J.D. Power said Tuesday it has acquired ZappyRide, an electric vehicle data company that develops white-label software and tools for automakers, electric utilities and others in the greentech space. The purchase adds to J.D. Power’s EV portfolio and kicks off a new program at the company that focuses on its EV services. The J.D. Power […] [Read More]

PureCars said Monday it has named a chief financial officer as well as a chief product officer. Bryan Urroz has been appointed CFO, while the Matthew Groner was named CPO. Before PureCars, Urroz was at DealerBuilt, where he was also CFO. Groner’s background includes time with Viacom, TransUnion, AdTheorent, DoubleVerify and Mediaocean. “As an industry […] [Read More]

Ford and Lincoln dealers now have a new resource to boost their sales and service efforts. CDK Global recently announced a collaboration with Ford Motor Co. to integrate vehicle build data for Ford and Lincoln vehicles with CDK Global’s Neuron Advanced Vehicle Lookup Application Programming Interface (API). The automotive retail software provider explained that incorporating […] [Read More]

With the first-ever tax credits for used electric vehicles having become effective on Jan. 1 as part of the Inflation Reduction Act, that shopper on your dealership’s lot is likely to have this question on their mind. Does the used EV I’m interested in qualify for this tax credit? With that in mind, EV analytics company […] [Read More]

Electric vehicle subscription company Autonomy has added a fourth state to its footprint: Texas. Its services are now available in the Austin area and Travis County. This follows Autonomy’s launch in California, followed by expansion to Florida and Washington. Autonomy said in a news release that Texas trails only California and Florida for EV registrations. […] [Read More]

Privacy4Cars said Monday it has closed a new financing round that includes The Presidio Group CEO Brodie Cobb, FM Capital and Automotive Ventures. The latter led Privacy4Cars’ Series A round in August 2021. The growth capital for the company, which provides automotive data privacy and security solutions, comes at a time of regulatory changes in the […] [Read More]

ServiceUp, an autotech startup in the car repair space, has launched a new service line to help fleet managers called ServiceUp for Fleets. The company aims to make the tasks of vehicle maintenance/repair, repair order status/tracking and repair order approvals more efficient for fleet managers. “We are proud to launch ServiceUp for Fleets to meet […] [Read More]

Pohanka Automotive Group recently invested in Orbee, a leading provider of marketing technologies. According to a news release, Pohanka’s investment into Orbee revolves around the common goal of driving innovation across the automotive software ecosystem. The dealer group’s strategy of connecting legacy systems with new capabilities such as Orbee’s Customer Data Platform (CDP) and Marketing […] [Read More]

Brad Burns, associate vice president of vehicle information for Manheim at Cox Automotive, and Fyusion chief product officer and co-founder Stephen Miller joined the Auto Remarketing Podcast from Used Car Week 2022 in San Diego last month. They talk about their presentation on "Demystifying AI for the Wholesale Industry," the uses of artificial intelligence in remarketing, […] [Read More]

Think you and your dealership have the best phone skills, not just in your market, but perhaps nationwide? Well, Car Wars is now offering you a chance to prove it. This week, the call tracking and phone handling solution for automotive dealers announced a new annual dealership award program. Car Wars’ Dealership CRISP Award program […] [Read More]