On the heels of introducing a solution aimed to turn high volumes of industry information into easy-to-understand, actionable insights for dealers, OEMs and third-party software developers, CDK Global on Monday completed the acquisition of Austin, Texas-based Square Root for an undisclosed amount. The acquisition is viewed as an accelerator for Neuron, which CDK says can […] [Read More]

To the outside observer, it would seem the role of chief marketing officer is largely focused on building and/or maintaining that entity’s brand as well as overseeing the promotion of its goods and services through advertising and other means. But for Michelle Denogean, the CMO at Roadster, the job has an additional, unique responsibility: heading […] [Read More]

vAuto with Intelligent Promotion expands upon vAuto’s inventory management capabilities with all-new functionalities. The service will launch at the Cox Automotive Experience and NADA Show 2021. vAuto is a Cox Automotive brand. Using vAuto with Intelligent Promotion, dealerships gain insights and tools to create differentiated merchandising and automatically apply it to the right inventory.  One […] [Read More]

On Thursday, which was Data Privacy Day,  Privacy4Cars founder Andrea Amico joined the Auto Remarketing Podcast to discuss the top data privacy concerns in automotive, including how dealers and auto auctions may be impacted. Amico shared his advice for the industry and how his company is helping auto auctions scrub personal data from vehicles set to be remarketed.  […] [Read More]

Wall Street news updates recently are filled with discussions about how social media triggered significant spikes in a couple of particular stocks. However, investment in the automotive industry continues to chug along with two developments involving a luxury OEM and a start-up in the vehicle-transport space. On Friday, Porsche Ventures announced that it has completed […] [Read More]

Carsharing marketplace HyreCar said its new and expanded strategic partnerships announced Thursday can provide infrastructure and capital that will allow the company to enter the next level of growth and scalability. The formal partnerships are with automotive mobility fleet manager, AmeriDrive Holdings, and Cogent Bank’s specialty lending unit. HyreCar, a carsharing marketplace for ridesharing, food, […] [Read More]

Electronic vehicle title and registration technology firm DDI Technology has expanded its electronic title and registration product offering into Indiana as an authorized partial service provider of electronic title & registration and salvage title processing services. DDI said that through Premier EVR, it will provide a secure, web-based software system allowing Indiana dealers to electronically submit vehicle […] [Read More]

CDK Global has introduced an open, intelligent data platform that can turn high volumes of industry information into easy-to-understand, actionable insights for dealers, OEMs and third-party software developers. Called Neuron, the platform is connected to the Fortellis Automotive Commerce Exchange, which connects software developers, OEMs and dealers. Using an analytics engine powered by artificial intelligence and […] [Read More]

Georg Bauer and Scott Painter worked together at Fair. And now Bauer and Painter are collaborating again with NextCar Holding Co. (NXCR). The fintech firm, which has a mission to create a platform that enables vehicle subscriptions to scale profitably, announced on Wednesday that Bauer joined NXCR as co-founder, president and vice chairman of the board […] [Read More]

A new player has emerged in the competitive landscape of automotive research and classifieds sites. CarEdge.com has completed Phase I of its vehicle research and listings website, saying that the new version of the site features vehicle cost analysis on more than 250 vehicle models from more than 30 vehicle manufacturers. The analysis includes resale values, […] [Read More]