The newest operating partner with Automotive Ventures knows a thing or two about mergers and acquisitions. On Monday, the early stage mobility-focused venture capital firm announced the addition of Phil Battista to its operating partner team, joining Andrew Gordon, Chip Perry, Brian Reed and Paul Whitworth. Automotive Ventures called Battista “one of the most successful […] [Read More]

Chip Perry, founding president and CEO of Autotrader and former CEO of TrueCar, has a new role: chairman of sellmyride, a startup seeking to help dealers source inventory from private sellers. Perry and sellmyride founder and president Dom Pope join the Auto Remarketing Podcast to talk about the origin story of the company, how they […] [Read More]

DriveItAway Holdings added another expert to its board of advisors on Thursday with an eye toward a NASDAQ uplisting. The provider of digital mobility and flexible vehicle lease-to-own platforms announced that its newest member of its board of advisors is Mitch Fadel, who is the former CEO of Upbound Group and Rent-A-Center. DriveItAway highlighted Fadel […] [Read More]

Curbee on Thursday announced the appointment of Matt Carpenter to its board of directors. The mobile service technology provider helping dealerships described Carpenter as a seasoned automotive executive with deep expertise in finance, retail operations and mobility innovation. The company highlighted Carpenter brings decades of leadership experience to support Curbee’s mission of redefining how dealerships […] [Read More]

Both an existing investor and a new one are backing BizzyCar, a provider of artificial intelligence-powered recall management solutions for dealerships. On Wednesday, BizzyCar announced it has raised $20 million through a follow-up to its Series B funding round. According to a news release, the round was led by existing investor Dealer Tire, with participation […] [Read More]

On Tuesday, Ship.Cars revamped LoadMate, which is an artificial intelligence-powered tool that can automate load creation in the company’s shipper solution. The auto logistics technology company highlighted LoadMate is a platform that combines an advanced transportation management system (TMS) with a proprietary load board. Ship.Cars explained the new feature leverages large language model (LLM) capabilities […] [Read More]

UVeye’s inspection capabilities have grown. And so have the vehicles it’s inspecting. The provider of artificial intelligence-powered vehicle inspection technology said it has expanded its automated systems to support commercial fleets, including Class 6-8 trucks and buses. The company said its heavy-duty platform is specifically engineered for the trucking and bus sector and compliant with […] [Read More]

Click-Ins’ damage-identification technology is now patented. The provider of artificial intelligence-powered vehicle inspection systems announced the United States Patent and Trademark Office has granted U.S. Patent No. 12374135B2 to its DamagePrint technology, which Click-Ins called “a novel method of creating a unique digital signature of damage from a single image.” The company said the newly […] [Read More]

There’s a new head of medicine, so to speak, at CarDr.com. The automotive technology company named Greg Lubrani as its new CEO and president. Lubrani’s 38-plus years of remarketing and diagnostics industries leadership includes time in senior roles with companies like Repairify, ACV, Copart and Manheim, among others. Having experience in both diagnostics technology and […] [Read More]

As it prepares for its first eSTART Modernization Forum next week, the eSTART Coalition has unveiled its inaugural awards program, recognizing two government leaders for playing pivotal roles in modernizing vehicle title and registration systems through legislative leadership and operational innovation. State Rep. Brenden Jones of North Carolina was named the recipient of the Advocacy […] [Read More]