PureCars, which provides digital marketing technology and services for the auto industry, has a new CEO. Promoted to the role is Lauren Donalson, who was most recently the company’s president. Aaron Sheeks, previously the CEO, has left the company to pursue other interests. PureCars has also hired Jason Wiley as president. Donalson joined PureCars in […] [Read More]

National Drive Electric Month is underway. The annual campaign to increase education and awareness about electric vehicles began Friday and runs through Oct. 12, with events planned in 41 states featuring EV test drives, vehicle showcases, informative workshops and other activities designed to illustrate the benefits of switching to an electric vehicle. “NDEM events are […] [Read More]

Impel and RockED worked together to offer special training focused on artificial intelligence. On Thursday, Impel launched the Automotive AI Certification Program, which the solutions provider said is a first of its kind initiative aimed at equipping automotive retailing professionals with the skills and knowledge needed to succeed in AI-centric work environments. Developed in partnership […] [Read More]

Oui. Sí. Yes, those affirmative answers now can be said by the Standards for Technology in Automotive Retail (STAR), which announced that it has released French and Spanish language translations for the multiple updates launched earlier this year to its Dealer Infrastructure Guidelines (DIG) for retail automotive. The IT standards organization highlighted these translations — […] [Read More]

A growing company just got a financial push forward. Pam, which bills itself as the fastest-growing voice AI and customer experience platform, announced it has received new funding, led by Autotech Ventures with participation from HF0, Ali Rowghani’s First Harmonic, Idris Mokhtarzada of RocketMoney and Geneva Pacific, among other investors and angels. “Pam addresses one […] [Read More]

Sonic Automotive selected NETSOL Technologies to lead what the provider of artificial intelligence-powered solutions and services to sell, finance and lease assets called “a discovery engagement” for the dealer group. According to a news release distributed on Tuesday, the project is focused on defining the “requirements and roadmap” for a next generation omnichannel digital retail […] [Read More]

Chris Walsh has been part of Reynolds and Reynolds since 1987. But the dealership software provider’s president and acting CEO said he’s never seen anything like this. Reynolds unveiled its newest technology — Rey, an artificial intelligence agent designed for dealership professionals — during last week’s Reynolds Retail Summit: Amplify 2025, and Walsh said it […] [Read More]

Fullpath has acquired Fuse Autotech’s Dynamic Payments, a deal it said offers car dealers real-time data to improve the customer experience. Fuse’s system will be integrated into Fullpath’s artificial intelligence-powered customer data platform, the companies said, allowing dealerships to provide car shoppers with personalized and relevant offers. Fullpath CEO and co-founder Aharon Horwitz said the […] [Read More]

The Standards for Technology in Automotive Retail (STAR) on Tuesday announced the hiring of an executive director; someone who has close knowledge of the automotive IT standards organization. Leveraging a relationship with STAR that dates to its formative days, where he worked alongside staff members to develop STAR’s initial standards for automotive, the organization’s executive […] [Read More]

Two big names in the auto industry are teaming up to launch a new place to shop for cars. Car and Driver, published by Hearst Magazines, has joined with Cox Automotive’s Autotrader to create the Car and Driver Marketplace powered by Autotrader, a shopping platform that connects research and vehicle listings on caranddriver.com. In a […] [Read More]