HOUSTON — CAR-Research XRM has hired a new vice president of sales, Jeff Loos. Based out of Kansas City and reporting directly to President and COO Patrick Kelly, Loos will be responsible for all sales and marketing functions of the company.

Loos previously served as executive vice president of sales for VinSolutions. While there, he had several record-setting months for revenue and roof-top growth and helped achieve sales growth of 439 percent over a three-year period.  Loos was also in national sales with AutoUSA, an AutoNation company, and AutoTrader.com. He most recently served as chief sales officer at Service Dynamics.

Loos will now provide CAR-Research with new marketing and advertising strategies to enhance and modernize CAR-Research XRM’s CRM and dealer marketing system.  

“We are tremendously excited about Jeff’s plans for our sales and marketing,” said Patrick Kelly, CAR-Research XRM President and COO. “Jeff was my number one choice for this job long before he came on board. He is a proven industry leader and brings extensive knowledge and contacts to our sales team.”