CINCINNATI – Dealer Specialties, a division of Dominion Dealer Solutions and a provider of data and photo collection, inventory management, and data distribution services, has joined the Open Secure Access (OSA) coalition. As a member of OSA, Dealer Specialties will develop and support industry data security guidelines, including where vehicle inventory information is transmitted and how third parties use the information.
Read More →DETROIT – Effective February 21, GM Certified Used Vehicles will list its vehicles on Cars.com.
Read More →DALLAS – America's Auto Auction, Inc., has named Craig Estep general manager of its Greenville, S.C., auto auction facility, America's Auto Auction – Greenville.
Read More →CORNWALL, UK – Manheim has acquired Saltash Car Auctions in Cornwall.
Read More →ATLANTA – AutoTrader.com has promoted Jim Franchi and Mance Irvin to vice president, product management and program management, respectively.
Read More →RICHMOND, VA – CarMax, Inc. has appointed Edgar H. Grubb to its board of directors, expanding the board to 13 members. Grubb, retired executive vice president and chief financial officer of Transamerica Corp., will serve until the June 2007 annual meeting, at which time he will stand for election by shareholders. He will initially serve on the audit committee.
Read More →FARMINGTON HILLS, MI – More than 2,600 dealers are now subscribed to RouteOne LLC's autoValue used-vehicle valuation tool, since the product's launch in late November 2006, according to RouteOne.
Read More →CARMEL, IN – ADESA, Inc., has hired Peter Snoyer as its director of business development for ADESA's Canadian operations. The position will focus on expanding ADESA's footprint in the country through technology-based products and services.
Read More →PHOENIX – DriveTime, a used-car sales and finance company serving people with credit problems, will add more than 400 new employees to dealerships and inspection centers across the country, as well the company's home office and call center located in Arizona.
Read More →CENTREVILLE, VA – eBizAutos can now highlight Carfax One Owner vehicles listed by a subscribing dealer and identify vehicles that had only one previous owner, reducing time spent looking for such a vehicle.
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