André-Martin Hobbs, Author at DecisioningIT

TrueCar acquires Digital Motors to reinforce TrueCar+ marketplace

Acquisition to help accelerate TrueCar+ product roadmap by expanding e-commerce capabilities SANTA MONICA, Calif., June 6, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — TrueCar, Inc. (NASDAQ: TRUE), the easiest, most efficient and transparent online destination for buying and selling new and used vehicles, today announced its acquisition of Irvine, California based...

June 7, 2022

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Car shoppers, dealers, lenders saw e-contracting boom in 2021

9 million out of 28 million auto finance transactions involved electronic paperwork, Wolters Kluwer finds Source: AutoNews – A third of all new and used auto financing deals last year involved an electronic contract, a figure reflecting a significant increase...

June 1, 2022

CarGurus’ New Digital Deal Solution Enables Dealers to Sell More Cars Through Access to Today’s Online Shopper

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CarGurus’ New Digital Deal Solution Enables Dealers to Sell More Cars Through Access to Today’s Online Shopper

Digital Deal delivers purchase-ready consumers through streamlined online-to-in-store buying experience May 11, 2022 09:00 ET | Source: CarGurus, Inc. CAMBRIDGE, Mass., May 11, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — CarGurus (Nasdaq: CARG) today announced an expansion in its automotive retail offerings with the launch...

May 11, 2022

DecisioningIT named Top 50 Most Innovative Companies to Watch 2022

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DecisioningIT named Top 50 Most Innovative Companies to Watch 2022

Humans have been thriving on innovation since the dawn of time. Technology innovation was a game changer in human lifestyle, and we haven’t looked back since. With an array of technological solutions for almost every problem, technology began to grow,...

May 1, 2022

Car Buyers Report Higher Satisfaction When Using Digital Financing Tools, New Cox Automotive Study Shows

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Car Buyers Report Higher Satisfaction When Using Digital Financing Tools, New Cox Automotive Study Shows

ATLANTA, April 26, 2022 – Cox Automotive – Though only 29% of buyers applied for financing online for their most recent vehicle purchase, 96% of those surveyed are willing to do so, according to a new study published by Cox Automotive....

April 28, 2022

Capital Automotive Group Launches RideShift, A New Fully Online Car Buying

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Capital Automotive Group Launches RideShift, A New Fully Online Car Buying

RideShift, the e-commerce brand powered by Capital Automotive Group, offers customers in the Carolinas and nation-wide a fully automated, shop-to-buy-to-delivery experience in a matter of minutes. RideShift provides customers with the visibility to see pre-qualified payments on thousands of pre-owned...

April 20, 2022

DecisioningIT Named Among 50 Leading Companies of the Year 2022 by The Silicon Review Magazine

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DecisioningIT Named Among 50 Leading Companies of the Year 2022 by The Silicon Review Magazine

Achieving a prominent position in the industry gives a company several advantages: pricing power, brand recognition, and a loyal customer base. A business should first aspire to lead its local markets before planning for worldwide industry domination. So what makes...

April 14, 2022

Brookfield to Acquire CDK Global in $8.3B deal

BROOKFIELD NEWS, April 07, 2022 – Brookfield Business Partners (NYSE: BBUC, BBU; TSX: BBUC, BBU.UN), together with institutional partners (collectively “Brookfield”) today announced an agreement to acquire CDK Global Inc. (NASDAQ: CDK) (“CDK Global” or the “Company”) for $54.87 per...

April 7, 2022

This March, the Lucy Credit Decisioning Platform staff was in Whistler with the Quebec Dealer Association

André-Martin Hobbs and Annabelle Barrette, our DecisioningIT ambassadors, returned home yesterday after spending a few days in Whistler with the Quebec Dealer Association (CCAQ – Corporation des concessionnaires automobiles du Québec) and members from the Canadian Automobile Dealers Association (CADA) such as Tim Reuss, Huw Williams, Tim Ryan...

March 27, 2022

AutoFi valuation approaches $700M with SCUSA investment

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AutoFi valuation approaches $700M with SCUSA investment

Fueled in part by an auto finance company that’s been one of its clients since 2018, AutoFi announced on Monday it has closed $85 million in funding valuing the company at nearly $700 million. One of the first Emerging 8 honorees...

March 7, 2022