News By Topic: Shopping For And Buying Vehicles Online

@utoRevenue Moves Headquarters; Company to Expand Operations with New Offices in Lee, MA

Mar 16, 2005

GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass.--March 16, 2005--@utoRevenue(TM), the nation's leader in permission based marketing services for the automotive industry, announced today that the company is moving its headquarters to the Lee Corporate Center in Lee, Ma. @utoRevenue, currently based in Great Barrington, Ma., will relocate to it ... Continue reading

Autobytel in Danger of Being Delisted

Mar 15, 2005

March 15, 2005, IRVINE, Calif. -- Autobytel Inc., an Internet automotive marketing services company, said Tuesday it will not meet a Nasdaq Stock Market deadline to file updated, audited financial statements and that its stock may be delisted as a result. The company said it has applied to extend its March 16 deadline ... Continue reading

Edmunds Price Index (EPI) Reveals New Models Currently Selling at Widely Divergent Discounts

Mar 14, 2005

SANTA MONICA, Calif., March 14 -- Not all new car models first introduced in the 2005 model year are faring as well in others in today's competitive marketplace, according to the Edmunds Price Index released today by Edmunds.com, the premier online resource for automotive information. (Logos: http://www.newscom.com/cgi ... Continue reading

Auction Management Solutions, Inc. Sues to Stop Manheim Patent Infringement

Mar 11, 2005

TAMPA, Fla.--March 10, 2005--Auction Management Solutions, Inc., creator of the OnLine Ringman(SM) auction integration system, today filed a patent infringement lawsuit against automobile auction giant Manheim Auctions, Inc. of Atlanta, Ga. and Canadian corporation Live Global Communications of Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan. ... Continue reading

Ostara Announces Deal To Power Omahacars.com

Feb 23, 2005

WERNERSVILLE, Pa.--Feb. 23, 2005--Ostara Corporation (OTC:OTRC) is pleased to announce that its deep web crawler technology will be powering Omahacars.com. The online auto classifieds site sought out Catalyst Solutions Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Ostara, because of its ability to provide it with the largest sele ... Continue reading

Dealers Give Automotive Internet High Marks

Feb 22, 2005

Dealerships Cite Improved Sales, CRM and Cost Efficiencies, According to Autobytel Survey IRVINE, Calif., Feb. 22 -- In honor of the Automotive Internet's 10th anniversary, Autobytel Inc. recently surveyed car dealers nationwide to find out how the Internet has impacted their dealerships -- and to what effect. The majo ... Continue reading

Cars.com Traffic Growth Outpaces Automotive Resource Category

Feb 16, 2005

Unmatched Combination of National and Local Marketing Drives Record Site Traffic and Advertiser Activity CHICAGO, Feb. 15 -- Cars.com, the fastest growing online automotive marketplace, reached an all time high of 6.3 million unique visitors in January, up 47 percent over January 2004 and 21 percent over December 2004, ... Continue reading

iCarMagic Selected by Vehix.com

Feb 10, 2005

NOVATO, Calif.--Feb. 10, 2005--iCarMagic LLC, a leading customer relationship management (CRM) software provider, today announced that it has entered into an exclusive reseller agreement with Vehix.com, a leading automotive sales program and portal that provides consumers with a one-stop source of vehicle research info ... Continue reading

AutoTrader.com's Traffic Hits All-Time High

Feb 8, 2005

Site Usage Stats Confirm Success of Nationwide Marketing Commitment ATLANTA, Feb. 8 -- AutoTrader.com, the world's largest automotive marketplace, saw traffic numbers dramatically increase in January after continued month over month growth. Unique visitors hit an all time high of more than 9.6 million, up 31 percent ov ... Continue reading

AutoTrader.com Launches New Power Search

Feb 1, 2005

Gives Consumers More Search Options and Flexibility ATLANTA, Feb. 1 -- AutoTrader.com, the world's largest automotive marketplace, today announced it has launched Power Search, a new consumer search tool. Placed prominently on AutoTrader.com's homepage ( www.autotrader.com ) the search gives visitors a more flexible an ... Continue reading

J.D. Power and Associates Reports: Automotive Internet Shoppers Increasingly Satisfied with the Usefulness of Manufacturer Web Sites

Feb 1, 2005

HUMMER.com Ranks Highest Among Manufacturer Web Sites WESTLAKE VILLAGE, Calif., Feb. 1 -- Even though the expectations of Internet automotive shoppers continue to increase, they also continue to give record-high ratings to auto manufacturer Web sites, according to the J.D. Power and Associates 2005 Manufacturer Web Sit ... Continue reading

PRIMEDIA Consumer Automotive Sites To Generate Revenue Through New Car Buying Service Leads

Feb 1, 2005

NEW YORK & REDWOOD CITY, Calif.--Jan. 31, 2005--PRIMEDIA Inc., the country's leading targeted media company and Dealix Corporation, the market expert and leader in automotive Internet marketing services and a division of The Cobalt Group, Inc., today announced PRIMEDIA automotive Web sites will use Dealix's industry-le ... Continue reading

Edmunds.com to Provide Enhanced Automotive Photography to Car Industry

Jan 31, 2005

Hyundai Becomes First Automaker to Place Order; Reynolds and Reynolds, Dealer.com, HomeNet and XIGroup to Distribute Enhanced Imagery for Dealership Web Site Use NEW ORLEANS, Jan. 31 -- Edmunds.com (http://www.edmunds.com/), the premier online resource for automotive information, today announced the launch of its enhan ... Continue reading

JATO Selected by Vehix.com as Data Supplier for New Consumer and Dealer Websites

Jan 31, 2005

TROY, Mich., Jan. 31 -- JATO Dynamics announced today that it has been selected by Vehix.com, a leading automotive sales program and portal that provides consumers with a one-stop source of vehicle research information to facilitate the purchase process, as its data supplier for the company's new Vehix.com consumer and ... Continue reading

Sudbury Auto Auction Utilizes New Simulcast Auction Software

Jan 31, 2005

TAMPA, Fla. and HALIFAX, Nova Scotia, Jan. 31 -- Auto Centrix, Inc. (ATCX.PK) announced today that Sudbury Auto Auction has implemented Auto Centrix's real-time simulcast auction software, and has successfully broadcast their latest auction to their clients and customers. Sudbury Auto Auction is a full service auction ... Continue reading