Auto Retail News

Toyota sees auto industry growth slowing in 2014, according to Forbes. Jim Lentz, chief executive of Toyota Motor’s North American region, says auto sales will continue to grow in 2014, but at a slower rate than in recent years. Automakers have

A colleague of mine recently purchased a 2014 Subaru Outback from a local dealer. He ended up using TrueCar to give him confidence in the price he should pay for the new vehicle. I had to ask the obvious question: “Why did you, of all people, use T

Automakers tap smartphone technology causing concerns about use of driver data, according to The Washington Post. A series of deals announced this week between technology firms such as Google and automakers is bringing services previously aimed at sm

Top 3 trends for the auto industry in 2014, according to Parade. As 2014 begins and auto-show season is in full swing, many people are wondering how technology and the auto industry will affect each other. Will cars drive themselves, or just help us

LotLinx, the auto industry’s first direct linking technology platform, today announced that it is bundling ROI-BOT™ Lite, the industry’s leading vendor-neutral performance-tracking platform, to enhance client reporting. All of LotLinx marketing

MPi (www.mpiworldclass.com), a leading provider of revenue and retention solutions for automotive dealership service departments, today announced that the company has gone through a major product lineup enhancement and branding evolution, emerging wi

SVM, a global leader in providing promotional, loyalty and incentive solutions, will be exhibiting at the 2014 National Automobile Dealers Association Convention & Expo (NADA) January 25-27 in New Orleans in booth 3101. SVM will offer information

Auto/Mate Dealership Systems announced today that Mangold Ford, a Ford’s President Award recipient for 10 years running, has greatly increased efficiencies in its accounting office while reducing overall dealership costs by switching to Auto/Ma

RouteOne is offering dealers a free trial of its FinanceConnect product. Dealers who subscribe now at www.routeone.com/financeconnect will receive the first 60 days free, with no setup fee – up to a $700 value. FinanceConnect, made available to