Marketing & Advertising
RTI Announces DDS Adoption into All AUTOSAR Packages and Platforms
Real-Time Innovations (RTI), the infrastructure software company for smart-world systems, announces that the Data Distribution Service (DDS) standard is now included in the AUTOSAR Foundation Package—a set of shared standards supporting both Classic and Adaptive...
NXP Offers New BMS Solution for EVs
NXP Semiconductors new wireless battery management system (BMS) solution with Ultra-Wideband (UWB) capabilities helps solve complex manufacturing processes The product is projected to accelerate the adoption of electric vehicles NXP Semiconductors N.V. has unveiled an...
Team Velocity Announces Latest Breakthrough Technology with Automated Deal Alerts and Customer Scoring
In a new major enhancement to the Apollo Customer Experience Platform (CXP), dealers partnering with Team Velocity can now unlock the power of automated customer scoring and real-time alerts with Deal Alerts. As customers engage throughout their journey, Apollo's...
KBB Reports Average New-Vehicle Prices Continues to Climb Higher
For the fourth consecutive month, new-vehicle prices climbed higher in December 2024, just falling short of all-time high mark in December 2022. Kelley Blue Book reported on Jan. 15 that the average transaction prices (ATPs) for new-vehicles were $49,740, an increase...
3 Car Reconditioning Trends to Know in 2025
Pre-pandemic, the profitability of used car sales was declining. But as we all witnessed, the supply and demand challenges in the marketplace during COVID flipped the script. Due to the semiconductor chip shortage and subsequent low stock of new car models, dealers...
Valvoline Inc. to Refranchise 38 Company Stores; Welcomes New Franchise Partner Velocity Auto Care
Valvoline Inc., the quick, easy, trusted leader in preventive automotive maintenance, announces it intends to refranchise 38 existing Valvoline Instant Oil Change service centers to a new franchisee, Velocity Auto Care. The service centers are located in Austin, San...
The Future of Inventory Acquisition: Why Dealerships Are Shifting to Direct Consumer Solutions
In today’s challenging automotive market, dealerships are facing mounting pressure to secure quality inventory. Traditional methods like trade-ins and auctions, once the backbone of inventory acquisition, are proving less effective in a fast-evolving industry. As a...
Motion Enters Into Agreement To Purchase Conveyance Company
Motion Industries, Inc., a leading distributor of maintenance, repair and operation replacement parts, and a premier provider of industrial technology solutions, signed a definitive purchase agreement to acquire the operating assets of U.S.-based International...
Cox Bullish on 2025 U.S. Automotive Market
Cox Automotive analysts are optimistic about the U.S. auto market as 2025 as retail sales were particularly strong at year-end. Kelley Blue Book reported new-vehicle sales in 2024 finished near 16.0 million, an increase of just over two percent from 2023 and the best...
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