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]

Following the retirement of Van Koppersmith, president and founder of ACS, now Dominion DMS, Dominion Dealer Solutions has promoted Sharon Kitzman to president of Dominion DMS. As president, Kitzman will be responsible for launching Dominion’s new DMS product, VUE, which Dominion Dealer Solutions president Dan Sykes says could have a “transformational impact” on the company’s […] [Read More]

In measuring the usefulness of automotive manufacturer websites during the process of shopping for a new vehicle, Mitsubishi is the highest-ranked mass-market brand. That is according to the J.D. Power 2020 Manufacturer Website Evaluation Study — Winter, which examines four measures, in order of importance: information/content, appearance, navigation and speed. In the luxury manufacturer brand […] [Read More]

Autotech Ventures, a Silicon Valley-based venture capital firm focusing on transportation technology, has landed an investment from Lear Corporation designed to help mobility technology startups. The investment, announced by Lear on Tuesday, is through the Lear Innovation Ventures. Autotech primarily specializes in “software, services and electronics startup companies working to enable connected, autonomous, energy-efficient vehicles […] [Read More]