CarNow has hired former Meta executive Bob Lanham as senior vice president of manufacturer relations, the company announced Thursday. Lanham was most recently head of automotive retail at Meta. His background also includes time with Microsoft, Yahoo, Hulu and Shazam. “Throughout my career I’ve partnered with many dealer platforms, and CarNow consistently topped the list […] [Read More]

Black Book is looking to show its prowess in the retail space, too. The firm that provides automotive analytics and data announced the debut of Retail Listings Visualization, a tool designed to give “unmatched” insights into retail market activity. Black Book explained on Wednesday that Retail Listings Visualization is a dynamic dashboard that enables insights […] [Read More]

NuVinAir, which provides a solutions designed to create clean and healthy vehicle interiors named a president on Wednesday, in addition to two vice president appointments, as well. Marty Schoenthaler, who is NuVinAir’s chief franchise officer, has taken on additional duties as president. He will head up day-to-day operations. CEO and founding partner Kyle Bailey will […] [Read More]

Ahead of next week’s NADA Show 2023 in Dallas, vAuto is introducing enhancements to its flagship inventory management solution, ProfitTime GPS, which can help dealers achieve “superior” profitability. Cox Automotive highlighted through a news release that vAuto now incorporates an all-new Variable Inventory Management strategy. Enhancements include an alignment tool designed to help multi-rooftop organizations […] [Read More]

Impel, a provider of digital automotive engagement software and data for dealers, auto marketplaces and OEMs, announced a $104 million growth investment led by Silversmith Capital. Wavecrest Growth Partners, an existing investor in Impel, also participated. Impel plans to use the funding for product expansion and M&A moves. Its technology uses artificial intelligence to help […] [Read More]

Last week, Dominion DMS announced an integration with Affinitiv XRM in a move to help dealers simplify their sales process while building customer loyalty. The company reiterated XRM is a fully integrated CRM tool built by dealers for dealers that is now accessible from within VUE DMS. From Direct Desk inside of VUE DMS, the […] [Read More]

In addition to sharing a few milestones reached in 2022, on-demand car care, tech and services company Spiffy announced a new chief financial officer on Thursday. Hired for the CFO role is Brad Schomber, whose background includes 16 years of financial and accounting experience and two initial public offerings. “I am thrilled to welcome Brad […] [Read More]

This week, ActivEngage introduced the MyDrive Experience to its core messaging solutions. Before a potential buyer even steps onto the store blacktop, automotive dealers, dealer groups, OEMs and strategic partners using ActivEngage Messaging on their websites now can offer vehicle videos showcasing walkthroughs and virtual test drives by way of MyDrive, which are fueled by […] [Read More]

Backed by Diversis Capital Partners and Stage 1 Ventures, PureCars made an acquisition during the same week as naming a pair of new leading executives. The provider of digital marketing technology and services for dealers announced on Wednesday its acquisition of data management platform, The AutoMiner. In making this move, PureCars explained that the digital […] [Read More]

J.D. Power said Tuesday it has acquired ZappyRide, an electric vehicle data company that develops white-label software and tools for automakers, electric utilities and others in the greentech space. The purchase adds to J.D. Power’s EV portfolio and kicks off a new program at the company that focuses on its EV services. The J.D. Power […] [Read More]