Not long after a J.D. Power study showed deteriorating satisfaction with public EV charging stations, Electric Era this week announced the close of its Series A financing to grow its network of proprietary PowerNode EV high-speed charging stations. According to a news release, HSBC Asset Management led the Series A financing with participation from SQM […] [Read More]

Automotive analytics and data provider Black Book has introduced Pulse, a visualization tool designed to enable automotive professionals across various verticals to gain insights from retail market data to power their business-critical decisions. OEMs, dealer groups, finance companies and others in the industry can use retail market data to maximize their profits while minimizing their […] [Read More]

While service drive activity currently is on a downward trend, Dealerware and Tekion recently integrated their tools to help dealership service departments and boost customer satisfaction. Brendan Harrington, president of Autobahn Motorcars in Fort Worth, Texas, is already seeing what the integration can do. “The Tekion and Dealerware integration makes us more efficient,” he said […] [Read More]

FrogData rolled out its second new tool of the summer to help dealerships navigate through warranty claims. On Tuesday, the provider of artificial intelligence and decision analytics solutions for the automotive industry launched WarrantyMind AI, an end-to-end remote warranty administration service designed to optimize the warranty claims process for dealerships. As consumer demand rises for […] [Read More]

More than 4,000 Tesla drivers in California are using an electronic license plate on their vehicle, according to the creator of the RPlate digital license plate. Reviver, a technology company that developed the RPlate technology, said Tesla is the No. 1 vehicle brand among users of the digital plate. “Tesla is a truly iconic brand […] [Read More]

Longtime SaaS executive and entrepreneur Ben Chodor has been named CEO of automotive communications intelligence platform CallRevu. “Ben’s dedication to empowering both our team and clients underscores his suitability for the CEO role,” CallRevu executive chairman Brendan Reidy said in a news release. “His leadership will undoubtedly steer CallRevu toward continued success.” Chodor comes on […] [Read More]

Vehicle subscription company Flexcar is now offering delivery to customers in Massachusetts. The company said its delivery service covers more than 75% of the state’s ZIP codes and is immediately available for drivers in the region who currently use Flexcar as well as new customers. “Massachusetts drivers love Flexcar’s subscription-based alternative to car ownership, and […] [Read More]

Vehicle sourcing platform Carbly has launched Market Tracker, a product designed to empower auto dealers with critical real-time insights into their regional used car retail market. Carbly CEO Scott Roth said the new tool “draws on Carbly’s massive dataset of retail vehicle data” to give dealers important observations and see trends they might otherwise miss. […] [Read More]

Fullpath, an automotive retail customer data and experience platform (CDXP), announced an integration with conversation intelligence AI provider Invoca. The companies said Invoca’s AI-powered call tracking and analytics, together with Fullpath’s CDP data marketplace, will provide visibility on every shopper throughout the automotive sales and service journey. “The data integration with Invoca speaks to the […] [Read More]

DealerCue Automotive Corp., maker of inventory acquisition and management platform VINCUE, has completed a Series B investment round led by global automotive services firm Holman and backed by venture capital firms Autotech Ventures and Automotive Ventures. The deal represents the first major institutional investments for VINCUE, which the company said enables it to scale operations, […] [Read More]