Automotive

Auto Trader U.K. blazes Timeline trail

Auto Trader continues to show U.K. motor rivals the way. This time with a 'want' app for Facebook's Timeline that enables users to show friends their dream wheels....

EBay Motors guarantees auto sales

By Sharon Hill We just happened to notice something EBay Motors isn't saying much about as yet: a brand new collaboration with vehicle retail giant AutoNation that...

Toyotathon: social media auto sales

By Sharon Hill Today is the close of Toyota's Shareathon,  a ten-day social media event rewarding new car buyers and those who use social media to promote the...

Best auto social videos of 2011

SkiddMark, the online auto community of social marketing firm Fitch Media, just announced its Top Ten Automotive Social Video Campaigns of 2011.  In order of most...

Facebook sells cars, says dealer

facebook.com/ballautogroup San Diego, Calif.'s Ball Automotive Group discovered that a Facebook marketing campaign could actually sell cars. "We'd seen by posting...

Auto Fresh Trades on Facebook

By Sharon Hill JD Rucker, online marketing director at TK CarSites, shared an auto dealer social listing concept that auto vertical publishers might add to their...

Big jump in online auto search

Experian Hitwise has just reported a 37 percent increase in the number of North American car shoppers that begin their vehicle search on the Internet.  The...

Dominion launches PayloadGlobal.com

Dominion Enterprises has entered the heavy-equipment classifieds world, with its launch of PayloadGlobal.com. The international equipment search engine aggregates...

MoPub Marketplace for mobile

By Sharon Hill After a three-week beta test, mobile advertising platform startup MoPub just launched MoPub Marketplace, enabling real-time bidding for mobile apps...

KBB.com Halloween cars

By Sharon Hill It's easy to see the AutoTrader.com influence in the following Kelley Blue Book post.  AutoTrader has time and again shown itself as an expert in...

Auto dealers wants social, mobile

By Sharon Hill While the just-published survey results by Auto/Mate Dealership Systems is focused heavily on how dealers interact with vendors, there is much to be...

Car sharing, good for auto verticals?

By Sharon Hill Consumers are showing considerable interest lately in car sharing, and several sites are offering this service. While at first glance it might seem...

Texas truckers text via PickupTrucks.com

Cars.com and its subsidiary PickupTrucks.com have a front and center presence at this year's Texas State Fair. As one of every four vehicle owners in Texas drive...