Damian Shore | September 26, 2025 | Automotive, Financials / Deals
Multinational marketplaces operator Prosus has agreed to buy France-based auto marketplace La Centrale Group from Providence Equity Partners for €1.1 billion ($1.3... Damian Shore | September 25, 2025 | Automotive
Auto marketplace DoneDeal has unveiled a collaboration with Trustap to enable users to reserve vehicles online. Both companies are based in Ireland. Called Reserve... Deb Stowe | September 24, 2025 | Automotive, Auto E-commerce, In-Depth
Mobile.de’s online buying exit reaffirms Auto1’s European retailing dominance Numerous digital retailers have failed across both Europe and the U.S. Analysts... Nik Flegont | September 24, 2025 | Automotive, Auto E-commerce
Autohome Inc., a leading China-based automotive marketplace recently acquired by Haier Group, has convened a Global AI Technology Conference, driven by its mission... Sharon Hill | September 22, 2025 | Automotive, Auto E-commerce
A survey of 500 car dealers in the U.S., commissioned by dealer tech company Phyron, found that half of dealers expect AI to be actively selling vehicles by 2027,... Nik Flegont | September 19, 2025 | Automotive
China-based used car reseller Taocheche and Volkswagen Financial Services (China) Co., Ltd. are deepening their collaboration. Volkswagen Financial Services will... Damian Shore | September 18, 2025 | Automotive, Financials / Deals
Spain-based Momoven, which facilitates c-to-c rentals of medium- and large-displacement motorcycles, has raised $850,000 ($991,000) in funding, La Vanguardia... Prabhu Prasad | September 17, 2025 | Automotive, Financials / Deals
Carro, a Singapore-headquartered digital automotive group and marketplace with operations across Southeast Asia, has raised $60 million in a funding round led by... Prabhu Prasad | September 17, 2025 | Automotive, People
India-based auto c-to-b-to-c vertical Cars24 has promoted Shivanshu Makkar, formerly an AVP of retail business, to the new chief financial officer (CFO) of the... Tariq Ahmed Saeedi | September 17, 2025 | Automotive, Financials / Deals
Çelik Motor, a subsidiary of Turkey-based Anadolu Group, expects to receive about €1.5 million ($1.8 million) from the sale of its two auto sites, Ikinciyeni and... Prabhu Prasad | September 16, 2025 | Automotive
Auto Mart, a South Africa-based auto marketplace and a subsidiary of Junk Mail Marketplaces has relaunched with additional AI-powered functions. The new site went... Prabhu Prasad | September 16, 2025 | Automotive
India-based auto marketplace Cars24 has teamed up with ElevenLabs to leverage AI to capture and analyze customer-agent conversations. Join now to access the full... Ignacio Landivar | September 16, 2025 | Automotive, People
Germany-based auto marketplace AutoScout24 has taken back control of its digital advertising operations in Belgium and Luxembourg, having ended its collaboration... Damian Shore | September 15, 2025 | Automotive, People
Ireland-based auto marketplace DoneDeal Motors has rebranded as DoneDeal Cars. “The platform will now be known as DoneDeal Cars, reflecting its position as... Prabhu Prasad | September 15, 2025 | Automotive, Financials / Deals
Carro, a Singapore-headquartered auto marketplace with operations across Southeast Asia, is planning to expand to Australia in the near future, and co-founder and... Lars Herlin | September 13, 2025 | Automotive, People
Nettbil.no, the c-to-b used-car marketplace owned by Vend Marketplaces (formerly Schibsted), has appointed Mats Vangbo as its new CEO. The move comes after former... Greg Spencer | September 12, 2025 | Automotive
Cox Automotive president Stephen Rowley has urged the auto industry to embrace AI, saying it will improve customer service, efficiency and even vehicles... Hasan Aga | September 12, 2025 | Automotive, People
Egypt-based Contact Financial Holding, the parent company of auto marketplace ContactCars.com, has announced the appointment of Sherif Bakir as chief commercial... Damian Shore | September 11, 2025 | Automotive
Spain-based energy utility Endesa has launched Endesa Drive, which it describes as an ‘all-inclusive’ EV renting service, in collaboration with Ayvens, Renting... Lars Herlin | September 10, 2025 | Automotive, Financials / Deals
Denmark-based Pace Group has taken another step in reshaping how car dealers connect with buyers, acquiring 80% of startup Carzilla as of Aug. 1. The deal adds... Prabhu Prasad | September 10, 2025 | Automotive
India-based used-motorcycle marketplace DriveX has launched a new c-to-c channel called ‘DriveX Direct’ in the states of Karnataka and Tamil Nadu.... Greg Spencer | September 10, 2025 | Automotive, Financials / Deals
Cox Automotive has fully acquired Alliance Inspection Management (AiM), a vehicle-inspection company that has served Cox’s Manheim wholesale division for several... Andrzej Sowula | September 10, 2025 | Automotive
Poland-based automotive site SuperAuto.pl, majority-owned by Wirtualna Polska Holding (WP), plans to sell 800–850 cars per month by 2026, up from the current 600.... Nik Flegont | September 09, 2025 | Automotive
China-based automotive marketplace Dongchedi, which is owned by IT giant ByteDance, has launched a public charging service for new energy vehicles (NEVs) at the... Lars Herlin | September 09, 2025 | Automotive, Financials / Deals
Sweden-based Carla, a digital auto retailer focused on EVs, has reached profitability. Carla had revenue of SEK1.09 billion ($116 million) in 2024 but made a loss... Prabhu Prasad | September 08, 2025 | Automotive
India-based hybrid used-car retailer Spinny has unveiled a collaboration with Nissan Motor India on a nationwide trade-in program. As a result, Spinny will be the... Hasan Aga | September 08, 2025 | Automotive
Dubai-based autotech company Seez has launched Seezar, its AI chatbot, in three new markets: Denmark, Italy and Canada. The proprietary AI-powered virtual... Ignacio Landivar | September 08, 2025 | Automotive, Financials / Deals
SMG Swiss Marketplace Group-owned AutoScout24.ch, the leading auto marketplace in Switzerland, has taken full ownership of c-to-b car-auction service AutoScout24... Nik Flegont | September 06, 2025 | Automotive, Auto E-commerce
Mycar.kz, the leading automotive marketplace in Kazakhstan, is planning to expand Myoffer, its c-to-b used-car auction service. The auctions are held daily online... Hasan Aga | September 05, 2025 | Automotive
Dubai-based auto marketplace Carabia is launching sales of certified used cars. Each certified vehicle is inspected by an independent third-party. The... 