Scott Painter, who is a founder of Fair.com, TrueCar and CarsDirect, has revealed his next project. Painter is launching NextCar Holding Company, a vehicle subscription platform also known as NXCR, “in response to COVID-19 and the heightened relevance and expected demand for a Car-as-a-Service (CaaS) mobility model for consumers,” according to a news release announcing […] [Read More]

A recent study of auto dealerships has found that technology-driven marketing performs up to 4.5 times better than manual marketing. One dealership in the data pool boosted its leads per month from 110 manually to more than 400 leads with automated technology, according to the study from marketing automation platform AutoLeadStar. The study also found […] [Read More]

General Motors dealerships using DealerSocket’s Inventory+ inventory management software can now syndicate inventory to GM-participating website providers and programs. That includes the automaker's Shop-Click-Drive e-commerce tool. Auto industry SaaS provider DealerSocket said Monday that its Inventory+ software is now participating in General Motors’ Dealer Vehicle Inventory Management program, or DVIM. DealerSocket said the DVIM program […] [Read More]

Shyft Auto is looking to leverage its recent momentum as an award-winning app designed to help connect consumers to automotive service facilities for contactless service experiences.  On Tuesday, the company announced the launch of a Republic crowdfunding campaign to fund development, national expansion and application improvements.    Shyft Auto was just named Best Global Automotive […] [Read More]

Dealer.com says video is reshaping the car buying journey. Sourcing Facebook and Youtube statistics from 2019, Dealer.com notes that 13 billion videos are viewed each day on Facebook and YouTube combined. And those channels only encompass part of video consumption, according to Dealer.com. A new product from the company uses advanced targeting and Cox Automotive […] [Read More]

Online vehicle auction company Copart this week launched its proprietary product suite with enhanced digital offerings that the company says make selling vehicles through Copart more cost-effective, convenient and efficient, especially for finance and insurance companies that must deal with total-loss units. The product suite is called Copart Max, and one of its offerings is Preliminary ProQuote. […] [Read More]

Spiffy has added yet another arrow to its quiver. Just two weeks after announcing partnerships to help with vehicle lifecycle needs like trade-in valuations, insurance and warranty/repairs, the company has lined up another collaboration; this time aiming to solve a pain point in the electric-vehicle space. Spiffy said Tuesday it has teamed up with SparkCharge to […] [Read More]

Under a strategic alliance between ReviverMX and Hansel Auto Group to sell what it describes as “the world’s first digital license plate” across Northern California, Hansel will sell and install the product, the Rplate, as an accessory. With the Rplate, a user can automatically renew vehicle registration online without dealing with stickers and associated motor […] [Read More]

Eco-friendly electric vehicle designer and manufacturer Fisker said on Wednesday that it will design its new global headquarters, to be located in Los Angeles County, to “maximize collaboration space” — but “not based on numbers of desks.” That will give employees the flexibility to work remotely and in the office, Fisker said. The company also […] [Read More]

The chief executive officer of Reynolds and Reynolds allegedly was involved in one of the largest tax evasion schemes ever to be prosecuted by the Justice Department and the Internal Revenue Service. According to a news release distributed on Thursday afternoon, a federal grand jury in San Francisco returned a 39-count indictment, charging Bob Brockman […] [Read More]