Roadster launched a new solution on Tuesday that, among other perks, will allow car-shoppers to start the trade-in process on their smartphones before they arrive at the dealership. Through Express Trade, dealers can also have more control over the pricing on trade-ins, the company said. In a phone interview last week, Roadster chief executive officer […] [Read More]

The National Safety Council teamed up with the University of Iowa to develop a virtual reality app that gives drivers a 360-degree tour of some of the latest driver assistance systems, so they have an understanding how the technologies work before going out on the road. CarTech VR360, the virtual reality mobile phone app, is part […] [Read More]

On Monday, automotiveMastermind announced that it recently brought on Scott McKenzie as vice president of operations and strategy and Fred Mather as chief commercial officer. McKenzie, who most recently served as associate director at JMI Equity, has been working closely with automotiveMastermind since a strategic growth investment in the company last year. Mather holds 25 […] [Read More]

Online used-car marketplace Shift has expanded to San Diego, the company said in a news release Thursday. According to its website, Shift is now available in six markets: Los Angeles; Orange County, Calif.; Sacramento; San Diego; its home base of San Francisco; and Washington, D.C. “We are excited to expand our operations in San Diego and give […] [Read More]

DRIVIN recently announced that on Monday it will be joining the Chicago Innovation Awards — an annual celebration of innovation success in the region — to ring the Closing Bell of the Nasdaq Stock Market in New York. The Chicago Innovation Awards said it arranged the event to emphasize the rise of innovation within the Chicago […] [Read More]

Across North America, BMW Group now delivers weather data provided by The Weather Company within its vehicles fitted with ConnectedDrive systems, the automaker announced on Wednesday. This partnership provides BMW owners with increased insight regarding weather conditions to help them make informed decisions on traveling safely and efficiently. "Weather is one of the biggest influences […] [Read More]

String Automotive, provider of the Dealer Positioning System (DPS), recently debuted its next competitive intelligence mobile app for dealerships — StringDPS Pulse. The company said StringDPS Pulse is being offered after a wildly successful beta period with requests for the app quadrupling the original goal set for the time period. What String Automotive contends is […] [Read More]

AIM Group, an interactive media and classified advertising consultancy firm, claims in a report that via “an unusual business model” CarGurus has leapfrogged Autotrader.com and Cars.com to become traffic leader among automotive advertising sites in the U.S. In its 2017 Automotive Advertising Annual report, the AIM Group highlighted that it explores how “this low-profile company […] [Read More]

In early January, TrueCar shared several updates to its Dealer Pledge initiative for 2017, following up on the March 2016 overhaul it made in how it conducted business with dealers. These latest updates are among three focus areas for TrueCar in 2017, said president and chief executive officer Chip Perry. Auto Remarketing examined those updates […] [Read More]

Dent Wizard International announced this week that it has hired Jim Townsend as vice president of information technology. Most recently, Townsend served as vice president and chief information officer of Dylex Solutions, an IT consulting firm based in Atlanta. Dent Wizard said he brings expertise stemming from an extensive background in the technology field. “Jim […] [Read More]