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Tekion Announces Toyota SmartPath/MONOGRAM Desking Integration
Tekion announces integration with Toyota SmartPath/MONOGRAM, allowing dealers to push deals from Toyota's digital retail program into Tekion's Desking platform.
Team Velocity Expands Partnership with Hyundai Through New Website Certification
Team Velocity has been certified by Hyundai Motor America as an official website provider in the Hyundai Digital Marketing Program, expanding their partnership.
New Hunter University offers comprehensive online and in-person training
Hunter Engineering announces Hunter University, a new global learning platform offering online and in-person training courses for customers and technicians.
Using Pay Plans to Boost Agent Productivity
Case study featuring Cooper Auto Group's BDC manager Kim Grubb reporting 30% productivity boost and 50% outbound performance improvement through rethinking pay plans and incentive structures. Includes specific measurable results.
Tired of juggling desktop tools, handwritten notes, and manual calculations during inspections and negotiations? VINCUE can help with that now thanks to Mobile ACE (Accelerated Customer Experience) and VINCUE Market Report (VMR)—empowering your team to conduct seamless vehicle inspections, generate real-time professional market reports, and create competitive offers wherever your customers are. Why it matters: 🔍 Transparency: Build trust with customers through data-backed, real-time conversations. ⏱️ Efficiency: Eliminate delays and redundant steps, saving your team time. 📱 Mobility: Conduct inspections and create VMRs on the lot, in the showroom, or even in the service lane. ✨ Professionalism: Present polished, data-driven offers. From trade walks to service lane interactions, ACE and VMR streamline every step into one seamless process, ensuring you never miss an opportunity to deliver an exceptional customer experience. Want to see it in action? Visit us at VINCUE Booth #7334 at NADA to explore how these tools can help you. #VINCUE #NADA2025 #Innovation Drive Transparency and Efficiency with VINCUE’s Mobile ACE and VMRbit.lyVINCUE Product Manager Josh Van Auken Contact The Problem Efficiency, or a satisfying experience for the customer? Or both? Traditional processes for inspecting vehicles, creating market reports, and negotiating offers are time-consuming and disjointed. Sales and acquisition teams are forced to rely...
VINCUE announced two new products: Mobile ACE (Accelerated Customer Experience) and VINCUE Market Report (VMR). These mobile tools enable seamless vehicle inspections and real-time market report generation for dealership sales and acquisition teams.
vAuto Enhances its ProfitTime GPS and Provision Solutions with Centralized Inventory Management and a New Appraisal Experience to Streamline Dealer Operations
vAuto announced two new enhancements to its ProfitTime GPS and Provision solutions: Centralized Inventory Management for dealer group oversight and a new appraisal experience. These are new features designed to streamline dealership operations and improve trade-in acquisition.
Cut Through the Noise: Targeted SMS Marketing with Calldrip Broadcast
Calldrip announces Broadcast, a new SMS marketing feature designed for customer and prospect communication. This is the first announcement of a new product feature with specific functionality and value proposition.
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.
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.
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