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Direct-to-Consumer Model “A Disaster Waiting to Happen” for Automakers

April 17, 2022 — A direct-to-consumer sales model appears to be a non-starter for Toyota as sales chief Bob Carter calls it “a disaster waiting to happen.” Carter provided his perspective on a wide range of topics during an on-stage interview with Jason Stein, president of Motormindz, at the NADA/J.D. Power Automotive Forum in New… Continue Reading

9th Circuit Appeals Court Denies CDK & Reynolds and Reynolds Preliminary Injunction Request in Arizona Dealer Law Dispute

9th Circuit Appeals Court Denies CDK & Reynolds and Reynolds Preliminary Injunction Request in Arizona Dealer Law Dispute

October 25, 2021 — This morning, the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit affirmed Arizona’s District Court’s decision denying Reynolds and Reynolds’ and CDK Global’s motion requesting a preliminary injunction to prevent enforcement of Arizona’s Dealer Data Security Law, signed into law in 2019. The legislation gives dealerships greater control over the… Continue Reading

Legal and Legislative Update on the Ongoing War for DMS Data Access

Legal and Legislative Update on the Ongoing War for DMS Data Access

August 5, 2020 — A recent judicial ruling may be the most promising sign yet that third-party technology vendors will soon be free of alleged expensive and restrictive data access policies enacted by CDK Global and Reynolds and Reynolds. On July 24, a judge in Arizona’s District Court ruled against a motion filed by Reynolds…

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Thoma Bravo Putting Together an Automotive Data Giant

Thoma Bravo Putting Together an Automotive Data Giant

July 31, 2019 — Thoma Bravo emerged yesterday as the winning bidder for J.D. Power and Associates. It is the private equity firm’s second automotive-data play since late April when it acquired Autodata Solutions from KKR. Bravo also owns Trader Corp., the leading automotive retail digital company in Canada (it acquired the Montreal-based digital marketing…

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CDK, Reynolds and Reynolds Fourth Attempt to Dismiss Antitrust Cases Fails

CDK, Reynolds and Reynolds Fourth Attempt to Dismiss Antitrust Cases Fails

October 23, 2018 — Reynolds and Reynolds and CDK Global and their joint venture Computer Vehicle Registration (CVR) failed in their fourth attempt to dismiss the lawsuits alleging they engaged in several antitrust activities. Late Monday, Judge Robert Dowd in Illinois’ Northern District denied the defendant’s motions to dismiss the lawsuits filed by Motor Vehicle… Continue Reading

Reynolds Reaches Agreement to Settle Dealer Class Action Lawsuit

Reynolds Reaches Agreement to Settle Dealer Class Action Lawsuit

October 2, 2018 — The Reynolds and Reynolds Company and several dealers part of a class action lawsuit filed against the technology vendor agreed in principle last week to settle, according to a court document filed late Friday. There is no word on what the terms of the pending settlement are. A similar agreement with…

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Reynolds, CDK File Counter-Suits in Antitrust Litigation

Reynolds, CDK File Counter-Suits in Antitrust Litigation

July 3, 2018 — Reynolds and Reynolds and CDK Global counter-sued Authenticom last week alleging the Wisconsin-based firm participated in cyber piracy, trade secret theft and fraud. The counter-suits are the latest in an ongoing legal battle in which as many as four vendors and 25 dealers have accused Reynolds and CDK of antitrust violations.…

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Audi CEO Arrested

January 18, 2018 — Audi CEO and head of Volkswagen group sales Rupert Stadler was arrested earlier this morning as part of the ongoing diesel scandal that has roiled parent company The Volkswagen Group since 2015. According to various media reports, German officials arrested Stadler at his home early Monday morning on concerns he might… Continue Reading