CarGurus said Friday it is expanding the coverage of its Instant Max Cash Offer program to 11 new states and Washington, D.C.  Why is this important for dealers? Now, dealers in the CarGurus/CarOffer network have significantly more quality used inventory from which to choose .  CarGurus Instant Max Cash Offer — which lets consumers sell their vehicles digitally, […] [Read More]

AutoLeadStar, a connected automation platform design to speed up growth for auto dealers, has named a new vice president of sales.  Chosen for the position is Mike Colacchio, who comes over from Dealer Inspire. His background also includes time with Dealer.com, Dealertrack and Cox Automotive.  At AutoLeadStar, Colacchio will be responsibile for builing out a sales team, […] [Read More]

CARFAX announced that its Vehcle Recall Search Service research tool has been used for more than 1 billion vehicles checks.  The VRSS is a joint effort between CARFAX and the Alliance for Automoitve Innovation, and was designed in an effort to help state governments improve vehicle road satefy. CARFAX said in a news release that this marks a "major […] [Read More]

vAuto SnapLot 360 is partnering with Autotrader in an effort to deliver immersive vehicle merchandising options for dealers and their customers — working to potentially extend shopping radius' for these same dealers.  As weather cools off from the heat of late summer, the above partnership and its efforts to merchandise and market vehicles outside dealers' market areas may offset what the […] [Read More]

Just after announcing its expansion into Brooklyn last week, on-demand car service company Kyte announced a $30 million Series A funding round led by Park West Asset Management and Sterling Road. Leadership of Kyte — who bring together experience and backgrounds from Uber, McKinsey and BMW — said the funding is going in part toward its "ultimate goal of enabling teleoperation […] [Read More]

Open car transportation marketplace Run Buggy announced this week it has named of business development and strategy.  Having led business activities with for Cox Automotive's Ready Logistics and Central Dispatch, Bob Taar is no stranger to the automotive industry and his new position's demands.  "Bob's passion for creating client driven solutions, his significant domain knowledge […] [Read More]

A new brand campaign from digital auto marketplace CarGurus aims to showcase how the site enables shoppers to "do more of car buying and selling online," from the comfort of their home office — or even their home's couch, for that matter.  The "Do More From Home" campaign launched Tuesday with four spots: "Home Office," "We Need Space," "Family" and […] [Read More]

Dealer World, which is a flat-fee, advertising agency for  franchised and independent dealers, has chosen a new director of sales who is no stranger to the auto dealership game.  In fact, Eric Gidney, the executive chosen for the position, previously founded and served as president of AutoUpLinkUSA, which he described as a self-funded automotive and inventory management agency. By […] [Read More]

automotiveMastermind, which offers a marketing automation and solution platform for dealers, has launched add-ons to its offerings designed to assist dealers with inventory challenges to not only engage with but also retain buyers.  automotiveMastermind's predictive marketing campaigns help dealers stay in communication with loyal customers and prospects and acquire preferred pre-owned inventory from "untapped" sources in their market. The company […] [Read More]

Rebecca Howard is the chief executive officer of Olive.com, an automotive insurtech company that helps consumers line up vehicle protection plans digitally and at their own pace. Howard joins the Auto Remarketing Podcast to talk about what that process looks like to car owners, the increased digitization of ancillary products/services in the auto industry, the macro […] [Read More]