Articles for Press Releases

OPENLANE Partners with HomeNet to Make Wholesaling Cars Easier

Tuesday, July 27, 2010
OPENLANE, Inc., a leading online auction company in North America for automotive dealers to buy and sell wholesale vehicles, today announced that it has collaborated with HomeNet Automotive, a leading provider of automotive inventory merchandising, management, and marketing services, to offer dealers an easy and efficient way to list and wholesale their aged inventory.

Dubuque Data Services Completes Pacecaster Interface

Sunday, July 25, 2010
Dubuque Data Services (DDS), a dealer management software provider for automotive, truck, and heavy equipment industries, completed the interface with their DMS to Pacecaster. Pacecaster is a tool that tracks a dealership’s daily pace and accurately predicts month end sales and gross profit results.

Chase Opens Custom Auto Finance Center in Richmond, Va.

Sunday, July 11, 2010
Chase Auto Finance recently expanded its presence in the Southeast by opening a full-service Custom Finance Business Center in Richmond, Va., to help area auto dealers provide financing solutions for sub-prime customers buying new and used vehicles..

DealerTrack, Inc. Announces Agreement with Experian Automotive

Friday, July 09, 2010
DealerTrack, Inc., a subsidiary of DealerTrack Holdings, Inc., a leading provider of on-demand software and data solutions for the U.S. automotive retail industry, today announced that it has entered into an agreement with Experian Automotive to serve as a value-added reseller for Experian's AutoCount market share reports.

DealerTrack, Inc. Announces Agreement with Experian Automotive

Friday, July 09, 2010
DealerTrack, Inc., a subsidiary of DealerTrack Holdings, Inc., a leading provider of on-demand software and data solutions for the U.S. automotive retail industry, today announced that it has entered into an agreement with Experian Automotive to serve as a value-added reseller for Experian's AutoCount market share reports.

Frank Myers Auto Named Number One Small Business In North Carolina

Friday, July 02, 2010
Frank Myers Auto Maxx, a cutting-edge used car dealership in North Carolina, has been recognized as the number one small business for 2009-2010 by Business Leader magazine, a leading business publication focused on the companies, leaders and trends in the North Carolina business community.

CoreLogic Credco Introduces Online Dashboard for Red Flag Compliance

Monday, June 28, 2010
CoreLogic Credco, the nation’s number one provider of automotive specialty credit reporting solutions and a division of CoreLogic (NYSE: CLGX), a leading provider of consumer, financial and property information, analytics and services, today announced the introduction of Red Flag Viewpoint, an integrated online reporting dashboard that combines, summarizes and delivers easy-to-read reporting on Red Flags Rule compliance efforts for automotive dealers.

Repair Assurance Product Introduced to Dealer Market at NIADA

Sunday, June 27, 2010
A brand new Finance and Insurance product offering was introduced to the automotive industry at the NIADA convention this past week at Caesar's Palace in Las Vegas.

OPENLANE Adds New Features to its Online Wholesale Auction Site in the US

Wednesday, June 23, 2010
OPENLANE, Inc., a leading online auction company in North America for automotive dealers to buy and sell wholesale vehicles today announced that it has made significant enhancements to its U.S. open auction site, www.openlane.com, and has launched a new auction site for Canadian customers, www.openlane.ca.

Chrome Launches Carbook Pro, a Flexible Web-Based Research Tool for Fleet Professionals

Tuesday, June 22, 2010
ChromeR Systems Inc., a subsidiary of DealerTrack Holdings, Inc. (Nasdaq: TRAK) and an industry leader in managing automotive data, today announced the introduction of Carbook Pro, a new web-based, multi-user tool for fleet professionals that enables them to quickly and easily research and configure vehicles and share their work with built-in quote worksheets and dozens of customizable reports.

Exeter Finance Names Mark Floyd New CEO and Vice Chairman

Saturday, June 19, 2010
Exeter Finance Corp., a specialty auto finance company, announced it has named financial industry veteran Mark Floyd as CEO and vice chairman of the board. Floyd has a longtime history with Exeter’s founders, Sam Ellis, Richard Frunzi, Daniel Parry and Kenneth Wardle, as well as Exeter board member Ed Esstman, as the entire group previously worked closely together while all were at AmeriCredit Corporation.

NCM Associates Conducts Private Used Vehicle Management Training for The Fred Beans Management Company of Doylestown, Penn.

Friday, June 18, 2010
NCM Associates, Inc. delivered a custom automotive training program for the Fred Beans Management Company of Doylestown, Penn. on April 21-23, 2010. Forty-one Fred Beans management personnel were trained locally by NCM Institute Center for Automotive Retail Excellence faculty on the NCMi™ “Principles of Used Vehicle Management” curriculum.

DealerTrack Announces First Android(tm) Application for Used Vehicle Market

Thursday, June 17, 2010
DealerTrack, Inc., a subsidiary of DealerTrack Holdings, Inc. (Nasdaq: TRAK), a leading provider of on-demand software and data solutions for the U.S. automotive retail industry, today announced that its DealerTrack Mobile AAX solution is now available for use on smartphones using the Android 2.0 operating system.

Client~ConneXion Expands into Automotive Internet Market with ConneXion Based Suite of Services and Products

Thursday, June 17, 2010
Client~ConneXion, LLC has launched a new suite of Automotive Internet Marketing products and services that assists auto dealerships in capturing more business and customer interaction via online practices. Client~ConneXion’s base products include Chat~ConneXion – a Live Web Chat Application that assists sales and service departments with online interaction for internet customers as well as Response~ConneXion, an afterhours lead response management system for General Motors “Standards for Excellence” One Source leads.

Vehicle Monitoring and Tracking Device for the Vehicle Finance Market

Monday, June 14, 2010
CalAmp Corp. (NASDAQ: CAMP), a leading provider of wireless products, services and solutions, has introduced the Aercept PLUS tamper-resistant vehicle tracking product offering for the vehicle finance market.

Dealer.com Named Top Small Company Workplace by Inc. Magazine and Winning Workplaces

Sunday, June 13, 2010
Dealer.com, the global leader in online marketing solutions for auto dealers, today announced that it is one of 20 North American companies named a “Top Small Company Workplace” by Inc. magazine and Winning Workplaces.

Manheim Powers up Mobile Functionality for its Customers

Saturday, June 12, 2010
Dealers on-the-go can now take advantage of new Mobile Search and enhanced Mobile Manheim Market Report (MMR) functionality to help source and manage their pre-owned inventory anywhere business takes them.

RoadLoans: A New Kind of Lead Program

Friday, June 04, 2010
RoadLoans is a combination of a lead program and a finance program. Dealers belonging to the program’s Preferred Dealer Network pay a subscription rate for a group of leads (no per-lead fees) to receive exclusive leads on near-prime and non-prime customers, and each lead comes with a built-in offer of financing from RoadLoans, a division of Santander Consumer USA.

NAF Association Founder Presented the Industry Excellence Award

Thursday, June 03, 2010
"Jim recognized the need for this association 15 years ago," said Jack Tracey, executive director of the NAF Association, "and was the driving force behind forming the organization. His foresight and leadership over the years have been invaluable."

Guardian Warranty Corporation (GWC) Announces the Launch of its Most Extensive Product Line

Tuesday, June 01, 2010
GWC, one of the largest providers of service contracts to independent and franchise dealerships nationwide, is pleased to announce the launch of its largest suite of vehicle protection products. GWC’s new Ultra and Ultra Wrap Exclusionary Programs join the company’s growing product line of warranty coverages.

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