Spiffy chief executive officer and co-founder Scot Wingo was speaking at an ecommerce event on Thursday, and along with sharing in-depth analysis on automotive technology, he discussed the genesis of his company and the direction it is headed. Wingo told the crowd at AutoCommerce 2020, an event in Morrisville, N.C., hosted by ChannelAdvisor (another company […] [Read More]

New information released this week by the Federal Trade Commission reinforced how widespread fraud is — and not just in the auto-finance industry. The FTC’s Consumer Sentinel Network received 3.2 million reports in 2019, including nearly 1.7 million fraud reports as well as identity theft and other reports. The Consumer Sentinel Network is a database […] [Read More]

Two dozen state attorneys general are joining their legal horsepower together to support their federal regulatory colleagues in what they believe is a threat against consumer protections provided by the Dodd-Frank Act. This week, New York Attorney General Letitia James led a coalition of 24 attorneys general fighting to ensure that the states can continue […] [Read More]

Noting a “new wave of growth” in the auto reconditioning industry, Mobile Tech RX made three announcements in the area of its “recognition and adoption.” One of those announcements is that the company has invoiced $1.7 billion through its app by Mobile Tech RX users. Mobile Tech RX describes itself as an “all-in-one business management […] [Read More]

Lance Zhou says the news that luxury electric vehicle creator Karma has joined the Alliance for Automotive Innovation “significantly amplifies Karma’s voice supporting policies that encourage the technical excellence needed to build future personal transportation solutions.” “Karma is a high-tech incubator; an open platform, a test bed for emerging innovation, and a supplier to others […] [Read More]

Monday marks an important day for franchised, independent and buy-here, pay-here dealerships that anticipate a boost in retail vehicle sales in connection with their customers receiving an income tax refund. The Internal Revenue Service confirmed that the nation’s tax season will start for individual tax return filers on Monday, when the tax agency will begin […] [Read More]

Rooted in increased regulation such as General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) and general customer backlash, a growing emphasis on collecting consent and ensuring privacy of customer data exists. In this environment, the “cost” of compliance is a top of mind factor for companies, but how “cost” is considered varies from […] [Read More]

Manheim has named two new general managers in its east and west regions that its division vice president Alan Lang says “exemplify Manheim’s commitment to a culture that encourages learning and development to drive better results for the business and clients.” The company named John Duplanty to take over leadership of Manheim Portland and Tom […] [Read More]

These days, “All cars are good,” said autoTRADER.ca editor-in-chief Jodi Lai. “But we’re here to separate the good cars from the award-winning ones,” Lai said in a news release. To do that, autoTRADER.ca is presenting its 2020 autoTRADER.ca Awards presented by TD Insurance, and the awards recognize vehicles for their value, innovation, performance, comfort, technology […] [Read More]

automotiveMastermind launched its Market EyeQ sales platform last year, and the company’s founder and co-chief executive officer Johannes Gnauck said the company wanted to continue its focus on technology and service. “We knew we needed key individuals to help us focus on building our product,” Gnauck said in a news release. With that in mind, […] [Read More]