Repair OnDemand has a new president. The company, which offers a marketplace connecting sublet repair professionals with companies who have cars needing inspections and/or repair, said Tuesday it has hired former Cox Automotive executive Randy Kobat for the role. Tony Rimas, who previously led Repair OnDemand and was president of Repairify, has moved into a […] [Read More]

Auto Remarketing is the first to report that DAS Technology has made its ninth acquisition, with the company announcing Tuesday that it has acquired 3 Birds, a customer data and experience platform technology company. 3 Birds is based in Chapel Hill, N.C., and provides SaaS-based marketing, analytics and consumer engagement solutions. With the addition of […] [Read More]

We continue our series of Auto Remarketing Podcast episodes  from the Auto Intel Summit and NRC Spring Summit with a panel discussion on “The Role Data and Technology Play in Delivering the Best Consumer Shopping Experience.” Led by Cherokee Media Group senior editor Nick Zulovich, the panel includes Rusty West of Market Scan, Colton Ray […] [Read More]

In this installment of the Auto Remarketing Podcast series from the Auto Intel Summit and NRC Spring Summit, Stephen Miller, who is co-founder and chief product officer at Fyusion (a Cox Automotive company), shares what could be in store for the wholesale vehicle industry when it comes to artificial intelligence. Check out the full conversation in […] [Read More]

In this installment of Auto Remarketing Podcast episodes from the Auto Intel Summit, Brian Pasch leads a panel discussion that weighs in on the growing field of customer data platforms and the path forward for dealers around CDP. Joining Pasch are Mike Greer of Tealium, Jonathan Lucenay of Client Command and Atul Patel of Orbee. […] [Read More]

Next up on our series of Auto Remarketing Podcast episodes from April’s Auto Intel Summit & NRC Spring Summit is a panel discussion on blockchain and automotive — specifically, how global auto manufacturers, lenders, retailers, suppliers, trade associations and government bodies are working together to cost effectively enable seamless and secure business processes while safeguarding […] [Read More]

PureCars has a new CEO. The company, which provides a customer data and marketing platform for car dealers, said Tuesday that appointed to serve as the new chief executive is Aaron Sheeks, who had been president of PureCars since January. Stephane Ferri, who had been CEO since June 2022, will transition to a continuing role […] [Read More]

Next up in Auto Remarketing’s “4 Questions With” series of Q&As with industry executives, we connect with Brad Rosenfeld, CarGurus executive vice president of digital retail commercialization. The following Q&A with Rosenfeld is available to CMG Premium subscribers ... [Read More]

Getaround’s recent acquisition of HyreCar’s assets also included experienced executives who were given new positions this week. Former HyreCar CEO and chief financial officer Eduardo Iniguez now will be senior vice president of finance and strategy, while former HyreCar chief operating officer AJ Lee now will serve as vice president of gig marketplace. Through this […] [Read More]

Back to the technology space for the latest M&A move in the automotive industry. Late on Monday, dealer management system software provider DealerBuilt announced the acquisition of Oplogic, a comprehensive CRM solution provider for dealerships. Executives said the acquisition enhances DealerBuilt’s suite of solutions to include Oplogic’s intuitive tools for desking and digital retailing, lead […] [Read More]