RightSure Insurance introduced RightRater 1.0 three years ago, helping dealerships ensure that car buyers have auto insurance in place before they drive off in their newly purchased vehicles. On Tuesday, RightSure introduced RightRater 2.0, which it describes as a 90-second auto insurance quoting tool auto dealers can use to provide car buyers with immediate auto […] [Read More]

As the new chief financial officer for digital transformation and customer experience management company Dealer-FX, George Kypreos joins other recently appointed leadership team members at the company. The company said those moves will strengthen the organization, bring product innovation and scale business operations for growth. Kypreos brings more than 30 years of senior business and […] [Read More]

Global Market Insights released a report this summer indicating the valuation of the car-sharing market is expected to surge past $12 billion by 2024. And being a diversified automotive company, Penske is making sure it's part of that growth. This week, the company announced investment in Penske Dash, a carsharing service launching in Washington, D.C., […] [Read More]

Auto/Mate says three out of 100 service customers on average will take advantage of a vehicle upgrade opportunity. The company says technology product Servisell helps salespeople initiate conversations with service customers while they are still in-house and to show customers the benefits of upgrading to a new vehicle, such as lower maintenance costs. On Monday, Auto/Mate […] [Read More]

Carsharing marketplace HyreCar says it is benefitting from the continued growth of rideshare and food/package delivery opportunities. “By partnering with HyreCar, dealers have a turnkey solution to optimize inventory utilization and participate in the incremental revenue opportunities that on-demand transportation trends offer today,” HyreCar chief executive officer Joe Furnari said in a news release. Noting […] [Read More]

In his new role as general manager of DealerFire, DealerSocket’s digital business unit, Max Steckler will lead the unit and be responsible for strategy, product direction, go-to-market execution, operations and P&L management. DealerSocket said Steckler’s SaaS technology and vertical domain expertise are in automotive retail websites, digital advertising and marketing, agency services and digital retailing. The company […] [Read More]

Auto transport technology company Ship.Cars USA says that for too long, shippers, carriers and brokers have struggled to make their operations thrive. The company adds that drivers, dispatchers and owner-operators have been “drowning in paperwork,” looking for ways to select loads online and process multi-vehicle orders. “Shippers have been searching for a viable method to […] [Read More]

The news that Hyundai’s Dealer Website Certification Program has selected Dealer.com as a website and digital advertising provider means that for more than 600 North American Hyundai dealers, Dealer.com will remain an endorsed website provider. Dealer.com, a Cox Automotive brand, also said the agreement continues a long-standing partnership that it says is “rooted in driving […] [Read More]

Yavor Efremov says that up to now, no path has existed for Motor1.com users to buy a new or used car after they have read Motor1.com reviews and research content. Motor1.com is part of the Motorsport Network, and Efremov, who is chief executive officer of the network, said U.S.-based car buyers, through Motor1.com, can now […] [Read More]

An industry association with safety in its name finalized its leadership structure for 2020. At the recent Automotive Safety Council board meeting, the ASC nominated a new vice chairman. With this appointment, ASC board of director officers and president now includes: — Chairman: Mark Wehner vice president of Joyson Safety Systems — Vice chairman: Steven […] [Read More]