Electric vehicle charging network IONNA has a new home – and some new leaders. IONNA – a joint venture founded by a coalition among automakers BMW, General Motors, Honda, Hyundai, Mercedes-Benz, Kia and Stellantis – has selected Durham, N.C., as its global headquarters, which the company said in a news release allows it to accelerate […] [Read More]

Solera is getting a lift from Uber. The provider of vehicle lifecycle management software, data and services, announced an exclusive rideshare collaboration with Uber for Business through Solera’s RedCap platform. RedCap’s shuttle service, powered by Uber for Business, not only provides rides for customers, it also offers access to parts delivery through Uber Direct. Solera […] [Read More]

Artificial intelligence seems to be spreading into everything these days. So why not vehicle history reports? Vehicle history report platform Bumper.com’s answer to that question is a new feature called Smart Insights, designed to use generative AI to “analyze and distill” the most important information in a history report. The company said Smart Insights is […] [Read More]

Orbee and ActivEngage are working together to help dealerships. This week, the provider of customer experience middleware for the automotive industry said it has integrated with the automotive chat and text communications platform. Orbee and ActivEngage highlighted their integration allows for the data from a shopper’s interaction through the ActivEngage platform to be unified with […] [Read More]

Dealer eProcess wants to take auto dealers to the top of the mountain. The website and digital marketing agency hopes to do that with the launch of Everest, its new website platform for dealers in the U.S. and Canada. Everest is designed to be an all-in-one solution to drive the highest conversions possible. It includes […] [Read More]

NAPA Auto Parts sees potential in electric vehicle repair and is preparing its branded stores and its independent partners to capitalize on a potentially huge market for aftermarket parts. “There is a big opportunity for NAPA to get into the electrification space,” Donovan Ringo, NAPA’s senior manager, emerging markets, told Auto Remarketing on the sidelines of the Electrify Expo Industry Day conference in Southern California in late May. NAPA considers EVs, ADAS, and vehicle connectivity emerging technology for ... [Read More]

Binu Mathew, a veteran of 30 years in leading product development and strategy for software technology companies, has joined automotive retail platform Tekion as its chief technology officer. In his new role, Mathew will lead the engineering, product management and design teams and drive the company’s technology strategy, product development and delivery to ensure the […] [Read More]

Impel, a provider of artificial intelligence-powered customer lifecycle management for the automotive industry, announced an integration with WhatsApp as a communication channel for Impel AI to enhance its omnichannel capabilities. In addition to webchat, email and SMS texting, auto retailers using Impel’s AI platform can now deliver personalized experiences and engage in humanlike conversations with […] [Read More]

I’ve run into a consistent theme in recent conversations with dealers: What do you make of systems that automatically price used vehicles? The question has also led to requests that we change ProfitTime GPS from its current functionality of providing recommended price ranges for individual vehicles to automatically pricing each car. When I ask why […] [Read More]

Amit Chandarana is the chief commercial officer at Signal Technologies, which specializes in the Canada-to-U.S. used-vehicle import market. He sat down with Cherokee Media Group senior editor Joe Overby at ASOTU Con outside Baltimore last month for a conversation about the vehicle import-export market, the conference’s Pitch Tank competition, advice for startups and entrepreneurs, what […] [Read More]