Aug 27 2015
Over the years, online vehicle shopping has grown in popularity. For many consumers, it’s an easy way to educate themselves on current vehicle makes, models, and features, as well as what they should pay for each vehicle before ever stepping foot in the dealership. Still, there is plenty of room for improving the online vehicle shopping experience.
Read MoreTopics: Auto Portals, Automotive Technology, Vehicle Equipment, Dealers, Vehicle Shopping
Aug 19 2015
Over the last 5 years, there has been a paradigm shift in marketing and advertising across all industries. The "spray and pray" method, hammer everyone with promotional content and hope it sticks, is finally fading, as businesses become more strategic in their messaging.
Read MoreTopics: Automotive Data, Vehicle Equipment, Dealers
Jun 9 2015
Is there a difference between a VIN decoder and a VIN check? What information is available from decoding a VIN number? Does a VIN check provide vehicle history data? All of these are valid questions that many consumers and even automotive industry professionals are unsure about.
Read MoreTopics: Automotive Data, VIN, Vehicle Equipment, 3rd Party Mapping
May 28 2015
If you have kept up with the news or social media on any level, then the Takata airbag recall should ring a bell. It has been deemed the largest recall in U.S. history, totaling almost 34 million vehicles (1 in 4 on the road). The NHTSA has thus far listed 11 manufacturers with multiple models affected by this recall. So far the list consists of BMW, Chrysler, Daimler Trucks, Ford, General Motors, Honda, Mazda, Mitsubishi, Nissan, Subaru and Toyota. Let's not forget about their sister companies such as Acura, Infiniti and Lexus.
Read MoreTopics: Automotive Data, VIN, Vehicle Equipment, Dealers, 3rd Party Mapping
Mar 30 2015
Paying for a service based on usage is not a new business model, as we’ve seen it used with cellular and internet service providers, but is now growing as a popular automotive insurance option available through several insurance providers. Usage-based insurance (UBI), also known as pay-as-you-drive (PAYD), uses key metrics such as accrued mileage and driving behaviors to determine insurance rates for individuals or businesses.
Read MoreTopics: Automotive Data, Insurance, Automotive Technology, Vehicle Equipment
Mar 13 2015
The process of underwriting for auto insurance policies involves many steps and needs to account for a number of risk variables. The vehicle specifications are just one piece to consider when assessing risk. Some others include client demographics, geography, and driving history.
As the variety of available vehicle safety equipment continues to increase, so does their effect on insurance risk ratings. It’s important that underwriters utilize the right resources to help them understand the options available, thereby saving them time and increasing process accuracy.
Read MoreTopics: Automotive Data, Safety, Insurance, Automotive Technology, Vehicle Equipment
Feb 13 2015
It's been a couple of months since we last put together a list of ten awesome auto industry blog articles. Since then, there have been plenty more share-worthy blogs to sift through!
Similar to part one, the blogs we've shared below are from all different segments of the auto industry, providing value for several auto niches. Topics range from vehicle maintenance and safety to best practices for marketing your automotive business to both B2B and B2C.
Read MoreTopics: Mobile, Marketing, VIN, Insurance, Automotive Technology, Vehicle Equipment
Oct 22 2014
Blogging has become an important part of traffic generation and brand awareness for any type of business and has indeed reached its way to the automotive world. Since the vehicle data and VIN decoding solutions we provide are vital to all segments of the auto industry, we come across quite a variety of auto blogs.
Though the blogs we've shared below are not exclusive to one auto niche (auto listing sites, dealer solution providers, auto insurance, etc.), we still thought each one of these articles would provide some level of value or interest industry-wide.
Read MoreTopics: Mobile, VIN, Insurance, Automotive Technology, Vehicle Equipment
Sep 19 2014
Thinking about trying your hand at creating the next great inventory listing portal? Make sure your plan for displaying inventory has all your bases covered by checking out our infographic!
Read MoreTopics: Auto Portals, VIN, Vehicle Equipment
Jun 11 2013
Yesterday at the Apple 2013 Worldwide Developers Conference (WDC), Apple announced the forthcoming iOS 7 along with a slew of new features (including a UI overhall).
Topics: Auto Manufacturers, Automotive, Vehicle Equipment
