In addition to a new partnership lined up in the vehicle transportation space, CarNow, which provides digital retail solutions to the auto industry, has named a new senior vice president of OEM relations and national accounts.

Hired for the role is Michael Seeman, who was previously vice president and general manager of the enterprise divisions at CDK Global, where he worked for 20 years.

In his new post, Seeman will lead the development of OEM relationships along with business development efforts, including new strategic partnerships and national dealer groups.

“We are truly excited for Michael’s energy, experience, and passion for automotive,” CarNow chief executive officer Andy Park said in a news release.

“His impressive automotive background, reputation in the industry, and track record of developing, growing, and maintaining the most strategic relationships and sales results make his leadership instrumental for our next phase of growth. I’m thrilled to welcome him to the CarNow team.”

Seeman added: “I’m excited to join a respected organization with an amazing culture. My focus will be to serve our clients by helping to streamline the online and in-store car buying experience for their consumers with a unified, real-time platform that eliminates the need for numerous single-point solutions.

“We have strong momentum and a highly talented team with experience from multiple industries,” he said. “I look forward to contributing at this pivotal stage of the company's evolution.”

Speaking of partnerships and relationships, it was announced last week that CarNow has teamed up with ShipYourCarNow, an automotive transportation, technology and service provider.

Through this partnership, CarNow’s Real-Time Retail tool will now have a seamless shipping solution integrated directly into the platform.

With that, CarNow’s dealer partners can including shipping as part of the consumer’s purchasing process, giving them precise, real-time delivery costs before finalizing their purchase.

They can also include the shipping costs within the financing of the vehicle.

“With our suite of Integrated Automotive Transportation Solutions (IATS), we have the flexibility to meet any business process requirements for an awesome user experience,” ShipYourCarNow executive vice president John Robertson said in a release.

“CarNow chose a completely seamless solution, all information required for the transport is automatically completed via API. The customer experience is as easy as choosing how quickly they would like their car delivered and checking the box. We make it happen from there.” Robertson said.

CarNow senior vice president of product Paul Chae added: “CarNow’s platform is designed to provide dealers and consumers with advanced, easy-to-use technology solutions that streamline the car-buying process.

“We want to ensure our dealers and their shoppers have the best-possible options for vehicle shipping during the digital retailing process, which is why we’re pleased to announce the integration of ShipYourCarNow with our Real-Time Retail platform.”