Auction Edge has announced significant upgrades to its Edge Simulcast platform — and the newly upgraded platform has a familiar name, with a familiar partner. Edge Simulcast — powered by Velocicast — is the result of decades of collaboration between Auction Edge and Auction Frontier, the original architects of the Edge Pipeline system. “I am […] [Read More]

Integrated Auction Solutions said Sunday it has acquired an ownership stake in AuctionVcommerce, a company that provides online infrastructure support services that launched at Used Car Week 2015. The company declined to disclose the exact percentage of ownership it acquired. In a news release, IAS said that AuctionVcommerce will be brought into the IAS family […] [Read More]

The automotive segment of the 15th annual Chicago Innovation Awards honored six companies, including vAuto, DRIVIN, CarLease.com and ForeverCar.com. The Chicago Innovation Awards is that region’s foremost recognition of the most innovative new products or services brought to market or to public service each year. A record-breaking 643 organizations were nominated for this year’s awards. […] [Read More]

When Charlie Bass of PureCars presents his discussion on “Embracing Change: Importance of Evolving with Your Shoppers” at next month’s CPO Forum, there’s one central digital marketing theme that will likely be top of mind, says PureCars chief executive Jeremy Anspach. “How to show the right message at the right time.” It’s often the new-car […] [Read More]

Journalism is going virtual, and automotive is along for the ride. Gannett Co. released a virtual reality news show last week as part of its USA TODAY NETWORK titled “VRtuallyThere," and the news show — said to be the first presented in VR — includes a virtual reality “cubemercial” ad from Toyota. Toyota is the show’s premier sponsor […] [Read More]

With some models having as much connectivity as your smartphone, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) said it is taking a proactive approach to protecting vehicles from malicious cyber-attacks and unauthorized access by releasing proposed guidance for improving vehicle cybersecurity. The agency within the Department of Transportation explained on Monday that the proposed cybersecurity […] [Read More]

Reynolds and Reynolds has made a direct equity investment in The Appraisal Lane as part of a strategic partnership between Reynolds and the real-time used-car trade network/communications platform. The partnership announced Monday also includes a credit facility for car buying and selling, The Appraisal Lane said.   Additionally, there is also a board of managers for […] [Read More]

Gubagoo, a provider of behavioral engagement and scoring technologies for automotive websites, recently rolled out what the company thinks is an enhancement that can offer complete and seamless integration with Facebook Messenger. Gubagoo’s Facebook Messenger Integration is available immediately to dealerships using Gubagoo solutions. “Today, consumers spend an average of 50 minutes a day using […] [Read More]

Prior to joining online vehicle marketplace Beepi late last month as its chief financial officer, David Faugno had spent the previous decade as CFO of Barracuda Networks. He had joined the IT security company in its early stages, similar to where Beepi is now. Faugno’s tenure with the company included significant growth and more than […] [Read More]

AutoAlert announced this week it has acquired The Ready Group, LLC, and its subsidiary, DirectAlert. And now AutoAlert is introducing One-to-One Intelligent Marketing, a data-driven, customer-communication solution that will offer dealers a 360-degree view of their existing customers. Experts at AutoAlert have developed a big-data platform that identifies customer ownership and lifecycle milestones, providing dealers […] [Read More]