Dealer Services Network, a technology-enabled provider of title and registration services, has acquired QuickView Technologies, a cloud-based platform that provides title and registration record access to Texas auto dealers. The acquisition allows Florida-based DSN, which handles tag and title processes for dealers in Florida, Georgia, Indiana and Texas, to offer its Texas customers a platform […] [Read More]

A new spinoff company is entering the inventory management space, powered by artificial intelligence and machine learning technology. An inventory management system that was formerly a division of Redline Automotive Merchandising is now a standalone business with a new name — Predian — supporting automotive dealerships and several lot service companies directly, offering predictive analytics […] [Read More]

Asbury Automotive Group made a technological pivot this week, selecting Tekion as its newest partner to help deliver elevated guest-centric experiences powered by Tekion’s Automotive Retail Cloud (ARC). Tekion highlighted Asbury will use the cloud-native platform that includes retail, service, parts, accounting, customer relationship management and analytics. The tool is geared to help elevate and […] [Read More]

Impel, a provider of artificial intelligence-powered customer lifecycle management and digital merchandising for the auto industry, has added Lorie Sharp as managing director for aftermarket — a major step in the company’s plan to expand into the automotive aftermarket space. “Lorie is a proven leader with a track record of results in scaling hyper-growth businesses […] [Read More]

Kelley Blue Book announced it has upgraded its Instant Cash Offer with three enhancements designed to make it easier for dealers to source vehicles from what it called “one of the least used but most promising channels” — their own service lanes. The additions include more information from service department scheduling and customer experience platform […] [Read More]

A startup automotive tech company has added an experienced hand. Adam Herrick, a longtime veteran of e-commerce in the auto industry, has joined Sell Your Car, Inc., a provider of automated vehicle valuation tools, as director of marketplace and product. Herrick will lead Sell Your Car’s software project management as well as marketplace innovation for […] [Read More]

Proactive Dealer Solutions now is offering help for Stellantis dealers, especially if they’re experiencing busy call volume to start 2024. On Monday, the business development technology provider announced the addition of its digital voice assistant (DVA) — Brooke.ai — to the Stellantis MarketCenter. As a MarketCenter supplier, Proactive’s Brooke.ai offers Chrysler, Jeep, Dodge, Ram, Fiat, […] [Read More]

Digital retail software provider CarNow has hired former BacklotCars and ADESA executive Will Farmer as its chief revenue officer, the company announced Tuesday. Farmer will be responsible for overseeing revenue growth across field sales, national sales and independent sales, with a focus on delivering value to customers and driving results for CarNow’s dealer network. “My […] [Read More]

Used-car retailing giant CarMax has begun a pilot test of its first all-electric semi-truck as a vehicle hauler in California’s San Joaquin Valley. The truck can travel an estimated 230 miles on a single charge and transport up to seven vehicles at one time, which CarMax said allows it to efficiently service its stores in […] [Read More]

Vehicle logistics, Casey Harmon says, is an “ever-expanding set of decisions,” and as senior vice president of enterprise accounts for RunBuggy, a vehicle transportation technology platform, Harmon is working on ways to use artificial intelligence to make right choices and make vehicle transport faster, smarter and more efficient. During Used Car Week, Harmon joined Cherokee […] [Read More]