One of this year’s Emerging 8 honorees now has a new chief revenue officer. Dealer Alchemist, a digital ad agency with a technology-first approach in automotive, announced on Friday the appointment of Jeff Clark as its new CRO. With an impressive track record of success in the automotive industry and a distinguished military career, Dealer […] [Read More]

This week, Dominion DMS announced integration with ProMax to give dealers various options to increase efficiency and profitability. The service providers said ProMax has features that will complement VUE DMS and give dealers the tools “they need to be a step ahead of the competition.” Mazda Direct general sales manager Tim Honaker said through a […] [Read More]

With so much M&A activity happening involving dealerships, auctions and other shops connected to automotive, Epiq is rolling out two new dashboards for its Metrics That Matter legal business intelligence solution that can deliver robust contracts intelligence. Metrics That Matter now includes two new commercial contracts dashboards — M&A due diligence/integration planning and data privacy […] [Read More]

And now for some M&A activity in the carsharing space. Getaround announced Thursday evening it would acquire substantially all of HyreCar’s assets for $9.45 million. In March, HyreCar had filed a motion with the U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Delaware to sell its assets under Section 363 of the Bankruptcy Code. The purchase is expected to […] [Read More]

This week has been a busy one for investments flowing into artificial intelligence-fueled technology providers for the auto industry. On Wednesday, Ravin AI, a leader in deep learning vehicle inspection technology, secured its first Australian investment from Firemark Ventures, the corporate venture capital arm of IAG, one of the largest general insurers in Australia and […] [Read More]

TradePending’s newest tool to help dealerships retail more used vehicles quickly impressed Rebecca Balonier, who is internet director at Volkswagen of Elgin in Illinois. Marrying TradePending’s products with data from CARFAX, service history records, window stickers and local market statistics, AutoBio is new a communication platform tied to TradePending’s entire data ecosystem and numerous value-add […] [Read More]

UVeye, which develops automated vehicle-inspection systems, said Tuesday it has landed a $100 million Series D funding round led by Hanaco VC. The round also included participation from existing investors GM Ventures, CarMax, W.R. Berkley Corporation, F.I.T. Ventures L.P. and Israeli institutional investors. UVeye plans to use the Series D funding to build inspection systems […] [Read More]

Eric Keith Wilson is bringing more than three decades of automotive industry experience that includes general manager and director positions with large and smaller dealer groups to SOCIALDEALER. The social media agency chose Wilson as its national sales director so he can oversee all national sales efforts, including OEM relationships, dealers and potential strategic partners. […] [Read More]

The past couple of months have been exciting ones for STELLA Automotive AI. In April, the provider of high-end conversational artificial intelligence technology was among the Emerging 8 honorees highlighted at the Auto Intel Summit. Then on Tuesday, STELLA Automotive AI announced that it closed its seed round of financing. The company secured convertible promissory […] [Read More]

RunBuggy, a tech platform designed to connect car shippers and transporters, said Monday it will launch a pricing engine based on artificial intelligence that is aimed at optimizing pricing for vehicle transport. RunBuggy’s “Torque” analyzes real-time data through advanced algorithms — using data sources like weather patterns, traffic conditions and historical trends — to generate […] [Read More]