The tech firm confirmed this week reports that COO Mark O’Neil plans to retire this February. He’ll depart almost four years after Cox’s acquisition of Dealertrack, a company he led as CEO for about 14 years.
September 25, 2018
Alex Mallman, who most recently served as president and CEO of Mercedes-Benz Auto Finance China, replaces AutoGravity’s co-founder and CEO Andy Hinrichs, who left in May, according to the Orange County Business Journal.
July 17, 2018
The deal was first reported on Sunday by The Banks Report, which described the pending acquisition as checking off 'several boxes for CDK while filling a big product hole — a viable integrated CRM platform with significant market share.'
July 16, 2018
The editor responds to a reader’s question about whether F&I managers are being replaced by iPads and digital retailing tools.
July 3, 2018
The startup’s war chest now totals $30 million after securing $15 million in new funding. The announcement comes on the heels of two other major developments for the San Francisco-based startup, including new relationships with Lithia Motors and Lexus.
June 27, 2018
Digital retailing invaded the Las Vegas Convention Center in late March for NADA 2018, but its arrival did little to bring clarity to F&I’s cloudy future.
May 7, 2018
The editor explains why he put another digital retailing startup on the cover and looks at two studies that point to online car buying and financing still being a work in progress.
December 4, 2017
The editor takes you inside a conference that had digital retailing makers wooing auto finance execs.
June 9, 2017
Cox Automotive’s Mark O’Neil talks to the editor about MakeMyDeal’s future, digital retailing, and the fate of the F&I office.
June 9, 2017
There were plenty of new innovations on display in and around NADA 2017. The editor takes you on a tour of five new tech tools aiming to help dealers land more sales and F&I opportunities.
April 10, 2017
The editor delves into results of a new study that says 60% of dealers who aren’t using tablets aren’t even considering adopting them.
February 10, 2017
The editor wonders what marketers hope to accomplish by bashing F&I and warns them not to bite the hand that pushes the buttons.
January 10, 2017
The editor addresses claims that he’s anti-consumer and anti-transparent. Apparently, he’s been sitting on the digital fence a little too long.
November 7, 2016
The editor shares the details of what he believes will go down as a historic moment in the history of F&I.
October 4, 2016
Tech vendors believe the industry needs to respond to customer dissatisfaction with the F&I process, but not everyone believes moving the process online is the answer.
October 4, 2016