Ecommerce is a key vehicle for the route Sonic Automotive is taking to more quickly expand its growing EchoPark Automotive used-car program. The retailer’s CEO said in the company’s latest quarterly earnings release that Sonic is partnering with Cox Automotive and Darwin Automotive to build “first of its kind proprietary e-commerce platform and user interface” […] [Read More]

Part II of the all-digital Auto Intel Summit’s live sessions begins with a look at the role of venture capital in the world of automotive technology. The “Auto Industry Venture Capital Fireside Chat — Exploring the 2020 Environment” session will be moderated by Spiffy co-founder and CEO Scot Wingo and include the following panelists from […] [Read More]

Vinli recently hired an executive vice president of partnerships who has an extensive background both with automakers and a pair of well-known technology companies. Taking on this role for the connected car and data intelligence platform provider is George Ayres, who most recently served as a client partner for automotive at IBM. Previously, Ayres was […] [Read More]

Prodigy and Del Grande Dealer Group (DGDG) are collaborating to get vehicles delivered in the smoothest way possible by leveraging technology. The San Francisco-based digital retailing company focused on streamlining the online and onsite sales experience for vehicle buyers and one of the Bay Area’s largest family owned automotive groups recently launched the No Brainer […] [Read More]

Understandably, dealerships and finance companies are currently at the point of the month when they’re likely focused on sustaining sales momentum generated during the first half of the sales period or looking to rebound before the calendar turns the page. However, two surveys originating from the real-estate world might provide some optimism about the longer-term […] [Read More]

Just like the racing at nearby Churchill Downs, Carvana is looking to speed past the used-vehicle retail competition in Louisville, Ky. To help, Carvana on Tuesday launched its latest car vending machine in Louisville within 30 minutes of the famous horse racing venue. Standing eight stories tall with a 27-vehicle capacity, Carvana’s newest car vending […] [Read More]

The American Recovery Association (ARA) has rescheduled the North American Repossessors Summit (NARS) for the second time because of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. According to a message distributed this week, the NARS committee shifted its event that had been on tap for Oct. 1-2 to April 15-16 at the newly renovated Omni Mandalay in Irving, Texas. NARS […] [Read More]

Inovatec Systems Corp. asked dealerships to complete a survey to learn more details about how stores are completing their vehicle financing during the coronavirus pandemic. While COVID-19 has impacted many components of dealership operations, the provider of cloud-based software solutions for financial institutions learned that one of the key elements of auto financing — time […] [Read More]

Part of PossibleNOW’s 20-year anniversary celebration includes a donation to a well-known charity aimed helping people with little or nothing to eat. The provider of customer insights, enterprise consent and preference management solutions, and direct marketing compliance, announced it agreed to a $20,000 donation to Feeding America.  PossibleNOW said its donation will aid in Feeding […] [Read More]

An independent member of APCO Holding's board of directors now is taking on an executive role for the provider and administrator of F&I products and home to the EasyCare and GWC Warranty brands. According to a news release, APCO Holdings announced that Scot Eisenfelder has been named senior vice president of strategy and planning. With […] [Read More]