Peter M. Zollman | May 21, 2009 | Automotive
They used to be called "junk yards" or, politely, "salvage yards." Now they're "auto recyclers," and soon they'll be putting their parts on EBay Motors. .. This...
AIM Group | February 27, 2009 | Automotive
SAN ANTONIO, Texas -- Cox Auto Trader plans to close most or all of its print publications in the U.S. in the next few months. Doug Franklin, the new...
Brian Blum | June 04, 2009 | Automotive
Automotive dealerships can now go mobile on their own without having to a part of a larger portal like Cars.com which offers a mobile version of its site. Cobalt...
Brian Blum | June 04, 2009 | Automotive
Kelley Blue Book is launching a new online classified search service in July called “The Trusted Marketplace.” The system moves away from the...
Brian Blum | May 25, 2009 | Automotive, Recruitment
In common with other papers, the Belfast Telegraph has seen ad revenue fall over 2008 and has responded with the launch of two new online classified sites:...
Brian Blum | May 14, 2009 | Automotive
Automotive dealers miss sales opportunities that come in by telephone nearly three-quarters of the time according to a new study by Cobalt’s Dealix lead...
Brian Blum | April 30, 2009 | Automotive
Want a widget? Adicio’s got plenty. Widgets are embedded code that dynamically generate content on a Web page. Adicio’s automotive platform now...
Brian Blum | April 28, 2009 | Automotive
AutoTrader.com has re-launched its enthusiast Web site with new social media features. AutoTraderClassics.com, which is aimed at buyers and sellers of classic cars...
Brian Blum | April 28, 2009 | Automotive
High Gear Media which publishes some 38 automotive Web sites, has cut a deal with Oodle which will see the classifieds aggregator supplying listings to...
Brian Blum | April 22, 2009 | Automotive
Automotive marketing services vendor Cobalt has upgraded its 8,000 dealers to a new video vehicle merchandising solution. The upgrade is free and Cobalt says it...
Brian Blum | April 22, 2009 | Automotive
AutoTrader.com has launched a vertical ad network dubbed AutoTrader.com Access. Its goal is to allow advertisers to target car buyers even when they're not...
Brian Blum | April 20, 2009 | Automotive
AOL and Cobalt’s sales lead generation Dealix division are teaming up. Dealix will power the price quote feature on AOL Autos. The AOL automotive site...
Brian Blum | April 16, 2009 | Automotive
As private party used vehicle automotive sales increase online, so has fraud. It’s enough of a concern that five major online automotive classified sites...
Brian Blum | April 15, 2009 | Automotive
EBay’s Daily Deal page usually features MP3 players and other low-end gadgets. But last month, Jim Ellis Auto Dealerships in Atlanta offered a new 2008 Saab...
Brian Blum | April 13, 2009 | Automotive
CarDomain and StreetFire, two leading social networks for car enthusiasts, have merged. CarDomain acquired StreetFire, but StreetFire CEO Glenn Rogers will run the...
Brian Blum | April 08, 2009 | Automotive
Classifieds vendor Adicio has signed a content syndication agreement with High Gear Media and its network of owned-and-operated Web sites targeting car-buying...
Brian Blum | April 08, 2009 | Automotive
AutoTrader.com hit a record 16.07 million unique monthly visitors in March. 2009 has been good for the Web site, which stood at 14 million uniques just two months...
Brian Blum | March 19, 2009 | Automotive, Real Estate, Marketplaces
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution’s AJCClassifieds has morphed into AJCExchange, a free site clearly aimed to compete with Craigslist. Posting listings for...
Brian Blum | March 19, 2009 | Automotive, Real Estate, Recruitment
Australia's Fairfax Media is combining the company’s print and online sales of automotive, employment and real estate classifieds to offer deals across media...
Brian Blum | March 13, 2009 | Automotive, Real Estate, Recruitment
Adicio has announced the winners of its 5th annual Best Practices Awards. The Seattle Times, the Las Vegas Review-Journal, VNU Media and Roularta Media Group were...
Brian Blum | March 13, 2009 | Automotive
Automotive classified and information site DriverSide has secured $5.3 million in Series B funding from Allegis Capital with participation from original investor...
Brian Blum | March 12, 2009 | Automotive
By Mya Frazier Ah, the joys and travails of the Internet’s metadata. In the pre-digital age, marketers suffered from a dearth of data. Today, it’s the abundance of...
Brian Blum | March 06, 2009 | Automotive, Real Estate, Recruitment
A new startup allows users to search Oodle, Craigslist and Kijiji (or EBay Classifieds) all at once from a single interface. The oddly named Tinkomatic lets you...
Brian Blum | March 05, 2009 | Automotive
EasyAutoSales.com has launched an automotive community on Facebook. The community allows members to post articles, upload pictures, link to YouTube videos, ask...
Brian Blum | March 02, 2009 | Automotive, Real Estate, Recruitment, Marketplaces
Private label classified vendor Gabriels has hooked up with Endeca Technologies to provide Gabriels’ clients with better search. In an announcement, the...
AIM Group | February 26, 2009 | Automotive, Recruitment
Internet Brands has picked up four new classified and reviews Web sites. In Q4 of last year, the company paid $2.8 million for two recruitment sites –...
AIM Group | February 26, 2009 | Automotive
Kelley Blue Book is launching a new ProfitDriver webinar series. The first webinar will highlight “Maximizing Online Lead Generation and Sales Using Kelley...
AIM Group | February 26, 2009 | Automotive
Steve Wilhite is the new president & CEO of San Francisco-based Jumpstart Automotive Media. Wilhite, a veteran auto marketer who worked at Volkswagen and...
AIM Group | February 25, 2009 | Automotive
Brian O’Kelly is the newest market partner for AutoUpLinkUSA, which makes inventory data and vehicle image acquisition software. O’Kelly opens up the...
AIM Group | February 13, 2009 | Automotive
If you need parts for your car cheap, FrugalMechanic.com aims to help. The Web site boasts over 5 million auto parts from 50 retailers and includes a price...
