The last time that LotLinx chief executive officer Len Short joined the Auto Remarketing Podcast was late April 2020, right in the onset of the pandemic and amid the auto industry's trough.  The market has certainly done a 180 since then. Short is back on the show this week to discuss how auto retail has changed in the last […] [Read More]

 vAuto has incorporated a 360-degree spin image capturing application allowing dealerships to take photos and videos of a vehicle’s interior and exterior. vAuto said the application, called SnapLot 360, creates dynamic listing content for online car buyers. The application includes features that vAuto says can provide a more immersive shopping experience for customers. Those include […] [Read More]

A trio of executives from ParkMyFleet join the Auto Remarketing Podcast to talk about the company's background, the growing fleet services space, implications for the remarketing business and their partnership with ACV Auctions. In an effort to grow its commercial and rental business models and increase services for dealerships, ACV announced a partnership this winter […] [Read More]

Online car buying startup Gettacar has named former Roadster sales leader Amit Chandarana as vice president and head of commercial. In the new role,  Chandarana will focus on business development, lending relationships, key strategic initiatives and what the company describes as “enhancing Gettacar’s customer journey.” At Roadster, Chandarana led sales, business development and strategy. He […] [Read More]

After announcing its first batch of franchisees last month, Spiffy has officially opened its first franchise location. The debut franchise for Spiffy, an on-demand car care, technology, and services company, is in Wilmington, Del. The franchise will provide mobile maintenance services to Upper Chesapeake-area customers. Rick Crook is the owner of Spiffy’s first franchise, and he brings […] [Read More]

Cars.com has appointed Jenell Ross to its board of directors, noting that her 28 years of auto industry experience includes 11 years as president of Bob Ross Auto Group, a Buick-GMC and Mercedes-Benz dealership based in Ohio. Cars.com said Bob Ross Auto Group was the first U.S. African American-owned Mercedes-Benz dealer and added that Ross […] [Read More]

Chad Caswell is the new chief executive officer for connected-car platform Zubie, with Caswell saying he will work toward an increased focus on growing Zubie’s technology and software capabilities and leading the company’s growth in the rental and fleet markets. Caswell replaces former CEO Gary Tucker, who will become a consultant focused on strategy and […] [Read More]

Digital marketing technology company Orbee has appointed co-founder Atul Patel as its new chief executive officer. Patel, who recently served as the company’s chief operating officer, replaces Daniel Kim, who was the CEO since he co-founded the company with Patel. The company said Patel and Kim have worked together for the past five years to […] [Read More]

Jaguar Land Rover North America and SiriusXM are expanding the factory installation of SiriusXM’s audio entertainment service, and beginning with 2021-model year vehicles, SiriusXM is now a standard feature in all U.S. Jaguar and Land Rover models. Since 2004, Jaguar and Land Rover have worked together to deliver SiriusXM’s programming to Jaguar and Land Rover […] [Read More]

AI-powered digital assistant provider Carlabs.ai is using a new Dealer Direct platform to expand its offering to the almost 18,000 franchised U.S. dealers. CarLabs is an AWS Advanced Technology Partner conversational platform that allows consumers to interact directly with an automotive brand’s data and digital assets. That interaction takes place as if they were talking […] [Read More]