Marchex is ramping up its presence in the automotive industry. The artificial intelligence-powered conversation intelligence company recently announced that it has launched Marchex Spotlight for Automotive. Marchex highlighted that this solution can enable automaker and dealer customers to increase revenue by easily identifying failed business-to-consumer conversations that drive instant corrective actions through AI-powered conversational intelligence. […] [Read More]

OPENLANE isn’t the only operation involved in the wholesale market to announce a branding move this week. ShipYourCarNow, a provider of artificial intelligence-powered automotive transport services, has launched the SYCN Auto Logistics brand. The company said the decision was made to describe more accurately the full breadth of technology and logistics solutions it can provide […] [Read More]

Carmigo, one of this year’s Emerging 8 honorees, promoted one of the company’s co-founders to be chief technology officer. Sean Peoples is now CTO after having served as Carmigo’s head developer and head of product. “Sean has been at the center of Carmigo since the day I first pitched him the idea,” Carmigo founder and […] [Read More]

Privacy4Cars continued its journey toward solving privacy challenges posed by vehicle data this week. The privacy-tech company introduced what it believes is a “groundbreaking new tool.” Executives highlighted the Privacy4Cars’ Vehicle Privacy Report can allow consumers to see key privacy facts about a vehicle, including personal information (PI) the manufacturer collects, shares and sells, with […] [Read More]

Ken Luna leveled with dealerships about why they’re prime target of fraudsters using synthetic identities. But the vice president of strategic partnerships at CreditMiner also shared a variety of ways dealers can avoid become victims during this episode of the Auto Remarketing Podcast recorded during the recent Auto Intel Summit in Raleigh, N.C. The episode […] [Read More]

One of last year’s Emerging 8 honorees has a new chief executive officer. On Thursday, Dealer Trade Network, an inventory optimization solution for franchised dealerships, appointed Christian Miller as the company’s CEO. Miller joined Dealer Trade Network as chief financial officer at the beginning of the year. During the first quarter, the company said Miller […] [Read More]

Autotech Ventures said Thursday it has closed its third fund. The early-stage venture capital firm, which aims to tackle ground transportation challenges through technology, said the $230 million fund will be used for investments in mobility-related startups that are in seed through Series C funding stages. Autotech also announced that it has added Repair OnDemand […] [Read More]

Dealers and others who need to know the true condition of a used vehicle or perhaps want to quickly inspect a customer’s vehicle sitting in their service drive, are being given more options than ever before for obtaining that peace-of-mind intel. Some of the more recent entrants into the inspections and condition reports space use apps to get the job done and along with others, have developed sophisticated technology, often powered by machine learning and artificial intelligence. Then there are companies such as [Read More]

Black Widow Imaging has new ownership and has restructured under new management. The company, which specializes in high-quality automotive imaging, was purchased late last year in an auction in Missouri bankruptcy court by an angel investor group. Leading the company now is president Darren Kemper, who was formerly the chief operating officer. He joined the […] [Read More]

Just ahead of its public recognition at this week’s Auto Intel Summit, STELLA Automotive AI made a move with another technology service provider to help dealerships. The provider of high-end conversational technology powered by artificial intelligence announced an adapter integration with Orbee, a leading provider of customer experience middleware for dealerships. Together, STELLA and Orbee […] [Read More]