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VIDEO: Online Vehicle Checkout – Not Just For Millennials

Millennials, the term used for the generation born between 1982 and 1997, differ substantially from previous generations when it comes to how they shop. This is equally as true for household items and consumer electronics as it is for cars. Dealers, however, because of the unique complexity to shopping and buying cars, are faced with …
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Drive Motors Raises $5.2 Million, Expands Online Checkout for Automotive Dealerships

SAN FRANCISCO (August 2, 2017) — Drive Motors, which builds ecommerce solutions for the largest car dealerships in the country, officially announced today that it has raised $5.2 million in total funding with the completion of its seed round, led by Bullpen Capital, with participation from existing investors: Y Combinator, Khosla Ventures, Perkins Coie LLP, …
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Online Vehicle Checkout: An Interview with Drive Motors CEO Aaron Krane

As early as 2006, a little known sole-proprietorship known as Ai-Dealer was attempting to introduce the idea of an online shopping cart for consumers to purchase their vehicle on a dealer’s website. CRM trailblazer Brian Hoecht had begun working with a handful of dealers to integrate their DMS with his technology to support online shopping …