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New Remote Signing Capabilities From Dealertrack Let Customers E-Sign From Anywhere
Dealertrack addresses social distancing concerns with a paperless workflow designed to speed up funding The current coronavirus pandemic has significantly accelerated consumer adoption of online car shopping. As a result, client requests for Dealertrack uniFI Digital...
New Website Integration API Delivers Cutting-Edge Third-Party Experience on Dealer.com Platform
Ensures an Efficient and Effective Digital Storefront Performance BURLINGTON, Vt., April 16, 2020 – Dealer.com, a leading automotive industry end-to-end digital marketing solution, announces a new integration enhancement to its website platform to help dealers deliver...
US Equity Advantage Remains Fully Staffed to Support Record Number of Pre-Pandemic Enrollments
ORLANDO, Fla. (April 15, 2020) – February enrollments in US Equity Advantage’s (USEA) biweekly F&I service set a single-month record for the 17-year-old company following its expansion to all 50 states. In anticipation, USEA had expanded its dealer services team...
How to Communicate to Service Customers During the COVID-19 Crisis
By Dan Beres, Managing Partner, Recall Masters In my last blog, I shared tips about how dealerships can help protect customers and staff in their service departments during this challenging time. In addition to having the proper precautions in place, you must know how...
Honda, Nissan, Hyundai Risk Missing Out on Car-Sharing Program Successes
By Scott Hall, EVP of Operations, Swapalease.com Ridesharing and mobility-as-a-service offerings continue to captivate consumer audiences everywhere, particularly in the automotive industry. Managing mobility and subscription programs is top of mind for automotive...
Why Personalized Video Is More Important Than Ever
By Tim Copacia, EVP of Strategic Development, UnityWorks The impact of the COVID-19 crisis has changed our world virtually overnight. Although our priority is the health of our families, we still need to do what we can to keep our economy going and meet the needs of...
PureCars Weekly Data & COVID-19 Dealer Report
Automotive dealer advertising and attribution technology provider, PureCars, just released its weekly COVID-19 Dealer Report for the week of April 10, 2020. It is the third installment of its weekly report. The report offers weekly data insights on shopper trends to...
New Rules of Engagement for Remote Car Shoppers
By Noah Lee, head of product consulting, Dealer.com In a world where we’re federally mandated to stay six feet away from others, businesses are leaning on e-commerce channels more than ever. Certain factors of the car buying process, like multi-ton products and...
What’s Next in Tier 2 Advertising? Making the Case for “Direct-to-Dealer”
By Alex Russo, Director of Product Management, CDK Global I am hearing many dealers questioning the digital strategies used by their agencies and vendors in the Tier 2 advertising space. Given the history of Tier 2, and how much these programs have changed in recent...
Dealer Venom Acquires WebKite Technology
PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania., April 13, 2020 -- Dealer Venom, the automotive industry's most-advanced and most-scalable dealer website solution, today announced that it has acquired the technology from WebKite, Inc. WebKite developed a digital advertising and search...
Cox Automotive Dealer Software Solutions Brands Launch Business Continuity Resource Hub for Dealers
Today, April 9, 2020, Cox Automotive’s Dealer Software Solutions brands, Dealer.com, Dealertrack DMS, VinSolutions and Xtime, will launch a new Business Continuity Resource Hub for dealerships looking to resolve some of the unprecedented challenges brought on by the...
Recall Masters Supports its Auto Dealers with Special COVID-19 Response Kit to Help Handle Service Customers
April 8,2020, Laguna Hills, CA – Recall Masters, Inc., the leading provider of automotive recall data, technology and communications, today announced the launch of a special COVID-19 Response Kit at no cost for its auto dealer clients. The kit is designed to help...
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