As new vice president of sales and performance management for data and solutions provider Market Scan Information Systems, Joey Imparato will oversee sales strategy, product launch and dealership performance of Market Scan’s new digital retailing products. The company will release the products, mDesking 360 and mDrive SYNC, at the upcoming NADA show. The products help […] [Read More]

DealerSocket promoted one of its executives, announcing on Tuesday that Brad Kokesh is now general manager of Inventory+, the company’s inventory management software. Kokesh, who possesses more than 20 years of automotive industry experience, most recently served as a vice president of sales for DealerSocket. During his tenure with the company, DealerSocket said Kokesh has […] [Read More]

AET Media describes its services as providing an advertising asset design and generation capability “that allows for at-scale delivery of unique, visually appealing advertisements.” Wizely says that with its co-op reporting and pre-approval automation platform, advertisements can get OEM approval and reimbursement at scale. The company offers an advertising audience creation product that it says […] [Read More]

Sam Vukas’ love for automotive began at a young age. He rebuilt wrecked vehicles with his father in their garage and aspired to be an automotive technician. He went on to work in auto service and joined the Dealer eProcess team in 2015 overseeing business development and innovation. He identified new ideas and best practices for […] [Read More]

As new chief information officer for auto dealer enterprise dealer management system company DealerBuilt, Jonathan Burr will be responsible for developing and executing the company’s overall enterprise-wide IT strategy. DealerBuilt describes itself as a high-growth technology company for dealers, and Burr will help with its IT strategy by using his technical expertise that spans across […] [Read More]

CarGurus is expanding. The automotive marketplace said Thursday it has purchased car-shopping platform Autolist. Autolist, founded in 2014 and based in San Francisco, will continue to be run independently as a standalone brand and website. Founder Corey Lydstone will continue to lead Autolist and report to CarGurus chief financial officer Jason Trevisian. The companies did not […] [Read More]

The past four years have been quite productive for LotLinx with its dealer clients reaping the benefits of artificial intelligence (AI). The company said on Tuesday that its automotive shopper targeting technology has reached an all-time high in regard to quality of engagement seen from traffic delivered to the dealer site via its vehicle ads. […] [Read More]

Spireon added two more honors to its awards mantle; one arriving just before 2019 finished and the other in the opening days of 2020. In January, the company announced that Kahu was named Connected Car Product of the Year in the 2020 IoT Breakthrough Awards. And in December, Spireon announced that Kahu also earned gold […] [Read More]

Retail auto website platform and digital marketing company DealerOn has announced a strategic partnership with independent private equity firm, NexPhase Capital. "NexPhase brings deep sector knowledge, operational expertise and significant resources that will help drive DealerOn's success for years to come,” DealerOn chief executive officer and co-founder Ali Amirrezvani said in a news release. Amirrezvani continued, […] [Read More]

Auto data platform company Dealer-FX chief executive officer and founder Gary Kalk will become executive chairman of the board of directors for the company. The company also announced on Tuesday that it named chief operating officer Bill Lucchini chief executive officer. Dealer-FX, which performs digital transformation and customer experience management for automotive retailers and OEMs, […] [Read More]