MIRAMAR, Fla. –  CompuPay Inc., one of the country’s leading providers of payroll, tax filing and employer-related services, today announced that it has been named a national member benefit partner for the National Independent Automobile Dealers Association (NIADA). For over 66 years, NIADA has provided advocacy, education, industry information, member benefits and services to its [...]

DAYTON, Ohio – The Reynolds and Reynolds Company and the California New Car Dealers Association (CNCDA) this week announced the launch of the LAW® California F&I Library, which is a comprehensive catalog of standardized, legally reviewed finance and insurance (F&I) documents for California motor vehicle dealers. The LAW California F&I Library, which is an outgrowth [...]

SANTA MONICA, Calif. — Hundreds of car dealerships will now have an easier way to research, market and accurately price their vehicles, thanks to a new data-sharing agreement between inventory marketing and management leader Nexteppe and Edmunds.com, the premier online resource for automotive information. The agreement makes Edmunds.com’s data available through Nexteppe’s inControl Pro, a system [...]

ATLANTA – AutoTrader.com, the ultimate automotive marketplace, surpassed a major milestone with its mobile apps for iPhone and Android devices: one million downloads. Available for less than one year, combined original downloads of these apps (not including downloads of app updates) hit the one-million mark on Monday, May 14, 2012. The iPhone app, launched in June [...]

ATLANTA – Manheim Financial Services (MAFS) started off the second quarter with a key milestone that could only be achieved with the support of its independent dealer customers. For nearly 20 years, independent dealers have relied on MAFS for their financing needs, helping the organization hit the 10 million vehicle mark last month. Manheim’s financing arm [...]

San Diego –LEAP Financial, a vehicle leasing company that serves consumers who have difficulty obtaining credit, announced the results of their most recent customer satisfaction survey.  LEAP asked customers to rate their overall satisfaction with LEAP using a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being ‘Not Satisfied’ and 5 being ‘Very Satisfied’.  80% of customers responded with high [...]

San Francisco, CA — ClearMechanic, provider of technology to improve the auto repair experience, today announced a solution that allows customers to book instant repair and service appointments online. Launching this summer at select repair centers in the San Francisco Bay Area, customers looking for a service center can visit ClearMechanic.com, search for appointment availability [...]

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Auto Data Direct, Inc. (ADD), has appointed Sabrina Anderson and Dan Bernethy as Sales Representatives to better serve automobile dealers in California.  “With the passage of AB 1215 requiring dealers to provide a vehicle history report on all used automobiles offered for retail sale, our California customers are benefitting from ADD’s easy [...]

Jumpstart’s reach now more than 19 million unique visitors per month SAN FRANCISCO — Jumpstart Automotive Group, an expert automotive marketing organization, today announced the addition of NADAguides.com to its exclusive portfolio of in-market automotive website publishers. “Jumpstart’s ability to leverage premium, in-market audiences and brands to develop the most innovative solutions for auto advertisers [...]

CARMEL, Ind. — ADESA announced changes to its used vehicle operations management at ADESA Tampa and ADESA Birmingham. Curtis Farris, previously general manager at ADESA Sarasota, will now oversee operations at ADESA Tampa as the auction’s general manager. Additionally, John Rea will now serve as general manager at ADESA Birmingham, effective immediately. “Curtis is a [...]

San Diego, CA, – instaVIN™, a leading provider of vehicle history reports, and ClassicCars.com, the world’s largest online listing site for classic cars, today launches the instaVIN vehicle history report service for ClassicCars.com dealers, buyers and private sellers. instaVIN is the only leading car history report service providing vehicle history reports for classic cars. By [...]

ATLANTA – To share where the company is headed and how its top national customers can take advantage of its products and services, Manheim hosted a two-day meeting on May 9-10 at the Ritz Carlton in Greensboro, Ga. Several Manheim leaders including Sandy Schwartz, president; Janet Barnard, executive vice president and chief operating officer; Nick Peluso, senior [...]