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]

Fair announced in mid-September that it was launching 2- and 3-year used-car lease options for consumers, in addition to its existing month-to-month option. Chief executive officer Brad Stewart joins the Auto Remarketing Podcast discuss this new offering, share his thoughts on the overall market potential for pre-owned leasing and more. “These tailored lease options will […] [Read More]

In the latest episode of the Auto Remarketing Podcast, Widewail founder and chief executive officer Matt Murray joins the show to talk with Auto Remarketing's Joe Overby about how reviews have become a more integral part of the car-buying process. Plus, we talk about Widewail's pivot, its launch of Invite and how the company's name came […] [Read More]

A former leader with AutoNation and Sonic Automotive has joined Shift as its chief revenue officer, a newly created position at the used-car ecommerce company. Named to the post is Mark McCollum, who most recently was founder and chief executive officer at auto retail software company Automotive IntelliQuence. Shift, which is on its way to […] [Read More]

Tech-enabled advertising agency Stream Companies says it has been chosen as a premier partner in the FordDirect Advantage Digital Advertising program, noting that with the partnership, Stream now has access to more Ford and Lincoln consumer data. Stream says it has been in advertising for more than 20 years, and the company said the new partnership […] [Read More]

A new video advertising platform for dealer inventory from LotLinx uses AI capabilities to position video advertising segments on channels and streaming platforms that consumers use in the car buying research process. The platform is called, VINtv, and among the product features is automatic generation of video advertisements for each VIN in a campaign. Another feature is […] [Read More]

Jeff Van Dongen says the COVID-19 pandemic brought on a need for effective and safe disinfectants, developed specifically for automotive. Van Dongen is chief executive officer of motormindz, and the company recently announced a strategic partnership with vehicle-cleanliness products and hygienic consulting company NuVinAir Global. motormindz will assist the industry expansion of NuVinAir’s Total Health […] [Read More]

Mike Bliss says car keys are now “more complex than ever.” Bliss is vice president of sales and marketing at automotive key replacement company, Car Keys Express, and he said consumers are facing difficulty in finding retailers that cut keys, “especially high-security, laser-cut keys.” Because of that, Car Keys Express has released a mobile application […] [Read More]

Technology provider Dealer-FX says interacting in a self-serve, mobile-centric capacity is “increasingly important to vehicle owners.” The company, stating it is designing services “with that exact approach in mind,” has enhanced its end-to-end service suite, which includes self-service for the consumer. The company’s newest addition is “payments,” and that addition gives consumers an increased ability […] [Read More]

Shift’s merger and journey toward becoming a publicly traded company on Nasdaq first announced back in June took an important step forward on Thursday. The vehicle ecommerce platform announced that the registration statement on Form S-4 filed by Insurance Acquisition Corp., to the previously announced business combination with Shift has been declared effective by the […] [Read More]