Lotlinx has a new president and chief financial officer. Appointed to the role is George King III, who has more than 25 years of leadership experience at Fortune 500 companies and in the global investment banking industry. His most recent post was on the executive leadership teams of both Alcoa and Carrier Global. King’s experience […] [Read More]

Yotta Automated Software Solutions (YASSI) is making a notable announcement per week nowadays. The pattern continued Monday when the provider of real-time vehicle and title data infrastructure for the automotive, insurance, and lending industries introduced VIN360. YASSI highlighted VIN360 is a new intelligence layer that can analyze the full history associated with a single VIN. […] [Read More]

Spyne is already thinking about 2027 when it comes to artificial intelligence used at dealerships. According to Spyne’s latest Auto Retail Intelligence Quarterly report, experts projected a “pivotal shift” in AI use next year, saying “those that embed AI within connected systems linking customers, vehicles, and deals will outpace dealerships relying on isolated AI tools. […] [Read More]

Nine months after launching in October, Lokam.ai said it is growing 45% month-over-month with zero customer churn. And charged with sustaining that momentum is industry veteran Jason Kozak, who was hired on Thursday as sales director for the voice-first artificial intelligence platform designed help car dealerships with sales and service follow-up. The momentum also follows […] [Read More]

FM Capital likes what’s developing with Impel, so last week the venture capital firm returned to increase its position in the company, which offers artificial-intelligence powered solutions for automotive retailing. According to a news release, FM Capital completed a follow-on, secondary share purchase six months after first investing in Impel. This follow-on investment makes Impel […] [Read More]

You can say Yotta Automated Software Solutions, Inc. (YASSI) passed the data-security test. The provider of real-time vehicle and title data infrastructure for the automotive, insurance, and lending industries on Tuesday announced the successful completion of its latest SOC 2 Type II certification with zero exceptions. The result came from an independent examination under standards […] [Read More]

Repairify and Opus IVS have completed the combination of their automotive diagnostics businesses. The merger, which was first announced in January, combines Repairify’s diagnostics brands asTech and BlueDriver with Opus IVS In a news release, the companies said, “the combined organization is positioned to further strengthen support for repair and collision shops, dealership collision shops […] [Read More]