While AutoWeb sustained a net loss of more than $5 million during the second quarter, new president and chief executive officer Jared Rowe insisted the company “made great progress” with regard to a significant revamp of how it operates as a digital marketing platform providing advertising solutions for dealers and OEMs. On Thursday, AutoWeb reported […] [Read More]

Getaround, the carsharing platform company that helps consumers rent nearby cars from drivers in their city, has added the Greater Philadelphia area to its roster of markets. This footprint expansion follows the carshare platform provider's April announcement that it secured over $40 million dollars in funding and grew its California presence to include both Los Angeles and San Francisco. Along […] [Read More]

At a time when consumers find it convenient to connect through messaging, Contact At Once! has released a new web-based messaging management application that can help dealership agents and live advisers more efficiently manage online conversations with car shoppers.  Dealers can now provide consumers with pricing details and other vehicle information via live assistance supported by the recently launched digital […] [Read More]

Late last month, KAR Auction Services became the first auto remarketer to join the MobilityOpen Blockchain Initiative, also known as MOBI. We caught up KAR chief operating officer/chief strategy officer Don Gottwald on site at the Automotive Intelligence Summit to learn more. The full discussion can be found below. Download and subscribe to the Auto Remarketing Podcast on iTunes or […] [Read More]

In the late 1990s, an idea sprung from an independent dealership on a dirt lot in Vermont and a team of five individuals. The brainchild of founder Mark Bonfigli and his team, Dealer.com began as a car dealership website builder. But Dealer.com is not the same as it was 20 years ago and neither, for that […] [Read More]

Rapid Recon announced Wednesday that it has appointed Bridget Townsend to serve as the company's new vice president of development. Townsend, a leader in automotive software development, who most recently served as chief operating officer and co-founder at Vin Voyager was recognized as a 2014 Women in Remarketing honoree while serving as VP of inventory solutions at Dealertrack Technologies. “Bridget […] [Read More]

Cars.com has unveiled a new social solutions product that is designed to help dealers share their Cars.com used-car listings with active shoppers on Facebook Marketplace. Cars.com announced Tuesday that its new Facebook Marketplace-integrated product, Social Sales Drive, can directly connect dealer's inventory to its business page on Facebook. According to Cars.com, Facebook is two times […] [Read More]

Hertz is looking to make a safe bet on autonomous vehicles in Sin City. Coming on the heels of the rental car company hiring a new chief information officer, Hertz and its fleet management subsidiary, Donlen, on Tuesday announced a new strategic partnership with Aptiv, a global technology company enabling the future of mobility. Hertz […] [Read More]

On Tuesday, HyreCar reported preliminary financial results for the second quarter, and the carsharing start-up appears to be on quite a trajectory. After recently rolling out a successful initial public offering, HyreCar shared that its estimated revenues for the quarterly period that ended June 30 are expected to be approximately $2.1 million, an increase of […] [Read More]

Cox Automotive’s HomeNet Automotive said Tuesday it is launching a rebranding campaign. The project is designed to help dealers and HomeNet partners improve online vehicle merchandising efforts, the company said in a news release. It plans to take “a more prominent role in providing services that help (dealers) achieve their dealership objectives,” HomeNet said. “It’s […] [Read More]