Cox Automotive announced Monday that it has brought aboard Marianne Johnson to serve as the company’s new chief product officer. The company said that Johnson not only brings 30 years of experience in innovation and technology,  she has helped shape the financial technology field, as well. In her new role, Johnson will head the development of company […] [Read More]

HyreCar is looking for investors to provide quite a financial lift to the car-sharing start-up via a $10.5 million initial public offering. In explaining the need via its filing submission to the Securities and Exchange Commission, HyreCar acknowledged two dozen risk factors to its business that’s based on a peer-to-peer vehicle sharing platform that can […] [Read More]

The leadership team at CarGurus is no stranger to online ventures in other verticals — the prime example being founder and chief executive Langley Steinert, who co-founded online travel marketplace TripAdvisor. So, perhaps it’s fitting that Thursday’s addition to the newly created CarGurus board of directors is the co-founder and co-chairman of Wayfair: Steve Conine. […] [Read More]

Just 48 hours after opening its 10th car vending machine in the Washington, D.C. area, Carvana announced Thursday that its 11th Car Vending Machine is now available in Orlando, Fla. Carvana’s latest car vending machine joins two other Sunshine State locations in Jacksonville and Tampa. Standing eight stories high, the new Orlando car vending machine can […] [Read More]

The dealer advisory board for Joydrive has now landed two of the nation’s top dealers, including the chair of the Texas Automobile Dealer Association, whose stores will also list their inventory with the online car sales startup. Classic Chevrolet dealer principal and TADA chairman Tom Durant has joined Don Fleming of independent dealership Northwest Motorsport as […] [Read More]

Cox Automotive's Dealertrack announced Wednesday that it has promoted Kaitlin Gavin to serve as new Dealertrack registration and title solutions vice president and general manager. Gavin most recently joined Dealertrack's registration and title solutions business just last year to serve as the senior director of business operations, according to the company. In her new role, along […] [Read More]

Known for leading analytics at Cox Automotive Media Solutions, James Grace recently left the parent company of Autotrader, Kelly Blue Book and Dealer.com to form a new digital marketing company that can connect businesses with people using detailed customer data profiles. Grace introduced his company called Wizely on Tuesday at the CMO Digital Insight Summit in Sarasota, […] [Read More]

After including Bing in a recent media campaign for one of its largest OEM partners, Dealer.com has been recognized for its investment in engineering initiatives that foster successful advertising campaigns with Bing. Named Bing Growth Hacker of the Year,  Dearler.com touts bringing in thousands of new advertisers to the Bing search network throughout the year, the company […] [Read More]

Carvana now operates 10 car vending machines. The latest, announced Tuesday, is in the Washington, D.C. area. The Gaithersburg, Md., facility is fully automated, coin-operated, is eight stories high and can hold up to 30 vehicles. The new vending machine is open Monday through Saturday, from 9 a.m. E.T. to 7 p.m.  The Washington-area vending machine follows Carvana’s […] [Read More]

Another way blockchain is working its way into the automotive industry rolled out this past weekend as the technology world gathered in the Big Apple for the start of the first New York City Blockchain Week. CarBlock, a blockchain-based transportation solution built on data generated by smart devices announced that it has joined MOBI — […] [Read More]