Wednesday, October 17, 2018 - 2:45pm

AuSM Staff

TradeRev — sponsor of the Used Car Awards Luncheon during Used Car Week 2018 — announced the release of the company’s new MOVE METAL service options for sellers. TradeRev highlighted the offering includes three customized tiers ranging from self-service to full-service, all aimed at helping dealers... Read More

Wednesday, October 17, 2018 - 1:46pm

AuSM Staff

Gubagoo, which specializes in “conversational commerce solutions” for the auto industry, has launched a digital retailing solution that can activate online car-buying from dealership websites and Facebook. The Gubagoo Virtual Retailing solution utilizes messaging and live video interaction and integrates the... Read More

Tuesday, October 16, 2018 - 2:56pm

Joe Overby, Senior Editor

Lithia Motors’ former project lead for online sales  is now the leading strategic partnerships at Drive Motors, which develops online car-buying solutions for dealer groups and banks. Chris Gugliotta was named head of strategic partnerships at Drive Motors, following two stops at Lithia and time with... Read More

Monday, October 15, 2018 - 4:43pm

AuSM Staff

PERQ announced the closing of a $5 million round of funding on Monday that it plans to use in expanding its artificial intelligence-based SaaS solution into additional industries. Elevate Ventures led the funding, all of which is from investment groups and angel investors in Indianapolis, which is where PERQ is... Read More

Monday, October 15, 2018 - 4:00pm

AuSM Staff

Paul Potratz often looks like he’s in exclusive company by his dapper appearance at Used Car Week and other industry events. Well, POTRATZ now is among companies that are part of an exclusive project involving Facebook. The dealership marketing firm was asked to participate in an exclusive Facebook Alpha... Read More

Friday, October 12, 2018 - 11:06am

AuSM Staff

Carvana has opened its 14th car vending machine, this time heading to Philadelphia to debut its latest facility. Though this is the first car vending machine in the City of Brotherly Love, Carvana has been available in this market since last year.  “Philadelphia is a city that has welcomed the new way to... Read More

Friday, October 12, 2018 - 10:59am

AuSM Staff

Only a couple days following the launch of a dealer-driven program, Automatic made an acquisition designed to broaden its service offering further. The SiriusXM company that can bring the power of connectivity to most vehicles on the road on Thursday announced the acquisition of PayTollo, a mobile payment platform... Read More

Friday, October 12, 2018 - 10:57am

AuSM Staff

Digital license plates are gaining momentum in the Golden State with franchised dealers leading the charge. Reviver Auto, creator of the digital license plate Rplate Pro, on Thursday announced it has partnered with the California New Car Dealers Association (CNCDA) to make the Rplate Pro more easily accessible to the... Read More