Carvana announced Wednesday that it has expanded into the Fort Myers, Fla., area, making the area its fifth market in the Sunshine State. Residents of the Fort Myers and Naples area can now join Jacksonville, Miami, Orlando and Tampa customers who can shop Carvana’s more than 8,500 vehicles and schedule as-soon-as-next-day vehicle delivery. “Carvana made its […] [Read More]

CarStory announced Tuesday that it has introduced CarStory MicroDB, its new a patent-pending search and compression technology designed to increase automotive searches on desktops and mobile devices. CarStory MicroDB improves automotive searches by over 40 times, according to CarStory. “This is a really exciting evolution of search technology, empowering browsers with the capabilities of the datacenter,” parent […] [Read More]

The National Independent Automobile Dealers Association announced Tuesday that CarGurus has come aboard as its newest Bronze-level National Corporate Partner. CarGurus said the new partnership will allow the company to strengthen its collaboration with the independent dealer community. “We know our members will benefit from the valuable shopper connections CarGurus' platform delivers,” NIADA senior vice […] [Read More]

Cox Automotive filed a lawsuit Monday against CDK Global for what it says are “ongoing antitrust and unlawful competition violations,” in addition to other claims. The suit was filed in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Wisconsin. The suit claims CDK and The Reynolds and Reynolds Company — which Cox Automotive said […] [Read More]

Gubagoo recently announced that it has partnered with GForces to make the company the new exclusive U.K. reseller of its automotive dealer live chat, text and video solutions. The GForces NetDirector platform and software suite powers thousands of automotive websites, connecting over one billion car buying interactions across the globe according to Gubagoo. “GForces is Europe’s […] [Read More]

The Orange County Register recently named AutoGravity, Experian and Lexus of Westminster three of its 2017 Top Workplace award winners. AutoGravity announced that it has made it onto the annual list of 140 top companies in Orange County, Calif., for the second year in a row. “Over the past year, Team AutoGravity has doubled in size to over […] [Read More]

Online car-buying company Fastlane said Friday it has secured $1.5 million in seed funding in an investment round led by Eagle Venture Fund. Fastlane provides consumers with an ecommerce platform that lets them buy directly from dealer websites or in store, providing what it calls an “Amazon-like checkout experience.” Based in Dallas, Fastlane provides ecommerce […] [Read More]

Jessica Stafford is now the new senior vice president and general manager for Autotrader, parent company Cox Automotive announced Monday. And in her new post, Stafford will be leading Autotrader through a “dramatic transformation” in 2018, she said by phone last week. It’s a revamp that will aim to offer “an even better experience” for […] [Read More]

RMS Automotive recently announced it took home the inaugural Car Remarketing Award at the Fleet Europe Remarketing Forum in Estoril, Portugal. Senior director of RMS Automotive European sales and marketing Sebastian Fuchs accepted the prize during the awards ceremony at the end of the forum organized by Nexus Communications. The company was recognized for “the innovative character of […] [Read More]

DealerRater has introduced additional enhanced offerings as part of its new Connections product suite that is designed to create personal connections between dealerships’ top salespeople and ready-to-buy shoppers. First launched in September, DealerRater Connections allows dealerships to create dealer and employee profiles linked to their reviews shared across DealerRater’s strategic syndication partner sites. The new […] [Read More]