook. The dealer management software company recently announced that WebManager, its comprehensive vehicle marketing system, has integrated with Facebook Marketplace. This integration is accessible... Read More

Friday, November 30, 2018 - 9:41am

AuSM Staff

This past spring, Cognosos landed a partnership with Columbus Fair Auto Auction (CFAA) to employ its inventory management platform that’s built to provide automotive operations an effective and affordable way to track vehicles across both large and multiple lots in real-time. Coinciding with Used Car Week 2018,... Read More

Tuesday, November 27, 2018 - 2:41pm

AuSM Staff

During the development of Privacy4Cars, which is an app designed to help rid modern vehicles of personally identifiable information, Andrea Amico discovered the existence of a vehicle hack that can exploit infotainment systems through the Bluetooth protocol. The company said Amico, its founder, reported the hack known... Read More

Tuesday, November 27, 2018 - 2:39pm

AuSM Staff

Dealerships using AutoManager now can check Carfax reports to learn when a vehicle that’s new to their shop last had its oil changed, brakes serviced or sparkplugs changed. According to an announcement distributed on Tuesday, AutoManager has enhanced its DeskManager dealer management system (DMS) so that shop... Read More

Tuesday, November 13, 2018 - 10:05am

AuSM Staff

Southern California automaker Karma Automotive is taking another step toward e-commerce for customers of their luxury electric vehicles.  The automaker is partnering with Drive Motors, builder of online car buying solutions, to provide customers at Karma’s company-owned dealership in Orange County, Calif.... Read More

Thursday, November 8, 2018 - 9:36am

Joe Overby, Senior Editor

CarGurus said Thursday it is teaming up with vAuto, Clarivoy and Vistadash to give its dealer customers a bit more attribution insight into how their vehicles are performing on the online auto marketplace.  By integrating with these analytics platforms, the company is aiming to give dealers a better view into the... Read More