Online car bidding platform The Lasso, formerly known as Revv, announced it has raised $9.8 million in early-stage funding as it prepares to expand nationwide. The funding was split across three tranches and culminated in a seed round. Crosslink Capital and Manresa Ventures were the lead investors. Contour Venture Partners, Liquid2 Ventures, Ritual Capital, Correlation […] [Read More]

Car Wars is adding a timely element to its Mystery Shop Scorecard. The provider of call-tracking and phone-handling systems for auto dealerships said its system now includes on-demand reporting to provide near real-time insights from its recorded phone calls. Previously, Mystery Shop Scorecard data was made available through monthly reports, but after feedback from its […] [Read More]

Fullpath is joining up with General Motors and its dealers. The marketing automation and customer data platform (CDP) that was one of this year’s Emerging 8 honorees announced it has been selected as an approved turnkey certified provider for GM’s in-Market Retail (iMR) funds, a designation that gives GM dealerships access to Fullpath’s CDP and […] [Read More]

The National Insurance Crime Bureau (NICB) and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) are intensifying their respective work this month. NICB and NHTSA are raising awareness during National Vehicle Theft Prevention Month to promote education to encourage collaboration between law enforcement and vehicle owners. Earlier this year, NICB released a vehicle theft trend analysis, […] [Read More]

Hertz is making some major changes to its leadership team. The rental car giant said it’s adding four former Delta Air Lines executives to the company this month and has promoted interim general counsel Katherine Lee Martin to executive vice president, general counsel and corporate secretary, effective immediately. In a news release, Hertz said the […] [Read More]

Terry MacCauley loves his job and loves talking about it. That’s why the enthusiastic founder, president and CEO of Big Time Advertising and Marketing is becoming a popular speaker at auto industry events. Auto Remarketing Podcast host Andrew Friedlander finally caught up with MacCauley during the 2024 NIADA Convention and Expo in Las Vegas for […] [Read More]

For years, Kathi Kruse has made her name working with car dealers to improve their social media presence, digital marketing and online reputation management. But her roots are in the financial side of the dealership, which is why she’s created a new business – Automotive CFO-To-Go, offering her experience and expertise as a chief financial […] [Read More]

Tracy Myers’ resume might begin with owning and operating Frank Myers Auto Maxx, his successful independent dealership in Winston-Salem, N.C., but that’s not even close to where it ends. He’s also an NIADA National Quality Dealer, an acknowledged expert in marketing and branding, a wrestling promoter, a best-selling author, a business trainer and consultant, and […] [Read More]

Chris Elliott, vice president of mergers and acquisitions at America’s Group, joins the Auto Remarketing Podcast to kick off our series on “M&A + Auto Auctions.” Elliot and Cherokee Media Group senior editor Joe Overby discuss the company’s growth strategy and M&A targets as well as overall buy-sell growth/consolidation in the auto auction industry. America’s […] [Read More]

Eric Lyman went to work for Black Book after the Fourth of July festivities in a new executive position. Black Book on Monday announced the promotion of Lyman to vice president, product – auto finance. “Eric’s extensive industry experience and innovative thinking make him the ideal leader for our auto finance product portfolio,” Black Book […] [Read More]