The beginning of a new year often is filled with promotions for exercise; perhaps even using a personal fitness trainer at a gym. Well, Rapid Recon is taking a similar approach with its newest service to help dealerships get in better shape with regard to its inventory standing tall on the front line faster. The […] [Read More]

DealerOn began 2022 by welcoming a new chief sales officer. Bringing 25 years of experience driving revenue, profitability and performance as a leader in the automotive industry, the digital marketing technologies provider for manufacturers and dealerships hired Bill Wittenmyer for this position.  As a former partner at ELEAD and vice president of sales at CDK […] [Read More]

Vroom will begin a new year with a new executive filling a newly created leadership position to oversee key functions such as vehicle acquisition and reconditioning. Late on Thursday, the online used-vehicle retailer announced the appointment of Thomas Shortt as chief operating officer, effective Jan. 3. Since 2018, Shortt has served as senior vice president […] [Read More]

Your store inventory could look more appealing to potential buyers who are shopping online via an expanded strategic partnership Sincro and SpinCar. The automotive digital marketing firm and provider of digital automotive engagement software announced this week that their enhanced alliance is geared to brings automated 360-degree walkarounds to more than 3,000 U.S. auto dealers. […] [Read More]

Despite only three weeks remaining in 2021, this year’s M&A activity still is going strong with the newest development coming on the vendor front. On Monday, 360Converge, a provider of communication workflow automation in automotive, announced the acquisition of Valuinsight, an inventory analysis platform that can enable automated equity mining for inventory acquisition. The company […] [Read More]

SiriusXM already has working relationships with a variety of automakers, including one with Jaguar Land Rover North America solidified earlier this year as well as alliances with Mazda, Kia and General Motors forged in 2020. On Monday, the satellite radio company announced a relationship in the service space. SiriusXM and AAA Club Alliance (ACA), the […] [Read More]

As one of its auction locations received accolades for hiring older workers, Cox Automotive is continuing what the company said is its drive to simplify the automotive logistics supply chain and enable clients’ success. Last week, Manheim Logistics announced that BATS CRM is the new preferred broker customer relationship management solution partner for Central Dispatch. […] [Read More]

Omnichannel auto logistics platform ACERTUS said Thursday it has hired a lead data scientist, naming Eric Hanson to the position. In this role, Hanson will develop data-based insights and analytics to improve the finished vehicle supply chain process, along with mining and analyzing data for process, product and pricing optimization. He will also develop machine […] [Read More]

CarGurus named its new chief technology officer on Thursday, hiring Matt Quinn for the role.   Quinn joins CarGurus from Alignable, where he was vice president of engineering for the small business referral network. In his new post, Quinn will head up CarGurus’ engineering team and lead growth in the company’s technology platform and its […] [Read More]

After rolling out in the Northwest earlier this year, Free2move brought its car sharing services to the Lone Star State on Wednesday. The company added Austin, Texas, to its list of mobility hubs. Austin residents already can see the Free2move fleet of 100 Jeep Renegade vehicles parked on the city streets. And as of Wednesday, […] [Read More]