Carsharing marketplace HyreCar appointed Jay Vijayan to its board of directors effective April 25. From 2012 to 2016, Vijayan was chief information officer for Tesla, and he is currently founder and chief executive officer of Tekion Corp., a Silicon Valley startup in the business applications and automotive retail experience sectors. Vijayan’s more than 20 years […] [Read More]

Xcira is taking steps not only to improve functionality of its wholesale market platform, but online security for users, as well. On Monday, the company announced the launch of its new audio/video service associated with its Online Ringman simulcasting system. Xcira said this audio/video service will replace the now unsupported, and potentially insecure, Adobe Flash […] [Read More]

A giant in the rental-car space is now jumping into the vehicle subscription game, too. Enterprise Holdings, parent company to the Enterprise Rent-A-Car, National Car Rental and Alamo Rent A Car brands, is launching what it says is the first subscription service offered by the U.S. car-rental industry. The debut of this service is expected […] [Read More]

“A world where all cars are shared.” That is the vision of car-sharing company, Getaround. The company rents cars by the hour, or the day, with insurance and roadside assistance included. The company is now expanding on that vision with an acquisition that it says combines strengths of both companies to form a global transportation […] [Read More]

This week included a pair of significant, technologically driven moves by the Blue Oval to capitalize on possibilities for electric vehicles as well as cloud connectivity. On Wednesday, Rivian announced an equity investment of $500 million from Ford. In addition to the investment, the companies have agreed to work together to develop an all-new, next-generation […] [Read More]

At NADA Show 2019 earlier this year, we caught up with Jessica Stafford, who is senior vice president and general manager of Autotrader. She explains how the conversation around digital automotive retail has "shifted" from a year ago and why digital retail was such a big theme at the NADA convention. Plus, Stafford talks about Autotrader's […] [Read More]

Many people know LoJack as a stolen vehicle recovery company. Now, LoJack’s parent company, CalAmp, is partnering with Trophy Automotive Dealer Group to launch two LoJack products that CalAmp says will improve inventory management and provide customers with advanced connected car, driver safety and security services. Trophy will launch LoJack LotSmart and LoJack SureDrive across […] [Read More]

Thanks to a new partnership announced Tuesday, a consumer who leases a vehicle through the Honcker on-demand leasing platform will able to sell his or her existing vehicle to Carvana. Honcker has integrated the online used-car retailer’s proprietary technology into its platform, allowing consumers to receive an offer on their existing ride through Carvana and set up […] [Read More]

Shift, an automotive ecommerce retailer, has expanded its operations into Portland, Ore., and Sacramento, Calif., where consumers can now access its car-buying and car-selling services. The move into Oregon, specifically, will utilize Shift’s ongoing partnership with Lithia Motors, a publicly traded dealership group in Medford, Ore. Shift now has nine operational markets, as Portland and […] [Read More]

What third-party site provides the most valuable leads for car dealers? In this industry, that’s a million-dollar question. But it’s a riddle that one company, in particular, is trying to figure out. Driven Data, which offers a customer data platform for the auto industry, has released the Classified Lead Quality Index, which through aggregated statistics […] [Read More]