car2go announced Tuesday that after nine years, it has reached 1 million members in North America and will offer consumers free membership and drive credits through the end of December to celebrate. The car2go app, which first launched in Germany in 2008, provides consumers who live in growing urban areas with a carsharing network of eco-friendly Mercedes-Benz and smart […] [Read More]

Fair named a primary insurance partner on Wednesday, meaning consumers can now utilize insurance coverage through the digital flexible car ownership platform. The company announced a strategic partnership with Assurant, which will now be the primary underwriter for the Fair-branded property and casualty insurance provided on Fair vehicles. “This partnership will allow us to provide […] [Read More]

AutoLoop announced Tuesday that new third-party integrations added to its SmartLane mobile check-in app now provides dealers using Dealertrack, ADAM and Autosoft the ability to instantly generate ROs on their tablets during check-in. Once the check-in process is complete, users can now choose the option to “Create an RO” to immediately open the RO within […] [Read More]

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]