Automotive logistics company ACERTUS has promoted John Heimann to chief information officer. Heimann was previously ACERTUS associate vice president of information technology.  In the new position, Heimann will direct the overall strategy of the company’s IT function, with a goal of helping the company stay ahead of industry trends. ACERTUS co-founder and chief executive officer […] [Read More]

Zubie is a connected-car technology company that provides real-time information about vehicles and drivers to help businesses manage their fleets. At the International Car Rental Show in Las Vegas, Zubie announced an expansion of its offerings, launching a technology platform designed for fleets of rental and loaner vehicles. The platform — Zubie Rental Connect — […] [Read More]

Cox Automotive has its first-ever chief data officer, and filling that new role is Mark Luber, who comes over from LexisNexis Risk Solutions. Luber spent 15 years there, most recently as senior vice president of global product and analytics. He will report to chief product officer Marianne Johnson and lead the company’s “data strategy, helping […] [Read More]

A new partnership between Lexus and automotive dealer website and digital marketing company Dealer eProcess means Lexus dealers could now have even more of an “Amazing Digital Experience.” Dealer eProcess is now part of The Amazing Digital Experience by Lexus program. That means Lexus dealers can now experience all of Dealer eProcess’ advanced tools and […] [Read More]

Connected car company Zubie and technology start-up CarAdvise — an online marketplace for car maintenance and repair — have launched a program to help fleets manage their vehicle maintenance using a network of more than 20,000 service facilities. Zubie Smart Maintenance targets small- and mid-sized fleets, helping fleet managers track the location and health of […] [Read More]

Technology service provider AutoIMS says keys are a main reason for cost concerns and administrative burdens for its clients. That is why AutoIMS and High Tech Locksmiths have launched a new service that they say streamlines the key-ordering process for recovered vehicles entering the auction marketplace. The companies say the service will provide transparency to […] [Read More]

Gubagoo, a “conversational commerce” company for auto dealerships and OEMs, launched its Virtual Retailing service in February, describing it as a digital retailing service for automotive dealerships that is built on messaging and live video interaction. But on Monday, the company announced it has “successfully launched” Virtual Retailing with U.S. dealerships. In a separate announcement on […] [Read More]

A new agreement between research company J.D. Power and an industrial artificial intelligence and IoT software company will allow J.D. Power to “provide insight into the behaviors and failure modes of millions of connected devices,” according to J.D. Power’s president and chief executive officer, Dave Habiger. J.D. Power and Chicago-based Uptake Technologies will team to develop […] [Read More]

Spanish language automotive consumer website Autoproyecto.com provides Spanish-language content such as vehicle reviews, news, and buying tips for new- and used-car purchases. Media, insights, and marketing company Jumpstart Automotive Media said it has reached an exclusive ad sales representation agreement with Autoproyecto.com as its newest publishing partner. The alliance will give manufacturers access to a […] [Read More]

CarGurus chief technology officer Kyle Lomeli says open source code is “critically important” to how CarGurus builds its systems and products. In addition, he said, his company gets great benefit “from the altruism of the open source community." CarGurus says open source projects “provide the collaborative, open development of software code” allowing companies such as […] [Read More]