With wholesale vehicles already difficult to find in general nowadays, ADESA wants to make sure its employees can locate the specific unit desired by its buying and selling clients. To help with that part of the business, the KAR Global division announced on Tuesday the complete deployment of ADESA’s fully automated vehicle tracking solution powered […] [Read More]

In an effort to help dealer inventory stand tall on the front line and store website, Rapid Recon announced two new features to give users of its reconditioning communications and workflow software more flexibility, operating insight and consumer engagement. According to a news release distributed on Thursday, the enhancements include new executive summary and a […] [Read More]

TrueCar has hired a new senior vice president of product, naming Rich DiStefano to the position. His experience includes time heading up social commerce at Walmart;  mobile and omni-channel product strategy at Hilton Hotel; and mobile commerce at Ticketmaster and Live Nation, where he led the development of mobile ticketing. DiStefano’s experience also includes time […] [Read More]

Jeff Allen, who is vice president of customer experience at PureCars, joins the show to talk about the social media advertising landscape for auto dealers, digital retail trends and more.  Plus, he shares what's on his radar for 2022. To listen to the episode, click on the link available below, or visit the Auto Remarketing Podcast page.  Download […] [Read More]

KAR Global values its commercial clients, especially ones that leverage OPENLANE iQ, which provides data analytics and comprehensive technology solutions for more than 40 upstream brand marketplaces supporting 80% of North America’s private label brands. Hyundai Capital America is one of the latest captive finance companies to migrate to the platform, and KAR shared through […] [Read More]

AutoWeb has taken its CarZeus used-vehicle acquisition platform to a second market: Austin, Texas. CarZeus buys cars directly from consumers and resells them in the wholesale market. Its first market was San Antonio. AutoWeb purchased CarZeus from founder Phil Kandera and McCombs Family Partners this summer. “We are excited to expand our vehicle acquisition service […] [Read More]

The seven-year journey Privacy4Cars has navigated so far to identify the challenges posed by vehicle data and to create solutions to better protect consumers reached another important juncture on Tuesday. The company announced that it has secured two patents, including a patent for its proprietary process to remove privacy information from in-vehicle modules. Privacy4Cars offers […] [Read More]

NextCar, which is the Scott Painter- and Georg Bauer-led fintech and insurtech vehicle subscription platform, announced last week it has finished the acquisition of the Autonomy brand and intellectual property library. NextCar purchased Autonomy from Micro Focus. The deal includes the Autonomy.com global domain along with various country and subdomain extensions, plus trademark applications, awards […] [Read More]

Carketa continued to stay on a positive trajectory last week, landing more financial resources to grow the dealership solutions software company. The Utah-based developer of SaaS applications for the automotive industry announced it closed a $6 million series seed financing led by Origin Ventures and Crosslink Capital with additional funding from Hack VC, Lancaster and […] [Read More]

CarGurus announced the latest locations to its phased national rollout of CarGurus Instant Max Cash Offer on Thursday. States where consumers looking to trade in their vehicles for what CarGurus strives to make the best possible offer and hassle-free experience now includes New York, Maryland and Minnesota. Launched in late July, CarGurus Instant Max Cash […] [Read More]