Next up on our Auto Remarketing Podcast series from NADA Show 2022, senior editor Joe Overby reconnects with TrueCar chief executive officer Mike Darrow to talk about TrueCar+, which enables the company to become a "modern-day marketplace" to connect dealers and consumers online. Darrow talks about the TrueCar+ pilot in Tampa, continued rollout, marketing plans and […] [Read More]

In addition to some more automotive-specific news earlier this month, DrivenIQ, which specializes in data and data technologies that help businesses target their advertising to the most ideal audience, said Friday it has acquired Visitor Data Inc. In a news release, the company said the main reason it bought Visitor Data was, “for its double […] [Read More]

On Thursday, TrueCar announced the launch of its Sell Your Car offering and introduced its home delivery program in Texas. The company highlighted Sell Your Car provides consumers with visibility into their vehicle’s value as well as an instant, online True Cash Offer, while providing dealers a channel through which they can easily acquire additional […] [Read More]

For this installment of our podcasts from NADA Show 2022, we turn to the FUEL side of the CARS group. Dean Evans and Terry Laughridge join the show and talk with senior editor Joe Overby about where FUEL fits into the company's end-to-end offering, how cord-cutting and streaming impacts automotive advertising, the move toward brand image and branding […] [Read More]

As an entrepreneur, Shift chief executive officer George Arison has often been a “builder” when it comes to tech-enabled platforms. In addition to co-founding Shift, Arison was co-founder of Taxi Magic, which is now Curb In his leadership of Shift, he has long envisioned a dealer listings marketplace at the company, but realized that it […] [Read More]

Next up in our series of Auto Remarketing Podcast episodes from NADA Show 2022 in Las Vegas, senior editor Joe Overby talks with CARS chief executive officer Alex Vetter. Their discussion dives deeper into the Accu-Trade purchase, the dealer reaction and why the deal made sense. Plus, Vetter shares his thoughts on some of the […] [Read More]

Spiffy has landed a $10 million investment from Edison Partners that extends its Series B funding of $22 million announced last fall. The new investment bumps the Series B to $32 million and gives Spiffy additional capital to expand geographically and for recruiting. The on-demand car care, tech and services company has grown in the last […] [Read More]

What a wild season for the used-car market. In the latest of a string of M&A developments, new entrants to the wholesale market and moves that have generally shaken up the pre-owned landscape, Shift announced Tuesday that it has signed a deal to acquire certain assets of Fair Technologies. Those assets being Fair’s dealer listing […] [Read More]

On Monday, motormindz named a senior partner of supplier strategy, appointing John Moloney to the role. Moloney’s three-plus decades in the auto industry includes time with such companies as Bose, Bosch and Michelin. “John’s extensive experience cuts across so many skill sets — sales, brand management, strategy — that are key for our customers,” motormindz president Jason […] [Read More]

AutoWeb has taken its CarZeus vehicle acquisition business to a third market: Houston. CarZeus buys cars directly from consumers and resells them in the wholesale market. AutoWeb purchased CarZeus from founder Phil Kandera and McCombs Family Partners in August. The platform’s first market was San Antonio. In November, AutoWeb expanded CarZeus to Austin, Texas. It […] [Read More]