The busy year for automotive M&A activity continues. And once again, it’s on the tech side of the market. Digital Air Strike said Wednesday it has purchased digital inventory SaaS provider LotVantage, and it will announce the acquisition of BestRide.com on Thursday. The latter is a Gannett-owned automotive marketplace that allows consumers to search online […] [Read More]

In this round of NADA Show 2021 editions of Auto Remarketing Podcast episodes, we connect with DealerPolicy president and chief operating officer Wayne Pastore and senior VP of sales Tara Kasica to talk about their new roles at the company, insurtech in auto retail and more. DealerPolicy announced a $30 million round of Series B funding last […] [Read More]

Next up on our NADA Show 2021 editions of the podcast is an interview recorded Friday with Jamie Oldershaw, general manager of DealerRater. Oldershaw talks with Auto Remarketing's Joe Overby about helping dealers convert positive reviews into future sales, how the dealership review landscape has changed in the last year, how dealers can "showcase" positive […] [Read More]

In our latest NADA Show edition of the show, Auto Remarketing senior editor Joe Overby catches up with Bob George, associate vice president of products at Dealer.com. In their conversation, recorded last week, they talk about the company's efforts to connect with dealers digitally, the importance of guiding consumers through digital car-buying, connected TV advertising, […] [Read More]

 To help auto dealers capitalize on their digital retail efforts and reach more used-vehicle buyers online, SureSale has expanded its digital merchandising options. SureSale, which said it helps auto dealers provide car buyers with verification of vehicle quality and condition, said its digital merchandising allows used-vehicle inventory to stand out in crowded marketplaces. Because of […] [Read More]

Dealer.com is announcing new services at the virtual NADA Show 2021, and one of those is connected video advertising to reach in-market shoppers wherever they consume media. The company said it was unveiling the new services to help dealerships inspire more successful conversations in more places. Other services Dealer.com is unveiling are in the areas […] [Read More]

Next up on our series of NADA Show 2021 episodes of the Auto Remarketing Podcast, we are joined by DealerSocket chief product & technology officer Alok Tyagi, as well as Darren Harris, who is the executive vice president and general manager of retail solutions at DealerSocket. Tyagi and Harris discuss DealerSocket's plans for the NADA event, […] [Read More]

Consumer-facing vehicle condition report C.A.R.Score said it has exited its pilot agreement and will continue conducting inspections for CarOffer, an auto retail industry dealer-to-dealer trade network for used vehicles. Dealer Specialties, a provider of vehicle data collection, image generation, window labeling services and inventory management and marketing, created C.A.R.Score, which assesses a vehicle’s exterior and […] [Read More]

After releasing two new solutions for store clients, DealerSocket announced the newest member of its board of directors; an executive quite familiar with the automotive and technology worlds. Appointed to the SaaS provider’s board is the current chief sales officer Ryder System, John Gleason, who previously was chief sales officer at ADP and CDK Global […] [Read More]

Nissan has selected automotive e-commerce provider CarSaver to power its new online shopping platform. The platform is called Nissan@Home, and Nissan chose CarSaver's e-commerce platform to support components of a new end-to-end online buying experience for customers. That experience will take place from first click to home delivery. “Nissan@Home changes the customer buying and ownership […] [Read More]