In their respective first quarter earnings calls in May, executives with Cars.com and CarGurus spent a good bit of time discussing their moves into the wholesale marketplace The roots of both companies are retail-facing, but with the CarGurus acquisition of CarOffer a year-and-a-half ago and the Cars.com purchase of Accu-Trade earlier this year, each has […] [Read More]

HyreCar, which provides carsharing for ridesharing and food/package delivery services, has a new chief technology officer. In a move that was effective Monday, Ken Grimes transitioned from CTO to an executive advisory role. Hired to be the new CTO was Greg Tatem, whose background includes leadership, tech and engineering roles at Wine.com and Williams Sonoma. “We are […] [Read More]

Spencer Beckstead, chief revenue officer of Frikintech, joins the show in this latest episode of the Auto Remarketing Podcast. Beckstead and Auto Remarketing senior editor Joe Overby talk about the friction points in automotive and why digital retail complements — not replaces — salespeople, plus Beckstead shares a bit of the background behind Frikintech. To […] [Read More]

In addition to a new partnership lined up in the vehicle transportation space, CarNow, which provides digital retail solutions to the auto industry, has named a new senior vice president of OEM relations and national accounts. Hired for the role is Michael Seeman, who was previously vice president and general manager of the enterprise divisions […] [Read More]

On Wednesday, IAA announced the launch of IAA Transport on its mobile application. The company recapped in a news release that IAA Transport’s desktop solution was introduced on its website in September in an effort to streamline the vehicle transport process fully with a global branch-to-doorstep delivery solution. The company highlighted IAA Transport includes several […] [Read More]

For dealers who use CDK Global technology in their service drives, a new integration finalized on Tuesday could help speed up their businesses. UVeye inspection technology has been integrated with the Fortellis Automotive Commerce Exchange platform used by more than 15,000 dealerships in the United States. High-speed UVeye vehicle-inspection systems now can help write repair […] [Read More]

Another technological tool launched on Monday to help dealers acquire used inventory via vehicles being sold by private owners. Topmarq unveiled its solution designed to be an online service with automated bidding and seller appointment setting. According to a news release, the platform is being released as a limited public beta. Topmarq said it is […] [Read More]

Shift Technologies has closed its purchase of Fair’s dealer listing marketplace technology, the company said Thursday afternoon. As part of the deal first announced in March, Shift acquires certain assets of Fair Financial Corp. and certain subsidies, and acquires equity interests of a Fair subsidiary. And as part of the closing, Shift has also closed its […] [Read More]

CarGurus said Wednesday it has launched a new digital retail platform where consumers can begin setting up their vehicle transaction from a dealer’s CarGurus listing page, with expanded market reach capabilities designed to help dealers compete with national online auto retailers. In a news release, the company said CarGurus Digital Deal, “brings greater efficiency and […] [Read More]

Now operational in three of California’s largest markets, Autonomy announced another path toward growing its digital electric vehicle subscription service. The company that says it provides consumers with the cheapest, fastest, and easiest way to subscribe to a Tesla Model 3, has partnered with leading workplace perks provider, Next Jump. According to a news release […] [Read More]