OAK BROOK, IL – AutoTrader.com and vAuto announce the integration of AutoTrader.com’s Trade-In Marketplace (TIM) into vAuto’s suite of inventory management tools. Integrating TIM with vAuto enables dealers to efficiently acquire more trade-ins

San Diego — Strategic Vision announces the results of its 2012 Total Quality Index™ (TQI) study. With the industry best of only 17% of owners reporting problems, Toyota Motor Sales corporation had the lowest reported problems, resulting in Strate

DETROIT – General Motors, which has a long history of crash test dummy design, is leading research on the potential for global auto industry use of a new dummy that would help automakers and safety experts better understand how crash victims are hu

Albany, NY — Auto/Mate Dealership Systems today announced it has relocated its headquarters from Clifton Park, New York to Albany, New York. The move is due to the company’s continued growth and need for a larger facility. Auto/Mate’s new a

MEDFORD, OR —  Lithia Motors, Inc. (NYSE: LAD) announced this week it acquired Connell Chevrolet in Killeen, Texas. The store will be named All American Chevrolet of Killeen, and adds $60 million in estimated annual revenues. Bryan DeBoer, Pre

San Ramon, CA – MediaTrac, a leading marketing technology company that specializes in automotive, entertainment, retail and salon loyalty programs, prepaid maintenance, retention and media tracking, today  announced the launch of 130 new designer

Dallas, TX – RedBumper, LLC , a new breed automotive inventory management company, today announced that it is now delivering more information in 3 seconds than any other inventory management system on the market.  Not only is it returning the fast

Many dealerships today have shifted their sales and marketing focus to embrace how car buyers have moved to a new digital purchasing model. But today’s purchasing model is fluid, dynamic and constantly changing as new technology and ideas are intro

CarFinance.com survey finds consumers apprehensive about new car price negotiations and low interest rates; offers car buying and auto finance tips to simplify process IRVINE, Calif. — In part two of a recent survey from CarFinance.com, a webs