Under a new partnership, on-demand car buying and leasing platform CarBlip is providing customer access to Wise F&I’s products: GAPWise, TIREWise and WiseTVP. CarBlip is currently available in the state of California, but the company says this year it will expand its operations nationwide. Brian Johnson, CarBlip chief executive officer, said that with the partnership, CarBlip […] [Read More]

C.A.R.Score vehicle condition reports will now be available on the CARFAX Vehicle History Report. C.A.R.Score is a division of Dealer Specialties LLC. Shane Marcum, the president of Dealer Specialties, said including C.A.R. Score report data in the CARFAX report will allow its companies to provide consumers with specific vehicle information at different points across its […] [Read More]

CarGurus has a new chief executive officer Founder Langley Steinert is transitioning out of the role and will become the executive chairman. Named to the CEO post is Jason Trevisan, who was chief financial officer of CarGurus and its president of international. He joined the company as its CFO in 2015. Steinert, who founded the company […] [Read More]

Safe T. Sam now has a new colleague: Privacy Pam. On Thursday, KAR Global announced the launch of Privacy Pam, the company’s new privacy mascot and training program for employees. The company highlighted the initiative reflects the increasing evolution of the remarketing industry and its commitment to advancing digital used-vehicle marketplaces through its broad portfolio […] [Read More]

UVeye, which says it has raised more than $40 million from automakers and other strategic investors since its founding four years ago, announced Tuesday it has secured strategic investments from Hyundai Motor Company and several other investors. UVeye, an automated vehicle-inspection systems developer, said the investments will serve to accelerate its global expansion plans. The […] [Read More]

Mike Rother is now managing partner of consulting services for AVStrategy, the consulting enterprise of Automotive Ventures. Rother is former senior vice president and general manager for Dealer.com. Automotive Ventures, an automotive technology investment and consulting company, said AVStrategy provides advisory and networking services to automotive entrepreneurs and investors. Rother served in various leadership roles […] [Read More]

Through an integration between cloud-native dealer management system Dominion VUE DMS and Kia Motors dealers’ web daily communication system via Motive Retail, Kia dealerships can synergize across different departments with a cloud-native DMS that offers security and mobility. Dominion Dealer Solutions says its Dominion VUE DMS helps dealers experience digital mobility, security and efficiency to […] [Read More]

CarGurus has wrapped up its purchase of a majority stake in CarOffer.  The company announced early Thursday evening that its acquisition of 51% interest in the automated instant vehicle trade platform, a deal initially announced in December, had closed. CarGurus also has the ability to purchase CarOffer’s remaining equity interest over the next three years. When it […] [Read More]

A product partnership between DataOne Software and consultancy firm SBD has resulted in a software product called VehiclePlannerPlus, which provides competitive intelligence and vehicle product planning. The product helps with OEM marketing and vehicle planning activities, allowing automotive analysts to use a single tool to create, configure and export insights. As a result, the typical effort […] [Read More]

CallRevu recently upgraded its communications intelligence (CI) solution to help dealerships monitor and improve their communications with customers. This week, the company launched a platform innovation that harnesses artificial intelligence and machine learning using CallRevu’s unique automotive lexicon developed during the past 12 years from millions of human transcribed calls. CallRevu highlighted this new technology […] [Read More]