Roadster has more than doubled its funding. The dealership commerce solutions provider said Wednesday it has secured $15 million of funding in a round led by existing investor Costanoa Ventures, bringing its total money raised to nearly $30 million. Roadster plans to use the funds to continue scaling operations, expand field and sales teams, give its […] [Read More]

Maryann Keller — who will be among the keynote speakers at the Automotive Intelligence Summit next month in Raleigh, N.C. — has joined the advisory board of transportation-focused venture capital firm Autotech Ventures, according to an announcement distributed on Tuesday. Autotech Ventures launched its first $120 million fund focusing on investing in ground transportation startups […] [Read More]

The Washington Post recently honored Carfax with its fifth consecutive Top Workplace award, which recognizes Washington, D.C.-area companies with the highest ratings from their employees. The company announced Monday that it is one of just 11 mid-size companies to receive the annual award a total of five consecutive times. In addition to Carfax, among the total 150 […] [Read More]

CarSoup.com has integrated fresh multi-touch attribution technology in an effort to help dealers verify which particular marketing sources are helping them move metal on the site. The company announced Monday that dealers can get an increased holistic view of how their vehicles sell on the site via Clarivoy’s Attribution API software. CarSoup is a national […] [Read More]

DealerStar DMS is the latest company to be certified by DealerSocket CRM for integration. To save both time and double entries, automotive dealerships can now push a deal from DealerSocket directly to the DealerStar DMS in real-time. With dealership’s vehicle inventory plus service and sales history from DealerStar, DealerSocket CRM users can use insights gained […] [Read More]

Service valets and advisers who are equipped with Vin-UP portable scanners and printers now have the option to give vehicle owners in the service drive more robust information that could eventually help enhance the dealership’s used-vehicle inventory. A Vin-UP Offer Ticket now displays the latest Kelley Blue Book Trade-In Value of that vehicle. Vin-UP Distributor […] [Read More]

Criminals are becoming more creative in their approach to commit synthetic ID fraud, and new technology recently detected a ploy by an individual who tried a scheme at two different Michigan dealerships. According to the Federal Trade Commission, 1.7 percent of identity fraud complaints indicated that an auto-finance contract had been generated fraudulently, up from […] [Read More]

On the heels of introducing new car vending machines in both Orlando, Fla., and the Washington, D.C., area this month, Carvana has launched its largest car vending machine right at home in Tempe, Ariz. — not far from where the e-commerce platform for buying used cars was founded in Phoenix just six years ago. The new facility […] [Read More]

Search Optics announced that it has named a new North America president Tuesday, who will head the company’s operations in the U.S. and Canadian markets. Chosen for the position is David Cox, who brings more than 20 years of product innovation, digital marketing, sales and operations experience. At Connect-Auto, an automotive ecommerce software-as-a-service (SaaS) start-up, […] [Read More]

Automotive digital marketing and retailing technology provider DriveItNow’s patent-pending Shop-by-Payment digital marketing tool has been integrated into DealerPeak’s recently launched CarDog Solutions websites for independent dealers. From DealerPeak’s unified Web-based platform, online visitors can access DriveItNow's Shop-by-Payment tool to determine what combination of vehicles and finance programs they qualify for in real-time, the company announced Tuesday. “DealerPeak […] [Read More]