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]

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]