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Agora Data Welcomes Becky Chernek, Bolstering F&I Expertise in Subprime Automotive Finance Solutions

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Tuesday, April 9, 2024
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With a distinguished background in finance and insurance (F&I), Becky brings invaluable expertise to Agora Data, offering a proven perspective on optimizing dealership operations and profitability.

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  • With a distinguished background in finance and insurance (F&I), Becky brings invaluable expertise to Agora Data, offering a proven perspective on optimizing dealership operations and profitability.
  • Her thoughtful insights empower dealers to explore innovative approaches to mitigate lost profits and unlock new revenue streams.
  • "Agora Data is fundamentally reshaping the landscape for auto dealers, providing turnkey financing solutions that drastically enhance dealers' revenue streams," said Becky Chernek, Area Sales Manager at Agora Data.
  • Agora is leading the charge in reshaping automotive finance, helping dealers not only preserve their profits but thrive even as margins tighten.

eSTART Coalition Launches to Help Modernize Automotive Title and Registration Processes

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Wednesday, March 13, 2024
Retail, Security, State, Local, Technology, Other Policy Issues, Other Automotive, EV, Electric Vehicles, Online Retail, Other Transport, Public Policy, Government, General Automotive, Transport, Automotive, Public Transport, Internet, Organization, Carvana, Electronic, Notary, NADA, National Automobile Dealers Association, DMV, Upstart, MOBI, DocuSign, Security (finance)

Leading organizations from across the automotive industry today announced the formation of the Electronic Secure Title and Registration Transformation (eSTART) Coalition.

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  • Leading organizations from across the automotive industry today announced the formation of the Electronic Secure Title and Registration Transformation (eSTART) Coalition.
  • The eSTART Coalition is a group of stakeholders with a shared belief in the value of modernizing title and registration processes across the country.
  • eSTART is focused on driving these improvements by working with government decision-makers to advocate for modern solutions to replace the paper-based processes that currently dominate state and local DMV operations.
  • For more information about the coalition or to join, please visit www.estartcoalition.org or contact [email protected] .

Leading Automotive Technical Standards Association, STAR, Announces 2024 Officers, and Board of Directors

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Wednesday, March 20, 2024
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MCLEAN, Va., March 20, 2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- The Standards for Technology in Automotive Retail (STAR), the leading automotive IT standards organization, announced the election of its 2024 Board of Directors and Officers. The Board consists of three representatives elected from its membership of technology providers, three from its membership of dealers and dealer associations, and three from its membership of automotive manufacturers.

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  • The Standards for Technology in Automotive Retail (STAR), the leading automotive IT standards organization, announced the election of its 2024 Board of Directors and Officers.
  • The Board consists of three representatives elected from its membership of technology providers, three from its membership of dealers and dealer associations, and three from its membership of automotive manufacturers.
  • MCLEAN, Va., March 20, 2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- The Standards for Technology in Automotive Retail (STAR), the leading automotive IT standards organization, announced the election of its 2024 Board of Directors and Officers.
  • Elections are competitive- with only those member organizations which are in good financial standing allowed to vote or run for a seat on the Board.

Fisker Signs New Dealer Partners in US as Strategic Business Shift Continues

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Friday, February 16, 2024
Automotive, Automotive Manufacturing, General Automotive, EV, Electric Vehicles, Manufacturing, Off-Road Trucks & SUVs, Alternative Vehicles, Fuels, Multimedia, Fisker Inc., Principal, SUV, EPA, NADA, Inc.

(Photo: Fisker Inc.)

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  • (Photo: Fisker Inc.)
    Dealers joining the Dealer Partnership program are the Mills Automotive Group, Ourisman Fisker, Classic Fisker, and Long Island Fisker.
  • Ourisman Fisker and Classic Fisker both signed at the National Automobile Dealers Association Show in Las Vegas earlier this month, and Long Island Fisker signed this week.
  • On January 4, 2024, Fisker announced that it would engage in a strategic shift from direct sales to customers in North America to an innovative Dealer Partnership model .
  • Fisker has received interest from over 250 dealers in North America and the rest of the world since announcing its strategic shift.

DAS Technology Wins 2024 NADA Show’s Exhibitor Pitch Competition

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Thursday, February 15, 2024
Retail, Data Management, Technology, Marketing, Communications, Other Automotive, Professional Services, Other Retail, Artificial Intelligence, General Automotive, Automotive, Software, Digital Marketing, Data Analytics, Vehicle Technology, DAS, Senior, Intelligence, Research, SMS, Government, Entrepreneurship, Business development, Communication, Customer, Software as a service, Customer experience, National Automobile Dealers Association, Creativity, TLC, Frank Venneri, NADA, CX, Caesars Palace, Auction

DAS Technology earned the opportunity to present its technology the following day during a 30-minute session led by Venneri and Senior Vice President of Business Development Scott Pechstein.

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  • DAS Technology earned the opportunity to present its technology the following day during a 30-minute session led by Venneri and Senior Vice President of Business Development Scott Pechstein.
  • “We are very honored that DAS Technology won the exhibitor pitch competition for our CX solutions at the NADA Show,” Venneri said.
  • “Fifty vendors applied, and 10 companies were selected to make their pitch on the NADA Show’s Live Stage.
  • DAS also published its 10th annual Automotive Customer Experience Trends Study , which surveyed over 7,000 verified vehicle buyers and service customers.

Secretary of Energy Meets with Future Energy to Discuss Automotive Dealership EV Transition Technology

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Tuesday, February 13, 2024
Technology, General Automotive, Automotive Manufacturing, EV, Electric Vehicles, Utilities, Manufacturing, Automotive, Public Policy, Government, Alternative Energy, Energy, Vehicle Technology, Other Technology, IOT (Internet of Things), White House, Federal Government, EVS, Multimedia, Sustainable transport, Internet of things, Empathy, Interface, Joe Biden, Future Energy, Automation, NADA, Transport, Software, Renewable energy

View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20240213223343/en/

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  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20240213223343/en/
    U.S. Secretary of Energy Jennifer Granholm meets with Future Energy CEO Sam DiNello and EVP Dan Young at the 2024 NADA Show in Las Vegas.
  • Granholm met with Future Energy to discuss EV adoption by automotive dealerships and vehicle-to-grid technology.
  • “Secretary Granholm and I spoke about how Future Energy brings energy efficiencies to the early adopters of EVs and our work in solving some of their challenges,” said DiNello.
  • Future Energy is a Michigan-based energy solutions and IoT technology company specializing in the comprehensive integration of EV charging infrastructure, energy management, and smart technologies for businesses from virtually every industry.

Rita Case Wins Prestigious TIME Dealer of the Year Award

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Thursday, February 8, 2024
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Rita Case, president and CEO of Rick Case Automotive Group, the nation’s largest female owned and operated automotive dealer group in America, received the 55th Annual TIME Dealer of the Year Award, one of the automotive industry’s most prestigious and highest honors for a dealer.

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  • Rita Case, president and CEO of Rick Case Automotive Group, the nation’s largest female owned and operated automotive dealer group in America, received the 55th Annual TIME Dealer of the Year Award, one of the automotive industry’s most prestigious and highest honors for a dealer.
  • Rita is only the fifth woman to be named TIME Dealer of the Year.
  • TIME Dealer of the Year is the highest honor and most prestigious recognition an auto dealer can receive from the auto industry, and I am humbled and grateful for this award,” Rita said, as she received the award during the 107th Annual NADA Show in Las Vegas.
  • In 2023, the Community Foundation of Broward recognized Rita as a Community Builder and celebrated the establishment of the Rita & Rick Case Family Fund during a special ceremony.

Cox Automotive Presents 2024 Leader in Sustainability Award to Grubbs Family of Dealerships

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Monday, February 5, 2024
Biophysical environment, Environment, Commerce, Cox, Recycling, Cox Enterprises, EV, Volvo, Acura, Water, NADA, LEED, Creativity, Polestar, Organization, Car dealership

A sustainability goal for Grubbs Family of Dealerships is to minimize waste through reduction and reuse across all aspects of our company operations.

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  • A sustainability goal for Grubbs Family of Dealerships is to minimize waste through reduction and reuse across all aspects of our company operations.
  • ATLANTA, Feb. 5, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Cox Automotive presented its annual Leader in Sustainability Award to Grubbs Family of Dealerships, a fourth-generation dealership group that has been family-owned and operated since 1948 with six locations in Grapevine, Houston and San Antonio, Texas, and one location in Tulsa, Okla. Grubbs dealerships carry a lineup of four brands – Acura, Infiniti, Polestar and Volvo.
  • "I am pleased to present the Cox Automotive Leader in Sustainability Award to Grubbs Family of Dealerships for its extraordinary commitment to the environment and doing business the right way," said Rowley.
  • "We are honored to be recognized by Cox Automotive for our sustainability efforts in our dealerships," said George Grubbs III, CEO, Grubbs Family of Dealerships.

Orbee Taps the Power of Urban Science's Unrivaled Industry Sales Data to Empower Dealerships to Focus on In-Market Shoppers and Optimize Marketing Campaigns

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Monday, February 5, 2024
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IRVINE, Calif., Feb. 5, 2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Orbee Inc., a leader in customer experience middleware for the automotive industry, announces an integration with Urban Science®, a leading automotive consultancy and technology firm. This integration enriches dealership first-party data with Urban Science's unrivaled industry sales data, which is updated daily, to ensure marketing dollars aren't wasted on consumers who are already out of market by prioritizing active consumers, giving participating dealers maximum bang for their buck.

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  • Orbee offers tremendous connectivity to marketing platforms that unlocks dealers' ability to deploy the combined power of their data achieved by Orbee and Urban Science working together in the marketplace.
  • Leveraging the combined power of Orbee and Urban Science expands participating dealers' visibility to the entire market.
  • "I'm excited about the integration with Urban Science, a data company with a proven track record in our industry," stated Atul Patel, Co-Founder and CEO of Orbee.
  • To learn more about this new addition to Orbee's Data Marketplace, schedule a demo with Orbee at NADA 2024.

Ozop Energy Solutions, Inc. to Attend NADA in Las Vegas

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Wednesday, January 31, 2024
Partnership, VSC, Fully Charged, Environment, Royal, Human voice, Las Vegas Convention Center, National Automobile Dealers Association, EV, Federation, NADA, Fully, Online shopping

Warwick, NY, Jan. 31, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- OZOP Plus, a subsidiary of Ozop Energy Solutions, Inc. (OZSC or the “Company”), announces that it in partnership with Royal Administration Services will be attending the upcoming National Automobile Dealers Association (NADA) convention at the Las Vegas Convention Center February 2-4. This collaboration at the NADA convention will provide a unique opportunity for OZOP Plus and Royal to showcase their innovative Fully Charged vehicle service contract for EV Vehicles and hybrids with comprehensive battery coverage to a diverse audience of automotive professionals.

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  • OZOP Plus and Royal Administration Services Inc. to Showcase Fully Charged VSC
    Warwick, NY, Jan. 31, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- OZOP Plus, a subsidiary of Ozop Energy Solutions, Inc. (OZSC or the “Company”), announces that it in partnership with Royal Administration Services will be attending the upcoming National Automobile Dealers Association (NADA) convention at the Las Vegas Convention Center February 2-4.
  • By joining forces at the convention, OZOP Plus and Royal aim to provide a comprehensive and dynamic booth experience.
  • "We are thrilled to partner with Royal and present our joint offerings at the NADA convention," said Brian Conway, CEO of OZOP Plus.
  • For more information about OZOP Plus and its offerings, please visit http://ozopplus.com/
    For more information about the Fully Charged VSC, please visit the website at https://www.fullychargedvsc.com