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]

Getaround said Wednesday it has raised $140 million in Series E financing, a round led by PeopleFund that puts the carsharing platform’s total amount raised at almost $600 million. In conjunction with the Series E round, the company has hired a chief operating officer, chief financial officer, a vice president of people & culture, and […] [Read More]

UPDATE: A previous edition of this story indicated the shares would start trading  on Wednesday. Shift has since issued a corrected news indicating they would start on Thursday. It’s official: Shift becomes a public company on Thursday, as its Class A common stock will start trading on Nasdaq. The previously announced merger between the used-car ecommerce […] [Read More]

Even beyond its announced sale of ALG to J.D. Power, it has been a busy news cycle at TrueCar. Company president and chief executive officer Mike Darrow joins the Auto Remarketing Podcast to discuss some of the latest happenings at TrueCar, including the company's latest news on the digital retail front, news around its affinity programs, its marketing […] [Read More]

Spiffy began as a mobile car wash and detailing service, but has since expanded to cover other aspects of car care, like oil changes, tire replacement and vehicle disinfection. And Wednesday, the company announced a trio of partnerships and a third-party marketplace that address the needs of vehicle ownership to an even deeper degree — and […] [Read More]

Quantum5 is a social advocacy platform that seeks to digitally transform automotive buying by shifting to a “lifetime value model” instead of the transactional model of the past. The company uses a “social advocacy learning platform” of dealership training on people skills and behavioral tactics that it says is necessary to succeed in the digital […] [Read More]