Technology

EpiCar wants to help dealerships find the inventory they need by leveraging available vehicles ready to be let go by private owners. Through a platform deployed on Monday, EpiCar is connecting dealers directly with vehicles sourced from private owners, ready for immediate bidding and acquisition. The company said its predictive analytics can empower dealers to […] [Read More]

Konect.ai announced on Thursday that it has secured a $5.5 million seed investment from Silverton Partners, a venture capital firm based in Austin, Texas. The SaaS company offering conversational AI technology for the automotive retail industry said this investment will fuel Konect.ai’s mission to “transform” the way dealerships and auto tech companies engage with their […] [Read More]

Dent Wizard International, the largest provider of vehicle reconditioning services in North America, has added Adam Nebeker as chief operating officer. Nebeker most recently served as senior vice president of field operations for Vivint Smart Home, a provider of security systems and services for homes and businesses, and as vice president of operations for Cummins, […] [Read More]

automotiveMastermind, part of S&P Global Mobility and a provider of predictive analytics and marketing automation for dealerships, has introduced an application program interface designed to allow OEMs, dealer groups, digital retailers and customer data platforms to integrate with Mastermind, aM’s automated sales and marketing platform. aM said the API will enable industry partners to directly […] [Read More]

CallRevu closed the third quarter by promoting Jeff DePascale to be its chief technology officer. The provider of automotive communication solutions highlighted that DePascale first joined CallRevu three years ago as senior vice president of technology. He now possesses 16 years of experience in technology, with 12 years specializing in enterprise SaaS. “Jeff DePascale is […] [Read More]

One View has announced the integration of its auto industry-specific document management system with Autosoft’s dealership management system. The collaboration allows users of Autosoft’s DMS to scan and archive documents using One View’s document management software, which the companies said helps empower dealers with seamless data transmission between the two systems and critical data to […] [Read More]

Reviver is now offering a financing option for its RPlate digital license plate. The technology company said it is providing increased flexibility for customers of both its battery-operated and wired models with buy-now, pay-later financing on the $599 purchase price available through the Affirm financing services. “We are constantly listening to our customers to build […] [Read More]

Mitsubishi Motors North America has added Xtime, Cox Automotive’s service appointment scheduling platform, to its MiCAR digital customer experience management platform for Mitsubishi dealers. “At Mitsubishi Motors, our customers expect quality, speed, efficiency and transparency across the end-to-end service experience, and the addition of Xtime to our internal MiCAR program stands to help our dealer […] [Read More]

Enterprise Holdings, parent company of rental car brands Enterprise, National and Alamo, has joined in a collaboration with vehicle-to-grid (V2G) services provider Fermata Energy and BlueHub Energy — part of the national nonprofit community development financing organization BlueHub Capital — to help lower the cost of electric vehicles by tapping the potential revenue benefits of […] [Read More]

Nestled within the core of the vibrant auto remarketing ecosystem, vehicle inspection processes — once held sacred in their traditional form — are now under the lens of technological disruption. The cacophony of the past, filled with the tangible sounds of clipboard ticks and assiduous note-takings, is slowly being replaced by the symphonic hum of […] [Read More]