With the pandemic intensifying again, prompting businesses to modify policies and strategies, 360Converge is looking to help the automotive industry. On Tuesday, the provider of workflow automation through text and email announced it is offering its platform for dealership staff and partners free of charge. Officials from 360Converge said the complimentary service is meant as […] [Read More]

Online car-buying start-up Gettacar announced a $25 million round of funding back in February. And last week, founder and chief executive officer Yossi Levi was named an Entrepreneur of the Year 2021 Greater Philadelphia Award winner by Ernst & Young, which orchestrates the program for entrepreneurs and leaders of high-growth companies. The award recognizes those […] [Read More]

ServNet auctions now have the capability to scrub another part of vehicles that are coming down the lanes at their facilities. According to the group’s recent newsletter, ServNet recently formed a partnership with Privacy4Cars, which has a platform designed to erase nonpublic personal information (NPI) from vehicles. And auctions already using the technology praised its […] [Read More]

Imagine that you have a potential buyer in your showroom quite eager to test drive a vehicle that’s been sitting in your inventory for too long. But then you can’t find the keys. KEYper Systems and TrueSpot now are working together to prevent that hypothetical scenario from happening. KEYper Systems, a leading provider of electronic […] [Read More]

Now the service department advisor or repair technician literally can use new technology and say to your dealership customers, “Here, let me show you!” On Monday, CDK Global introduced CDK ServiceView, a video and communications tool powered by TruVideo, for dealership service departments using CDK Service and Elead Service. The company highlighted that this tool is […] [Read More]

Digital automotive platform Fair is shifting away from vehicle subscriptions and is relaunching with a new model in 2022. What will this pivot entail? Fair chief executive officer Brad Stewart joined the Auto Remarketing Podcast to explain.  Stewart became CEO of Fair in May 2020, taking over for then- interim CEO Adam Hieber, who taken […] [Read More]

CarDr.com finalized integrations earlier this summer with CARFAX and Black Book to enhance its smartphone vehicle appraisal app. On Friday, the company that offers a tool that can combine pricing and OEM level on-board diagnostics (OBD) via a Bluetooth connection landed integrations with Manheim Market Report, Kelley Blue Book and AutoCheck. By integrating CarDr.com vehicle appraisal […] [Read More]

TradePending, which provides vehicle valuation and merchandising software to car dealers, said Wednesday it has added former CDK Global and AutoNation executive Ron Frey and AutoHook founder David Metter to its board. Frey — who in his current role as principal at RL Frey, Inc. is working as a business and transaction advisor, automotive strategist and […] [Read More]

Spiffy didn’t have to go too far for its latest franchise launch. The on-demand car care, tech and services company said Wednesday that its newest franchise has opened in Greensboro, N.C., which is roughly an hour from Spiffy headquarters. This is the sixth franchise market in which Spiffy has opened since March. The franchise owner, […] [Read More]

Privacy4Cars announced a Series A investment round Tuesday led by FM Capital, with additional investment by Automotive Ventures. The round is the first fundraising from institutional investors for Privacy4Cars, a tech company that aims to identify and resolve data privacy issues in the auto industry. Both FM Capital and Automotive Ventures specialize in the automotive/transportation […] [Read More]