Autosled, an auto digital retail logistics marketplace, has named a chief technology officer. Appointed to the role was Jeremy Wood, who most recently worked through Stratiform Inc. as a fractional CIO/CTO for various startups. He also consulted as an AWS Partner Network member on cloud architecture projects for Seneca Resources and the U.S Air Force. […] [Read More]

The recent trend of companies going through a rebranding continued this week with one of the industry’s largest service providers. On Thursday, Cox Automotive launched DRiVEQ, the official branding of the company’s data intelligence capabilities that powers its portfolio of automotive solutions and services. Leadership highlighted DRiVEQ combines Cox Automotive’s portfolio of first-party automotive data, […] [Read More]

TrueCar announced Wednesday that chief financial officer Jantoon Reigersman will also take on the role of chief operating officer starting Tuesday. Part of his role will be to lead the launch of TrueCar+, a two-sided marketplace the company designed to fully digitize car-buying. TrueCar is currently piloting that platform in Florida and aims to have […] [Read More]

CarGurus has brought its Instant Max Cash Offer to the West Coast, announcing Tuesday that the all-digital car-selling solution is now available in California. Instant Max Cash Offer, which is powered by CarGurus subsidiary CarOffer, allows dealers to bid on and acquire used cars online from consumers. The platform blends CarGurus’ consumer-facing marketplace with CarOffer’s […] [Read More]

It’s another M&A move in automotive, this time in the repair and reconditioning space. Repairify said Tuesday it has acquired AutoMobile Technologies, which provides enterprise-grade used-car reconditioning software. Repairify is a portfolio company of Kinderhook Industries, and it includes such brands as asTech, adasThink, BlueDriver, FleetGenix, MobileTechRX, One Guard Inspections, and RED (EU). Having both […] [Read More]

A former Cox Automotive executive now is part of the leadership team at Automotive Innovations (Ai), which offers an all-in-one solution that can allow dealers to replace multiple tools, increase profits and get real-time visibility into their business On Monday, Ai announced the appointment of veteran automotive executive Darrel Ferguson as vice president of sales. […] [Read More]

Reynolds and Reynolds wants to be an important conduit in connection with dealership, automakers and the rest of the industry. So, on Thursday, the company announced today the expansion of its customer ambassador initiative with the addition of a new industry relations role. Reynolds explained the goal of the new position — which is being […] [Read More]

Vroom said Wednesday it has launched an “Extended Mile” hub in Statesville, N.C., which is just over 40 miles from Charlotte. This Statesville hub is designed to offer “a more customized driveway experience” for more than 2.6 million people in the state This hub has storage capacity of up to 1,000 vehicles, making it one […] [Read More]

Zubie has launched a new fleet vehicle valuation tool with the Fleet Consulting Association that will be added to the company’s Rental Connect platform and help rental companies determine if it’s time to retail or wholesale vehicles in their fleet. Rental operators will be able to use the Zubie Vehicle Valuation platform to access detailed […] [Read More]

IHS Markit subsidiary automotiveMastermind, which also goes by aM, will have new chief executive officer on April 1. Replacing co-founder Marco Schnabl as CEO will be chief operating officer Matt Leone. Schnabl will remain with the organization in a leadership counsel role, while also providing partnership guidance for the transportation business at IHS. Leone has been […] [Read More]