Two years ago today, eSTART got its start. The Electronic Secure Title and Registration Transformation Coalition — better known throughout the auto industry as the eSTART Coalition — was born March 13, 2024, when 18 organizations joined together to advocate for the modernization of the title and registration process. Since then, eSTART has grown from […] [Read More]

UVeye’s list of industry partners continues to grow. The provider of artificial intelligence-powered vehicle inspection technology said it has teamed with TSD Mobility to create a “fair, transparent and automated process” for managing vehicle condition throughout the rental or dealership loaner lifecycle. In a news release, the companies said the partnership allows rental companies and […] [Read More]

Three months into its new era, Widewail has made another major change. In what it called “a pivotal milestone”, the automotive reputation management and customer experience platform has hired its first chief operating officer, adding former Dealerware executive Melissa Terrell to lead the company’s efforts to scale its operations and expand internal infrastructure. In a […] [Read More]

Cuyler Owens is CEO of Widewail, a reputation and customer experience platform for the auto industry. He joined Widewail as CEO in December, following nearly three years as chief revenue officer of TrustRadius, and time with Dell, Vmware and Dealerware. In this episode of the Auto Remarketing Podcast, Owens talks with Auto Remarketing senior editor […] [Read More]

Affinitiv has hired Thomas “T.O.” Wagner as its as chief revenue officer, the automotive marketing and software firm announced. In a news release, Affinitive said Wagner will lead its global revenue strategy, overseeing sales execution, strategic accounts and revenue operations as the company continues to scale its presence across dealerships, dealer groups and OEM partners. […] [Read More]

PAVE.AI and CarDr.com are teaming to bring OEM-level diagnostics intelligence into artificial intelligence-powered vehicle condition reports. Through a joint initiative announced by the companies Wednesday, CarDr — which is an automotive diagnostics technology company — will integrate its CarDr OBDIQ device into the PAVE inspection workflow. PAVE is an AI-driven vehicle inspection and condition reporting […] [Read More]

CarGurus CEO Jason Trevisan began the company’s fourth quarter and annual earnings call by calling 2025 a “pivotal year” for the company. “We accelerated product innovation, expanding how we serve dealers and consumers as a marketplace, software, and data company, drove significant growth and profitability, and returned capital through disciplined share repurchases,” said Trevisan during […] [Read More]

Team Velocity is launching a new Apollo. The automotive digital retailing and integrated technology company announced a “major upgrade” to its Apollo AssistantAI, a move the company said strengthens its Apollo integrated digital retailing and website performance platform to help dealerships convert more website traffic into real sales and service opportunities. The upgraded AssistantAI, embedded […] [Read More]

Cox Automotive announced a partnership with Toyota Motor North America to integrate Cox’s VinSolutions with the automaker’s digital retailing platforms. The Vin Desking features of VinSolutions’ CRM and Deal Central are now integrated with Toyota SmartPath and Lexus MONOGRAM retailing, which Cox said allows “a seamless consumer experience” from online to in-store and a consumer-to-management […] [Read More]

Reynolds and Reynolds is growing its Spark with a boost from Intermedia. The dealership software provider has partnered with Intermedia, a provider of artificial intelligence-powered cloud communications systems, to expand the reach of Reynolds’ Spark AI unified data layer, designed to allow AI tools to operate with accurate, de-duplicated and complete data. In a news […] [Read More]