Edmunds.com has appointed Laura Perlman to serve as the company’s vice president of corporate strategy. In her new role, Perlman will be responsible for guiding the long-term strategic vision and identifying growth opportunities for Edmunds as the company continues to seek ways to streamline the car-shopping process consumers and dealers. Perlman previously served as the head […] [Read More]

It used to be, in earlier days of ecommerce, that even buying clothes completely online could raise an eyebrow. The argument was, you can’t buy a shirt and a pair of shorts without trying them on first. “That sort of fell and now clothing is the biggest ecommerce category,” said Andy Moss, chief executive officer […] [Read More]

As the direct-to-consumer and peer-to-peer side of online car-buying moves into high gear, so too does the dealer segment of e-commerce. And count Asbury Automotive Group, one of the nation’s largest and publicly traded dealer groups, among those. Asbury has been offering 100-percent online car-buying at select stores through an e-commerce solution from San Francisco-based […] [Read More]

Brian Geitner is set to become the new president of Cox Automotive’s Media Solutions Group, replacing Jared Rowe, who is leaving the company for an opportunity outside the car business. Geitner moves into the role on Monday and will oversee the Autotrader, Kelley Blue Book and Dealer.com brands.  He will report to Cox Automotive chief […] [Read More]

Tru Images, an automotive software provider specializing in automotive imaging solutions, has hired Glen Garvin to be president.  Garvin joins Tru Images after more than 20 years of automotive experience specializing in merchandising and inventory management. His most recent position was as national sales director for AutoSoft, a DMS provider.  “We are ushering in a new era […] [Read More]

Carvana announced a new funding round Wednesday morning that pushes its total funding toward half-a-billion dollars. With the $160 million Series C funding, the online car retailer’s funding is now at $460 million. Carvana said in a news release that it plans to put the latest round toward growth moves like the expansion of physical […] [Read More]

On Tuesday, Edmunds launched what the company called Edmunds Ad Solutions, a new mobile-optimized ad product for dealers to target in-market vehicle shoppers on Facebook and Instagram. Site officials explained Edmunds Ad Solutions uses exclusive first-party shopping data from Edmunds to serve shoppers with highly relevant native ads on Facebook and Instagram to drive buyer […] [Read More]

Amid what the company is calling a period of significant growth in sales and technology, VinSolutions has promoted Chase Abbott to vice president of sales and Ken Wiebke to senior director of technology. In his new role, Abbott will oversee the entire sales team at VinSolutions. He joined the company in 2008 as regional sales […] [Read More]

TradeRev, a mobile app and provider of a vehicle appraisal and auctioning system for dealers, announced on Monday the company has launched its operations in the Northeast region of the United States with employees on the ground in Boston as well as Connecticut, Rhode Island, New Hampshire and Maine. In making the announcement, TradeRev executive vice […] [Read More]

Flick Fusion has announced the integration of its SmartFlicks video marketing platform with the DealerHosts Technology Management Solution (TMS) 5.0, a hybrid lead management and CRM system. The integration allows car shoppers’ video viewing data to be captured from auto dealers’ websites, third-party listing sites such as Autotrader or Cars.com, or any other touchpoint from […] [Read More]