CarNow chief executive officer Andy Park joins the Auto Remarketing Podcast to talk about the company's origins and how he made his way into automotive, as well as how COVID-19 accelerated digital retail. Plus, Park talks about CarNow's recent $30 million fund raise and more. To listen to the episode, click on the link available below, […] [Read More]

Got a customer who is unsure about buying a used electric vehicle due to uncertainty about the battery life? Recurrent, which analyzes EV battery health, says it can help. On Tuesday, the company released what it calls the “first-ever” EV battery guides that consumers can use to gauge the battery health of a pre-owned EV. […] [Read More]

Vroom has added another hub, this time in the Pacific Northwest. While it has delivered vehicles to the area since its 2012 founding, the company’s Seattle Last Mile hub, located in Kent, Wash., is designed to provide “an experience that includes a more personalized concierge service where customer advocates transport cars directly to car buyers’ […] [Read More]

Last fall, Carketa secured funding to expand nationwide. Then in January, the dealership solutions software company added condition reports to its platform. And according to a news release distributed on Monday, the Utah-based startup announced that it has become a participant in the CDK Global Partner Program. As a member of one of the largest […] [Read More]

ACV said Tuesday it has acquired MAX Digital in a deal worth $60 million. The company said bringing MAX Digital into the fold lets ACV now offer dealers inventory and pricing guidance as well as merchandising and sales enhancement tools. MAX Digital’s software solutions will be run as a separate and independent unit, while keeping […] [Read More]

Now dealerships that use HopDrive for concierge vehicle pickup and delivery when their customers want repairs or other services, stores also might be on a path toward getting a new piece of inventory, too. On Monday, Black Book announced a new data integration with HopDrive. According to a news release, Black Book data is now being […] [Read More]

With inventory so limited nowadays, dealerships likely want to know the exact location of every single unit within its operation. Dealerware is looking to help Ford and Lincoln stores accomplish that task and more. The connected car platform for automotive retailers announced on Wednesday that it has been selected as a preferred vendor to Ford […] [Read More]

Used-car ecommerce platform Shift, which began selling cars in Texas for the first time in May, has added two more markets where customers in the Lone Star State can buy vehicles. The company announced Tuesday that Dallas and Fort Worth have been added as full-service markets, joining Austin and San Antonio, which were added this […] [Read More]

Driven Data, which is an advanced software marketing provider and digital marketing agency for the retail auto industry, recently announced the closure of a $4.5 million Series B fundraising round. The company's founder and chief executive officer, Jon Berna, joined the Auto Remarketing Podcast to talk about the pain points Driven Data is trying to solve, […] [Read More]

In this episode of the Auto Remarketing Podcast, we take a road trip. Well, more like a road race. Kristin Slanina and Mike Landau join the show to talk about the upcoming "Charge Across America" event, which they said will be the first-ever cross-country electric vehicle race. The race will run from Oct. 31 through […] [Read More]