It’s been a difficult week at TrueCar, which announced a CEO change and a workforce reduction impacting approximately 102 positions or 24% of the company’s headcount. According to a news release, Michael Darrow is departing TrueCar as CEO and vacating his position on the board. The company then appointed Jantoon Reigersman as president and chief […] [Read More]

Last week, Standards for Technology in Automotive Retail (STAR) announced the publication of its service scheduling process standards API. STAR highlighted the approved service scheduling API provides a domain model that maps automotive service scheduling process. Included in this are industry standards related to the dealership’s identifier and vehicle information. Vehicle mileage, appointment history, service […] [Read More]

One of this year’s Emerging 8 honorees has a new chief executive officer. On Tuesday, STELLA Automotive AI appointed Rich Sands as its new CEO. Sands arrives at STELLA Automotive AI with more than 25 years of product and business leadership within the global automotive industry, bringing a wealth of experience from executive roles at […] [Read More]

UVeye, which develops automated vehicle-inspection systems, welcomed a new executive on Tuesday who brings vast OEM experience. The company that recently secured $100 million in Series D funding to support major new partnership, sales and manufacturing initiatives in North America hired Rick Bryant as its new executive vice president for strategic partnerships. Bryant most recently […] [Read More]

Remarketing+, powered by Advent Resources, helps consignors, fleets, and car rental companies to move their de-fleeting upstream in an effort to save sellers in reconditioning, transportation, holding and transaction fees. Now the company wants to assist private consumers, too. On Monday, Remarketing+ rolled out its newest offering, Driver Sales, which is a white label solution […] [Read More]

America’s Group acquired Liquid Motors nearly two years ago. On Monday, the company announced an executive succession plan, as Liquid Motors founder and president Michael Daseke will depart from the position effective June 30. Selected to succeed Daseke as president on July 1 is America’s Group vice president of digital strategy Kelly McAllister, who has […] [Read More]

Reynolds and Reynolds made its third acquisition of the year last week, announcing the purchase of technology startup AutoVision. Through a news release, the company said AutoVision will enhance the Reynolds Retail Management System with a suite of tools to retail used vehicles more efficiently and profitably. “The Reynolds Retail Management System is built on […] [Read More]

FrogData expanded its platform for automotive fueled by launching WarrantyBoost+, what the company called a “groundbreaking” annual-subscription product that can combine warranty rate enhancement with an intuitive service dashboard and key performance indicator (KPI) tracking. By leveraging its AI-driven warranty analytics platform, FrogData said dealers can expect faster and more accurate results, ensuring optimal rate […] [Read More]

Repair OnDemand has a new president. The company, which offers a marketplace connecting sublet repair professionals with companies who have cars needing inspections and/or repair, said Tuesday it has hired former Cox Automotive executive Randy Kobat for the role. Tony Rimas, who previously led Repair OnDemand and was president of Repairify, has moved into a […] [Read More]

Auto Remarketing is the first to report that DAS Technology has made its ninth acquisition, with the company announcing Tuesday that it has acquired 3 Birds, a customer data and experience platform technology company. 3 Birds is based in Chapel Hill, N.C., and provides SaaS-based marketing, analytics and consumer engagement solutions. With the addition of […] [Read More]