Gary Tucker says locating and recovering loaner vehicles is challenging for rental and fleet managers. But it is just as challenging for dealership operators, said Tucker, who is chief executive officer for Zubie, a connected-car platform and telematics data insights provider. “We are enthusiastic about our partnership with AutoMap, giving dealership general managers a proven […] [Read More]

CDK Global pivoted its operations this week by selling a segment to Ansira Partners, an independent global marketing services and solutions company. On Thursday, the company announced it has signed a definitive agreement to sell all assets of the company’s digital marketing business — including all advertising solutions and website services — to Ansira Partners. […] [Read More]

You have likely heard of the acronym “ACES” or “CASE” to describe four areas in which technology and innovation are rapidly changing automotive. Those four areas being, in whichever order put them, autonomy, connectivity, electrification and shared mobility. Over at Autotech Ventures, they actually use the past tense of one of these acronyms: adding a […] [Read More]

Since many potential buyers research and shop for vehicles online quite extensively nowadays, Experian wanted to make a crucial piece of information — a vehicle’s history — more readily accessible so dealers can retail more units to these customers. Unveiled this past weekend at NADA Show 2020, Experian announced an exclusive relationship with CarZing, an […] [Read More]

Software, consulting services and training provider KPA will release a new software platform that allows organizations to perform functions such as conduct mobile audits and inspections consistently across multiple facilities. KPA, which provides its services in the areas of workforce compliance and environment, health and safety, or EHS, says the new software platform, called Vera […] [Read More]

When Fraser McCombs Capital, an investment firm in the auto technology and mobility space, started nearly a decade ago, “a lot of people thought we were crazy,” says managing partner Chase Fraser. “Auto tech didn’t exist, really,” Fraser said in a phone interview. “I’d raise money and people said, ‘well, are you going to go […] [Read More]

Through a new integration between transportation provider ShipYourCarNow and online used-car auction E-DealerDirect, shipping services are now embedded within the E-DealerDirect site. E-DealerDirect says it has a strong presence in the Southwest, with a focus on front-line units from various sellers. The company provides an auction marketplace that it says helps buyers and sellers control the […] [Read More]

automotiveMastermind, a provider of predictive analytics and marketing automation products for dealerships and manufacturers, said on Thursday that all major OEMs now have access to its Market EyeQ sales platform. In addition to servicing all major OEMs, representing 30 brands, the company said it is expanding its service-to-sales offering with CDK integration. automotiveMastermind’s ability to […] [Read More]

Jeff Dyke believes that saving reconditioning time adds margin to the bottom line. “We are very excited to have this tool and believe that it will speed up our cycle times and allow us to sell more cars,” said Dyke, who is president of Sonic Automotive, in a news release. Dyke is referring to reconditioning […] [Read More]

KAR Global, which is the parent company of auction company ADESA and the TradeRev digital platform, has launched its integrated dealer consignment offerings, which use TradeRev’s 45-minute, live-bidding digital auctions with the full-service capabilities of ADESA’s 74 North American physical auction locations. KAR says sellers can now transact on up to five distinct auction channels […] [Read More]