Perhaps with a freshly repaired vehicle, the car owner will want to hit the road and turn up the tunes, maybe via satellite radio. On Tuesday, Vehlo and SiriusXM announced a new integration that enables auto service and repair shops leveraging Vehlo’s software solutions to provide their eligible customers with a complimentary three-month trial subscription […] [Read More]

Automakers issued 96 recall campaigns in the third quarter, covering nearly 8.5 million vehicles, according to the latest report from BizzyCar. To help dealerships handle a potential swell of incoming calls from those recalls, Car Wars expanded capabilities of Cari, its scheduler run by artificial intelligence. The provider of innovative phone solutions for automotive dealerships […] [Read More]

Cox Automotive has developed an omnichannel digital retail platform that allows complete online transactions on sellers’ sites and third-party marketplaces simultaneously, the company said Monday. This allows retailers to provide full ecommerce capabilities on their own website while at the same time allowing direct purchase via Autotrader and Kelley Blue Book. Among the retailers using […] [Read More]

Dealer Services Network (DSN), a technology-enabled provider of title and registration services for mobility customers, broadened its Florida footprint. On Monday, DSN announced the opening of its newest private tag agency serving Polk County residents. Express Auto Tags of North Lakeland, located at 4933 U.S. Highway 98 North in Lakeland, Fla., the agency offers expanded […] [Read More]

Authenticom Group of Companies has added Jeremy Potvin as director of digital strategy, a hire the company said reinforces its commitment to strategic execution and leadership in its digital ecosystem. Authenticom cited Potvin’s two decades of experience “at the intersection of brand development, technology and storytelling,” noting he built and scaled consumer brands in the […] [Read More]

Cities are partnering with the auto industry and autonomous/remote-controlled car technology providers to help solve transportation problems for residents, said panelists representing some of those municipalities and companies at the MOVE America conference here Sept. 23-24. MOVE America is a mobility and tech event that offers a platform for auto and technology companies, tech-savvy individuals, […] [Read More]

It’s a full-circle moment for TrueCar and Scott Painter. The company’s founder and former CEO is leading a group that plans to acquire the automotive digital marketplace. Upon close, Painter, who stepped down as  CEO in 2015, will return as CEO. TrueCar announced Wednesday that it is going private through a deal in which Fair […] [Read More]

Private equity firm Astira Capital Partners has acquired CallRevu, which provides a call intelligence platform for the auto industry. Boston-based Astira, which focuses on technology-enable and data-driven services, was founded by Azra Kanji in 2023 and invests out of a $675 million Fund 1. Its portfolio also includes Altus (commercial receivables management solutions) and ConData […] [Read More]

Lauren Donalson joined PureCars in 2015 as a sales associate, later serving as regional manager, national director and senior vice president before moving up to chief operating officer in January 2023. She was promoted to the new role of president in February 2024. And last month, Donalson became the company’s CEO. She joins the Auto […] [Read More]

Car Wars has announced two integrations to widen the reach of its artificial intelligence-powered service scheduling tool. The provider of dealership call management technology said its Cari Scheduler now integrates with service lane technology provider Dealer-FX in a partnership designed to enable dealerships to book, modify and manage service appointments in real time with OEM-aligned […] [Read More]