Auto Retail News

ALBANY, N.Y. – January 12th, 2014 – Auto/Mate Dealership Systems (http://www.automate.com) today introduced Rev/Mate, an online service scheduling and menu building solution for auto dealers. Rev/Mate will be rolled out in the Automotive Produ

Central Florida auto group finds new frontier in China, from Orlando Sentinel. China was a tantalizing frontier for Greenway Automotive owners Carl Atkinson and Frank Rodriguez. The Orange County partners have five dealerships in the Asian country, o

Toronto, January 12, 2014 — Today, Dealer-FX officially announced that they have partnered with MPK Automotive Systems in a third party integration initiative. This partnership will provide dealerships using the MPK Data Management System (DMS) enh

Norfolk, VA – January 13, 2015 – Dominion Dealer Solutions (DDS), a division of Dominion Enterprises and an industry leader in equity data mining, automotive marketing, CRM, responsive web design, lead generation, reputation and inventory man

Pohanka body shops sold to repair chain, from Automotive News. A major body shop chain has acquired Pohanka Collision Centers, a 12-store auto body shop group in Maryland and Virginia affiliated with Pohanka Automotive Group. With auto body repairs b

What does 2015 hold for the crazy auto industry?, from Detroit Free Press. Foreseeing that gas prices would fall below $2 a gallon was a much more difficult prediction. Fueled by the strongest job growth in the U.S. since 1999, the auto industry is w

Google may bring auto insurance shopping service to US, from CNET. An entity called Google Compare Auto Insurance Services is now licensed to do business in more than half the US, an analyst finds. Google may finally be ready to launch its auto insur

Tampa auto dealer looks to spark industry’s need for female mechanics, from Tampa Bay Times. When Rob Elder laid out the plans for his new state-of-the-art Ford dealership on N Florida Avenue, he had one very important request: a separate restr

Own the Tire – Own the Customer, from Dealer Marketing Magazine. The key to the ever elusive customer retention has been rolling in your service drive all along…literally! For years car dealers have viewed selling tires as a low margin pain in th