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]

Continuing our series of special episodes of the Auto Remarketing Podcasts featuring general sessions from this year’s Auto Intel Summit — an added benefit for Cherokee Media Group Premium Members — we have a 1-on-1 conversation featuring Market Scan’s Rusty West with Bill Zadeits of Cherokee Media Group. The theme of their dialogue was “Leveraging […] [Read More]

Continuing our series of special episodes of the Auto Remarketing Podcasts featuring general sessions from this year’s Auto Intel Summit — an added benefit for Cherokee Media Group Premium Members — we feature two leaders who know automotive and investing. Scot Wingo of Spiffy and Brian Panoff of Shell Ventures share a back-and-forth exchange recapping […] [Read More]

In March, Automotive Ventures launched an investment fund that focuses on driving strong returns for dealers who invest in early-stage dealership technologies. And Tuesday, the automotive technology and mobility venture capital firm added three industry veterans to sustain that project as well as the others in its portfolio. Andrew Gordon, Adam Lafferty and Brian Reed […] [Read More]

A new month begins with another acquisition announcement. DealerBuilt, an enterprise dealer management system (DMS) provider for retail dealerships, on Monday announced the acquisition of Vistadash, a leading agnostic marketing intelligence platform that helps the automotive industry standardize digital metrics to create a fair baseline measurement of digital performance. DealerBuilt said through a news release […] [Read More]