We continue our podcast series from NADA Show 2022 in Las Vegas with an interview of Tim Cox, co-founder and chief evangelist at CarNow. Tim talks with senior editor Joe Overby about CarNow's new real-time retail platform launch, the biggest challenges for car dealers right now, accepting cryptocurrency and much more. To listen to this episode, […] [Read More]

This week was another busy one for companies that operate in alternatives to vehicle ownership, as announcements arrived from Autonomy, Kyte and FINN. Beginning first with Autonomy, the electric vehicle subscription company offering consumers what executives believe is the cheapest, fastest and easiest way to get into a Tesla Model 3 is now expanding its […] [Read More]

Here’s how a bank and a dealer group are working together to solve concerns for both consumers and dealerships. U.S. Bank and Driveway are collaborating to pay vehicle sellers immediately with real-time payments, making Driveway the first online dealership to pay customers over the RTP network, according to a news release distributed on Wednesday. U.S. […] [Read More]

Next up on our Auto Remarketing Podcast series from NADA Show 2022, senior editor Joe Overby reconnects with TrueCar chief executive officer Mike Darrow to talk about TrueCar+, which enables the company to become a "modern-day marketplace" to connect dealers and consumers online. Darrow talks about the TrueCar+ pilot in Tampa, continued rollout, marketing plans and […] [Read More]

In addition to some more automotive-specific news earlier this month, DrivenIQ, which specializes in data and data technologies that help businesses target their advertising to the most ideal audience, said Friday it has acquired Visitor Data Inc. In a news release, the company said the main reason it bought Visitor Data was, “for its double […] [Read More]

On Thursday, TrueCar announced the launch of its Sell Your Car offering and introduced its home delivery program in Texas. The company highlighted Sell Your Car provides consumers with visibility into their vehicle’s value as well as an instant, online True Cash Offer, while providing dealers a channel through which they can easily acquire additional […] [Read More]

For this installment of our podcasts from NADA Show 2022, we turn to the FUEL side of the CARS group. Dean Evans and Terry Laughridge join the show and talk with senior editor Joe Overby about where FUEL fits into the company's end-to-end offering, how cord-cutting and streaming impacts automotive advertising, the move toward brand image and branding […] [Read More]

As an entrepreneur, Shift chief executive officer George Arison has often been a “builder” when it comes to tech-enabled platforms. In addition to co-founding Shift, Arison was co-founder of Taxi Magic, which is now Curb In his leadership of Shift, he has long envisioned a dealer listings marketplace at the company, but realized that it […] [Read More]

Next up in our series of Auto Remarketing Podcast episodes from NADA Show 2022 in Las Vegas, senior editor Joe Overby talks with CARS chief executive officer Alex Vetter. Their discussion dives deeper into the Accu-Trade purchase, the dealer reaction and why the deal made sense. Plus, Vetter shares his thoughts on some of the […] [Read More]

Spiffy has landed a $10 million investment from Edison Partners that extends its Series B funding of $22 million announced last fall. The new investment bumps the Series B to $32 million and gives Spiffy additional capital to expand geographically and for recruiting. The on-demand car care, tech and services company has grown in the last […] [Read More]