Adpearance Named Certified Partner in the Hyundai Digital Marketing Program
Adpearance was selected as a certified partner in the Hyundai Digital Marketing Program. This represents OEM approval and certification for a dealership marketing vendor.
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NCC Launches Credit Convert™ to Help Auto Dealers Convert More Shoppers into Buyers Amid Tough Market Conditions
NCC announced the launch of Credit Convert, a new soft-pull pre-qualification tool designed to help auto dealers convert online shoppers into buyers. This is a first-time product announcement from an automotive dealership vendor.
Volie 15: Campaigns and Compliance
Volie announces three new features to their platform: Campaign Inheritance, Federal DNC Compliance, and Agent Status. These are new product features being released for the first time.
INFINITI OF DENVER Increases Engagements by 958% with Upgrade to Apollo Sites
INFINITI OF DENVER reports a 958% increase in customer engagements after implementing Apollo Sites following INFINITI's website program certification. The article includes specific, measurable outcomes from using the vendor's product.
Premion Brings Advertisers ‘Expanded Capabilities’ and New Offerings
Premion announces the launch of expanded capabilities and new tools for CTV/OTT advertisers. This represents new product offerings being introduced.
Repairify Announces New asTech All-In-One for Diagnostics, Calibrations, and Programming
Repairify announces new asTech All-In-One solution for automotive diagnostics, calibrations, and programming. This is a new product launch announced for SEMA 2022.
Live Launch
Fullpath announces launch of two new products: Shopper Analysis list builder and Fullpath Equity for engaging equity-positive shoppers. These are new product features being launched.
Please join us in welcoming Geoff Boggs as Regional Manager, Ontario Operations at EBlock! With 15+ years in the auction industry and deep expertise in operations, logistics, and retail automotive, Geoff is set to drive service and performance across the region. Welcome aboard, Geoff — we’re excited to have you on the team! 🏁
EBlock welcomes Geoff Boggs as Regional Manager for Ontario Operations. This is a regional management hire, which is below C-suite level and does not qualify as a significant leadership event.
Dealer-Pay Integrates its Payment Acceptance Platform with Auto/Mate
Dealer-Pay announces integration of its Payment Acceptance Platform with Auto/Mate DMS. This is a new integration capability being launched to streamline dealership operations.
Hunter Engineering announces special Q1 promotional offer for U.S. and Canadian dealerships
Hunter Engineering announced Q1 promotional discounts on all equipment for U.S. and Canadian dealerships (1% base discount, additional 3% available) through March 31.
DAS Technology Launches Dealership Tariff Toolkit to Drive Results through Improved Consumer Engagement
DAS Technology announced the launch of its new Dealership Tariff Toolkit, an AI-powered resource offering free tools, messaging solutions, and next-gen consumer engagement for auto dealers.
Blink Charging Names Alex Calnan Managing Director of Europe
Blink Charging Co. announced the promotion of Alex Calnan from Managing Director of the UK to Managing Director of Europe, expanding his responsibilities across the entire European continent.
OEC Welcomes Tanya Sweetland and Matt Curtin to Executive Leadership Team
OEC announces the addition of Tanya Sweetland as Senior Vice President of Collision and Matt Curtin as Senior Vice President of Enterprise Sales to its executive leadership team. Both are C-suite/VP-level appointments.
Foureyes Achieves Certification in Reynolds Certified Interface…
Foureyes announces it has achieved Reynolds Certified Interface (RCI) Program certification, enabling secure data integration with Reynolds FOCUS CRM. This represents vendor certification by a major platform provider.
Drive Dealership Success with RouteOne Fusion
RouteOne announces RouteOne Fusion, a new fully integrated digital retail solution designed to help dealerships adapt to digital-first customer purchasing preferences. The product is positioned as new and created specifically for dealers.
Xtime Adds New Features to Modernize the Automotive Service Experience - Cox Automotive Inc.
Cox Automotive announces new capabilities and features for Xtime, its service platform for dealerships. New features span communications, multimedia, reporting, and workflows for the service experience.
Look who we ran into at #NADASHOW this past weekend! 🎤 Gubagoo President Brad Title chatted with ASOTU | More Than Cars about the debut of #Curator, and dove into some specific examples about how it's all about unifying your data to enhance the customer experience. A huge thank you to Kyle Mountsier for stopping by, and we're so thankful that Alex Gauthier made the trip and was excited to share his thoughts on using Curator firsthand! Check out the full video here: https://youtu.be/TkiqMe9mVr8
Gubagoo announces the debut of Curator, a new product for unifying dealer data to enhance customer experience. This is a first-time product announcement presented at NADA Show.
Leading with Confidence, Powered by Volie
Volie case study featuring Service BDC Manager Savanna Murphy reporting measurable improvements from the Manager Certification Course, including capture rate increase from 10-20% to 25-30%.
Meeting customers on their preferred channels, at the right time, with the right message (and even the right language) is expected today—but tough to do alone. Impel AI helps dealerships and OEMs boost human connection, and we've launched four new enhancements that make it even easier. Check out the details here: https://bit.ly/423nQRD
Impel AI announces four new enhancements to its platform designed to help dealerships and OEMs improve customer engagement across preferred channels and languages.
Pulse Launch, Platform Additions, and Reynold’s Integration
Volie announces Pulse, an AI-powered call assistant for BDC operations that scores calls based on agent-customer communication. This is the first major product under Volie Intelligence suite with a free trial beginning May 19th.
New Repairify CEO Shares Vision for Innovation, Efficiency, Customer-Centered Growth
Repairify, an automotive dealership vendor specializing in diagnostics and inspection solutions, announces Srisu Subrahmanyam as newly appointed CEO. This is a significant C-suite leadership change.
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ACV Auctions announces refreshed Search Results Page (SRP) experience launching in beta with progressive rollout. New feature launch for the wholesale auction platform.
Hankey Group, Through its Hankey Capital, Westlake Financial, and Midway Subsidiaries, Launch Bitcoin Crypto Lending Program
Hankey Group launches Bitcoin Crypto Lending Program for vehicle and real estate financing through subsidiaries. New financial product launch for automotive customers, tangentially relevant to F&I.
Germain Honda of Beavercreek Case Study
Dealer OMG case study showing Germain Honda achieved 10X more service schedules using paid social and integrated email solutions. Includes specific measurable outcome (10X increase).
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