Cuyler Owens is CEO of Widewail, a reputation and customer experience platform for the auto industry. He joined Widewail as CEO in December, following nearly three years as chief revenue officer of TrustRadius, and time with Dell, Vmware and Dealerware. In this episode of the Auto Remarketing Podcast, Owens talks with Auto Remarketing senior editor […] [Read More]

Affinitiv has hired Thomas “T.O.” Wagner as its as chief revenue officer, the automotive marketing and software firm announced. In a news release, Affinitive said Wagner will lead its global revenue strategy, overseeing sales execution, strategic accounts and revenue operations as the company continues to scale its presence across dealerships, dealer groups and OEM partners. […] [Read More]

Cox Automotive announced a partnership with Toyota Motor North America to integrate Cox’s VinSolutions with the automaker’s digital retailing platforms. The Vin Desking features of VinSolutions’ CRM and Deal Central are now integrated with Toyota SmartPath and Lexus MONOGRAM retailing, which Cox said allows “a seamless consumer experience” from online to in-store and a consumer-to-management […] [Read More]

Reynolds and Reynolds is growing its Spark with a boost from Intermedia. The dealership software provider has partnered with Intermedia, a provider of artificial intelligence-powered cloud communications systems, to expand the reach of Reynolds’ Spark AI unified data layer, designed to allow AI tools to operate with accurate, de-duplicated and complete data. In a news […] [Read More]

Artificial intelligence and conversational intelligence software provider Marchex has partnered with dealership vehicle lifecycle management software platform Solera for an integration designed to maximize dealership efficiency and revenue potential by reducing or eliminating manual data handling with Solera when using Marchex. “Auto dealers rely on speed, accuracy and data-driven insights to maximize every customer interaction,” Marchex […] [Read More]

Acknowledging, “this is the hardest part of being a leader,” TrueCar founder and CEO Scott Painter announced through a news release that the company is reducing its workforce by 30% effective Tuesday. TrueCar said its new senior leadership team met individually with every employee across the organization to understand each role and how it supports […] [Read More]

Auto industry training platform RockED announced its latest partnership, teaming with Dealerware to launch a Dealer Mobility Fundamentals Certification program that’s billed as an industry-first. The program, which will be available through RockED’s platform beginning in March, is designed to help dealership teams navigate the growing complexity of mobility programs in automotive retail, including courtesy […] [Read More]