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Westlake Expands Partnership with NCCI

Tuesday, April 20, 2010
Westlake Financial Services announces an expanded partnership with National Creditors Connection Inc. (NCCI), a field contact service provider, after a successful three-month test program showed a 10 to 15 % improvement in contact and payment rates of delinquent accounts.

New Century BMW Sees Major Increase in Leads Every Time they Hit “Send” With IMN Loyalty Driver

Monday, April 19, 2010
Loyalty Driver™, the most widely-used e-communication service for automotive dealerships, announces the use of Loyalty Driver by New Century BMW. The monthly e-newsletter has helped the dealership drive tremendous traffic back to online profit centers and increase overall leads month after month

Automotive CRM Provider DealerSocket Announces the DealerSocket User Summit

Wednesday, April 14, 2010
Leading automotive CRM provider DealerSocket (www.dealersocket.com), announced today the date and location for their first annual DealerSocket User Summit – CRM Catalyst 2010.

vAuto Announces Major Enhancements to Merchandising Module

Thursday, April 08, 2010
New functionality is now available for users of vAuto’s Live Market Merchandising Module, giving dealerships the ability to upload and customize their vehicle photos, generate window stickers and export listings to online marketing channels. With this enhancement, vAuto’s state-of-the-art technology provides dealers the ability to better manage their used vehicle inventories from acquisition to sale.

NCM Associates Launches New Website for U.S. Automotive Retailers

Friday, April 02, 2010
NCM Associates launched its new public website featuring improved content and features, a user friendly interface and video client testimonials. Users may access articles on retail automotive and Buy Here Pay Here dealership best practices at no charge and learn about the many services NCM offers to automobile retailers, as well as to business owners in over 20 other industries.

2010 Dealers' Choice Awards Winners Announced

Tuesday, March 30, 2010
Auto Dealer Monthly magazine released the findings of the 2010 Dealers’ Choice Awards (DCAs) in the April 2010 issue. This year’s awards mark the sixth year Auto Dealer Monthly has recognized the most highly regarded vendors, suppliers and finance companies in the retail automotive industry, as voted on by dealers and dealership personnel.

@utoRevenue’s @utoScheduler Achieves 1000 Appointments Made in One Day

Tuesday, March 30, 2010
@utoRevenue, an industry leader in delivering cost-effective customer contact solutions to auto dealerships across the country, and a division of Dominion Dealer Solutions, is excited to announce a major milestone in consumer adoption of online service appointment scheduling.

Cochran Becomes First Auto Dealer to Win Pittsburgh Business Ethics Award

Thursday, March 25, 2010
Cochran, the region’s leading automotive retailer, has been selected as winner of the 9th Annual Pittsburgh Business Ethics Award (PBEA), presented by the David Berg Center for Ethics and Leadership at the University of Pittsburgh and the Society of Financial Service Professionals.

SmartAuction is a Growing Solution for Many Physical Auction Venues

Thursday, March 25, 2010
Already the industry leader in upstream remarketing of wholesale used vehicles, SmartAuction is now providing its online capabilities to 80 independent physical auctions in the United States through SmartAuction Midstream.

Westlake Announces Portfolio Acquisition Services

Monday, March 22, 2010
Ian Anderson, President of Westlake Financial Services, says “Our strategic vision is to be a well diversified finance company focused in the automotive industry. Westlake ALPS is a step in this direction as we continue to expand our services.”

ResponseLogix Certified Through Honda’s Lead Manager Certification Program

Monday, March 22, 2010
ResponseLogix, Inc., the leading provider of automotive digital response management software for internet leads, today announced that its software solution suite has been certified through American Honda Motors Co. Inc.’s lead manager certification program.

Nationwide Acceptance Corporation Joins DealerTrack Credit Application Network

Friday, March 19, 2010
Nationwide Acceptance Corporation announced today that it has completed integration with DealerTrack, Inc. Dealers in all of the markets served by Nationwide may now process credit applications electronically to Nationwide through the DealerTrack platform.

Increased Demand for Highly Collectible Vehicles Leads Hurst Performance to Sign on World's Largest Volume Ford Dealer

Wednesday, March 17, 2010
In response to an increasing demand for its highly collectible vehicles, Hurst Performance announced today that Galpin Ford, the largest volume Ford dealership in the world 20 years running, has just signed on to its Dealer Authorized network and will begin selling the brand’s Hurst Competition Plus, Performance Series and Pace Car Mustangs immediately.

AutoZoom Upgrades Predictive Underwriting System for BHPH Dealers

Tuesday, March 16, 2010
There’s an old adage in the buy here-pay here business: “I’m going to have to repossess 20-60% of the vehicles I sell; I just don’t know which ones or the timing of all those repossessions.”

BarNone Launches Pay Per Lead Television Campaign

Monday, March 15, 2010
BarNone, Inc., the leading provider of special finance leads to the automotive industry, today announced the launch of their new, Per Lead National Television Advertising campaign. The campaign is targeted at identifying credit-challenged consumers who need assistance in obtaining automobile financing and helping them connect them with qualified automobile dealers in their local market.

Joe Verde Launches Redesigned Online Sales Training Network

Tuesday, March 09, 2010
The Joe Verde Group recently launched Version 9 of its newly online sales training network for automotive dealerships, www.jvtn.com, adding new features and benefits to the most popular sales and management training program in the car business.

ResponseLogix Now Available for Kia Dealers

Thursday, March 04, 2010
ResponseLogix, Inc., the leading provider of automotive digital response management software for internet leads, today announced the general availability of its marketing solution suite for Kia auto dealerships.

Dealer Specialties Introduces Mobile Lead Marketing

Thursday, March 04, 2010
Dealer Specialties, a division of Dominion Dealer Solutions and the nation’s largest provider of comprehensive inventory management solutions, websites and marketing tools, today announced the launch of Mobile Marketing Solutions.

Audi of America Selects DealerSocket as Recommended Online Service Scheduling Vendor

Thursday, March 04, 2010
Leading automotive CRM provider DealerSocket announced today that the Audi of America After Sales team has endorsed DealerSocket’s ServiceDriver 2.0 product to provide automated Online Service Scheduling.

Sears Auto Centers Introduce Franchise Business

Monday, March 01, 2010
With over 3000 automobile dealerships that have lost their franchise, Sears designed the new franchise program to help those dealers leverage their facilities by building a set of businesses around parts and services, over-the-counter merchandise, and previously-owned vehicle sales.

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