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]

What a wild season for the used-car market. In the latest of a string of M&A developments, new entrants to the wholesale market and moves that have generally shaken up the pre-owned landscape, Shift announced Tuesday that it has signed a deal to acquire certain assets of Fair Technologies. Those assets being Fair’s dealer listing […] [Read More]

On Monday, motormindz named a senior partner of supplier strategy, appointing John Moloney to the role. Moloney’s three-plus decades in the auto industry includes time with such companies as Bose, Bosch and Michelin. “John’s extensive experience cuts across so many skill sets — sales, brand management, strategy — that are key for our customers,” motormindz president Jason […] [Read More]

AutoWeb has taken its CarZeus vehicle acquisition business to a third market: Houston. CarZeus buys cars directly from consumers and resells them in the wholesale market. AutoWeb purchased CarZeus from founder Phil Kandera and McCombs Family Partners in August. The platform’s first market was San Antonio. In November, AutoWeb expanded CarZeus to Austin, Texas. It […] [Read More]

Cox Automotive made two major executive moves on Friday, naming a new president for the Retail Solutions group as well as a chief strategy officer for the company. The new Retail Solutions group president is Lori Wittman, who has been senior vice president of dealer software solutions the past six years. And the new CSO […] [Read More]

There’s a new brand under the Cox Automotive Mobility umbrella. Parent company Cox Automotive announced Thursday that it has launched “Cox Automotive Mobility Fleet Services,” which unites its Dickinson Fleet Services and Interstate Truck Center brands. Those entities will now operate under a unified brand, a move that provides “more holistic offering of industry-leading on-site, […] [Read More]

PureCars said Tuesday it has promoted senior director of national accounts Lauren Donalson to the role of vice president of client experience and strategic partnerships. Donalson, who has been with PureCars for more than six years, will now head up several of the company’s client and partner teams. That includes digital strategy, OEM programs, solutions […] [Read More]