Former Cox Automotive and KAR Global vice president Tim Zierden has joined TradePending as its new chief operating officer. The company said Zierden will lead its operations through the customer lifecycle and will be responsible for sales and marketing, onboarding, customer support and customer success. “I am committed to supporting automotive customers in a dynamic, […] [Read More]

Lotlinx wants to make being a car dealer a little less risky. To that end, the VIN-specific data provider for dealership inventory has launched Lotlinx Sentinel, a new vehicle risk mitigation platform. Sentinel is designed to protect dealers by forecasting risks and implementing targeted corrective actions at the VIN level to reduce the time vehicles […] [Read More]

Automotive BDC software provider Volie is integrating STELLA Automotive AI’s conversational artificial intelligence technology into its call center software with the goal of delivering a “next-generation” customer experience. The deal integrates STELLA data into Volie’s call screen to give dealers enhanced interactions for streamlined communication. The combination is designed to provide relevant customer details from […] [Read More]

Less than four weeks after announcing it is shifting from direct sales to a dealership model, Fisker will hold a “dealer open house” for dealers interested in working with the electric vehicle manufacturer. The meeting will be held Wednesday at Fisker’s headquarters in Manhattan Beach, Calif. The company said it expects to announce commitments from […] [Read More]

After receiving no answer from President Biden to their request in November to “tap the brakes” on strict vehicle emissions standards, car dealers throughout the nation are now urging the White House to “hit the brakes.” Nearly 5,000 dealers representing all 50 states this week signed onto a letter to the President urging him to […] [Read More]

If you’re looking for a used car, CarGurus has just the vehicle for you — and just in time. The 10th-generation Honda Accord came out on top in the online automotive shopping platform’s 2024 Best Used Car Awards, earning the title of Used Car of the Year as judged by CarGurus’ panel of reviewers. CarGurus […] [Read More]

Cars Commerce announced its “instant appraisal engine,” AccuTrade, has been selected by FordDirect as its preferred vehicle acquisition and trade and appraisal solution. AccuTrade becomes the latest tool offered in The Shop, FordDirect’s newly launched e-commerce platform for more than 3,000 Ford dealers and Lincoln retailers. AccuTrade is designed to speed transaction time by enabling […] [Read More]

A young dealer has her name on a dealership for the first time. Kate Faupel Grealish, who grew up in the car business as the daughter of dealer Ron Faupel and began working in his dealership at age 15, is now the proud owner of Kate Faupel Ford in Henderson, Ky. — not far from […] [Read More]

Jennifer Hurley, finance director for the Royal Auto Group in Tucson, Ariz., said she entered the automotive industry as a “bit of a fluke.” After college, Hurley — who was planning to apply to law school — joined the dealership world as a receptionist at Royal Kia.  Then the finance director approached her about a […] [Read More]

Two of the used-car industry’s heavy hitters have teamed up to make more information available to dealers and consumers. Dealership software provider Reynolds and Reynolds and CARFAX announced a collaboration to simplify dealerships’ integration with CARFAX. Through the Reynolds Certified Interface program, dealerships that opt into CARFAX Car Care will have service records automatically added […] [Read More]