Monday, June 3, 2019 - 10:25am

AuSM Staff

TrueCar president and chief executive officer Chip Perry has retired, the company announced Monday morning. The company said in a news release it intends on Perry continuing in an advisory role, with Michael Darrow appointed by the board as interim president and CEO. Darrow’s current post is executive vice... Read More

Friday, May 31, 2019 - 1:16pm

AuSM Staff

Volkswagen has hired dealer website and digital retailing company DealerFire to drive a new digital advertising initiative to help Volkswagen dealers increase their U.S. vehicle repair business. DealerFire, which automotive retail software company DealerSocket acquired in 2015, will offer three packages under... Read More

Wednesday, May 29, 2019 - 8:00pm

AuSM Staff

The ongoing partnership between Uber and vehicle subscription provider Fair has an interesting new element. Uber drivers in select markets throughout the U.S. will now be able to use a pre-owned vehicle for ride-sharing through Fair for free for the first week. The program debuted in January in California and now... Read More

Wednesday, May 29, 2019 - 1:33pm

AuSM Staff

Digital automotive marketplace TrueCar appointed Noel Watson as executive vice president and chief financial officer, with responsibility for leading TrueCar’s financial operations, including accounting and investor relations. Watson, who spent the last 13 years with online travel platform TripAdvisor, will be... Read More

Tuesday, May 28, 2019 - 12:18pm

AuSM Staff

KAR Auction Services joined the Mobility Open Blockchain Initiative (MOBI) last July as the first remarketer to become associated with member-driven consortium of global automotive industry leaders, the goal of which is to explore blockchain tech use in the “digital mobility ecosystem.” On Tuesday, KAR... Read More

Friday, May 24, 2019 - 1:23pm

AuSM Staff

The Ken Garff Automotive Group has extended an agreement for auto dealer software company Reynolds and Reynolds to provide the dealership management solution for Ken Garff new-car franchised dealerships. The extension is part of a five-year agreement. The companies said in a news release that through Reynolds, Ken Garff... Read More

Thursday, May 23, 2019 - 2:58pm

AuSM Staff

E-commerce company RumbleOn experienced strong growth in 2018, and the company’s founder, chairman and chief executive officer Marshall Chesrown said in a news release that Peter Levy was “instrumental in the execution of our vision and continual success of this company.” RumbleOn has rewarded Levy for... Read More

Wednesday, May 22, 2019 - 2:53pm

AuSM Staff

The 1,035 vehicle recalls reported in 2018 affected more than 35 million vehicles, and that number of recalls is an increase over last year, according to Selective Insurance Group, sourcing new data from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. Selective Insurance Group, also sourcing information from the... Read More