Technology

Outsell and automotive data platform Foureyes have joined forces in a strategic partnership integrating Foureyes’ technology with Outsell’s artificial intelligence-powered customer engagement platform. The integration is designed to provide dealers with “unprecedented insights and communication capabilities.” “Dealers are rightly insisting that they need their technology partners to work better together and leverage their first-party data […] [Read More]

A year ago, PureCars acquired the AutoMiner platform with the goal of giving dealers clean customer data to improve their marketing efforts. This week, the company released the results of a study in collaboration with Meta that tested the performance of dealership ads using AutoMiner’s data and Meta’s Advantage+ Audiences. The verdict, PureCars said, was […] [Read More]

Dealer Services Network (DSN) announced its second acquisition so far this month. On Tuesday, the technology-enabled provider of title and registration services acquired Express OMV, further strengthening its position in the private tag agency space. With this strategic move, DSN has expanded its network of tag agency locations to 18 across Louisiana, reaffirming its commitment […] [Read More]

Black Book has joined with automotive software provider AlgoDriven to integrate Black Book’s vehicle valuations, VIN decoding and retail market data into AlgoDriven’s vehicle appraisal tool, EvalExpert, as AlgoDriven prepares to expand into the U.S. market. The companies said Black Book’s data offers EvalExpert users real-time insights into current vehicle values and market trends, enabling […] [Read More]

FordDirect, a joint venture between Ford dealers, Lincoln retailers and Ford Motor Company, has launched a new e-commerce platform for dealer solutions. The Shop, powered by FordDirect, is a “curated online shopping experience” designed for dealers to “meet the challenges of operating in the evolving retail automotive business landscape” with products and services in addition […] [Read More]

We continue our series on the Auto Remarketing Podcast highlighting some of the panels and presentations from Used Car Week 2023. This episode features a panel discussion moderated by Brian Pasch titled, “10x Your Opportunities to Buy and Sell Cars Using CDPs and AXLE Technology.” The panel also included: Jonathan Lucenay of ClientCommand Derek White […] [Read More]

Dealer Services Network, a technology-enabled provider of title and registration services, has acquired QuickView Technologies, a cloud-based platform that provides title and registration record access to Texas auto dealers. The acquisition allows Florida-based DSN, which handles tag and title processes for dealers in Florida, Georgia, Indiana and Texas, to offer its Texas customers a platform […] [Read More]

A new spinoff company is entering the inventory management space, powered by artificial intelligence and machine learning technology. An inventory management system that was formerly a division of Redline Automotive Merchandising is now a standalone business with a new name — Predian — supporting automotive dealerships and several lot service companies directly, offering predictive analytics […] [Read More]

Asbury Automotive Group made a technological pivot this week, selecting Tekion as its newest partner to help deliver elevated guest-centric experiences powered by Tekion’s Automotive Retail Cloud (ARC). Tekion highlighted Asbury will use the cloud-native platform that includes retail, service, parts, accounting, customer relationship management and analytics. The tool is geared to help elevate and […] [Read More]

Impel, a provider of artificial intelligence-powered customer lifecycle management and digital merchandising for the auto industry, has added Lorie Sharp as managing director for aftermarket — a major step in the company’s plan to expand into the automotive aftermarket space. “Lorie is a proven leader with a track record of results in scaling hyper-growth businesses […] [Read More]