SureSale, which offers a standardized certification-as-a-service platform designed to broaden dealers’ certified pre-owned inventory beyond OEM programs, has closed a $7 million Series A round of funding led by Upfront Ventures. Upfront Ventures, which has previously provided funding for the likes of TrueCar and Dealertrack, was joined by seed-round leader Coffin Capital and Ventures and […] [Read More]

Sam Zales says CarGurus’ employees “are at the center of CarGurus’ success and future growth.” Last year, Fortune named CarGurus to its “Great Places to Work” list, and the company made Computerworld’s “Best Place to Work in IT” list. “And we are hyper-focused on supporting and developing our teams while continuing to attract world-class talent,” […] [Read More]

Absolute Sourcing is a new feature to DealerSocket’s Inventory+ that the company says “takes a dealer’s buy/sell list to the next level.” It does that by showing dealers where to acquire vehicles that fit in their inventory. Absolute Sourcing and New Car Pricing are two enhancements that DealerSocket will unveil at NADA this year, and […] [Read More]

Spireon’s latest tool that the company says is the first connected car solution truly designed for franchise dealers is set to roll out this month. Leveraging the strategic integrations with Cox Automotive’s HomeNet and Dealertrack DMS as well as CDK Global, and Reynolds and Reynolds, Spireon highlighted the six primary capabilities of Kahu Connect, which […] [Read More]

Autonomous mobility solutions company Beep says its advisory board members play an important role in the company’s long-term strategic direction and decisions. On Tuesday, the company announced that former Volkswagen Group of North America chief executive officer Hinrich Woebcken would be contributing to that direction and those decisions as its newest advisory board member. Florida-based […] [Read More]

The National Automobile Dealers Association says its new NADA Analytics platform gives subscribing NADA 20 Group members the ability to navigate, view and compare different reports that compile data from various sources. Those sources, according to NADA, include Google Analytics and Facebook, and industry-specific third-parties such as Cox Automotive (Autotrader and vAuto). NADA says the […] [Read More]

Rapid Recon, which describes its services as accelerating and streamlining how dealers get used cars sale-ready, announced two areas of improvement to its recon workflow software. Advanced Bluetooth locator technology for outdoor, indoor and multi-level facilities for auto dealers is one of those features. Called Live Locate, it detects location elevation in multi-story facilities and […] [Read More]

Through fleet management company Donlen’s latest partnership and integration with Ford, Donlen customers with Ford vehicles can more quickly access their vehicle and fleet data, said Donlen director of telematics and safety products Elizabeth Rossiter. Donlen said on Thursday that its DriverPoint Telematics system is now fully integrated with Ford 2020-model-year vehicles. Donlen says that […] [Read More]

TrueCar has launched what it describes as a new consumer experience and strategic rebrand, including an improved used-car experience with enhanced price ratings that the company says provide “more precise used-vehicle price context for consumers.” That used-car experience also includes free condition history summaries and an improved matching algorithm that brings more relevant used-car inventory to […] [Read More]

Lincoln is following the Blue Oval’s strategic path with Rivian, which continues to make headway with an array of noteworthy companies. This week, Lincoln announced that it is working together with Rivian to develop an all-new electric vehicle previously announced as part of Ford’s original investment in Rivian. Lincoln said in a news release that […] [Read More]