In a tweet, my friend and colleague Mor said it best: “Living in the future is neat!” She was responding to the news in late August that online auto retailer Carvana had opened a vehicle vending machine in Raleigh, N.C. — its sixth overall and one that happens to be less than 16 miles from […] [Read More]

Mercedes-Benz and global music and entertainment platform, TIDAL have partnered to provide Mercedes drivers who connect their car to the brand's me Portal with access to complimentary TIDAL HiFi membership. By next year, Mercedes drivers will be able to stream TIDAl’s more than 50 million songs, over 185,000 music videos and special Mercedes-Benz playlists at no […] [Read More]

General Motors dealerships can now partner with automotiveMastermind to access its technology, the company announced on Tuesday. The company's technology shows dealers which customers are ready to buy and the reasoning behind their decisions. Its data now includes Chevrolet, Buick, GMC, and Cadillac. With the addition of GM, the behavior prediction technology provider now has 15 […] [Read More]

SpinCar recently announced that it has brought on Eric Cotter to lead product development and oversee the innovation of current products as chief product officer. Cotter most recently co-founded CompetitorPro, a competitive intelligence tool for car dealers, with Steve Greenfield, formerly of Cox Automotive. Prior to his new role, Cotter has also served as both vice […] [Read More]

Search Optics has been named a preferred provider for Mazda North American Operations’ recently launched Mazda Digital Certified Program (MDCP). The new program offers Mazda dealers new online marketing solutions designed to increase qualified website visits, attract more traffic to showrooms and provide customers a consistent shopping experience. “At Search Optics, results always come first […] [Read More]

The long-anticipated new project from auto industry entrepreneur and TrueCar founder Scott Painter has officially arrived.   Fair, an app that allows consumers to shop, get approved and pay for vehicles on smartphones, made its debut Tuesday in the Apple App Store. Painter, who stepped down from his TrueCar leadership posts in late 2015, co-founded […] [Read More]

MetroGistics has brought on Susan Moritz as vice president of business development to head the company’s OEM and Mega Dealer business segments. Moritz brings over 25 years of experience in the automotive industry to her new role, according to the company. Last year, Auto Remarketing named Moritz a Women in Remarketing honoree. She joins MetroGistics […] [Read More]

Assurance, tax, transaction and advisory services provider EY is looking to make a connection of blockchain technology with vehicle-fleet management. On Wednesday, EY today announced the launch of Tesseract, an integrated mobility platform underpinned by blockchain technology. The company highlighted the platform is designed to facilitate fractional vehicle ownership, shared use and seamless multimodal transport. […] [Read More]

Autotrader announced that for every red, white or blue vehicle that is saved on its website from Labor Day through Sept. 30, it will donate $1 to The Mission Continues organization in support of veterans. Autotrader said it will gift up to a total of $25,000 to the organization, which helps U.S. military veterans to find purpose […] [Read More]

Solar technology provider SunPower is now working with dealerships across the country to put empty rooftops and parking lots to better use with cost-saving, high-efficiency solar energy systems. In addition to producing enough energy to significantly curtail dealership's electricity costs, SunPower said systems serve a dual purpose because solar panels can also protect what’s beneath […] [Read More]