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Uber is preparing to purchase e-scooter companies Bird, Lime

07 December 2018

Uber was in talks with Bird and Lime, the scooter-sharing services, about a deal recently. The company was reportedly trying to overcome shortages of scooters, which was hurting its growth.

Waymo's self-driving taxi services finally begins

07 December 2018

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The service, dubbed Waymo One, will ferry a group of riders that have participated in the company’s autonomous vehicle pilot program since 2017 around a roughly 100-square-mile zone.

Facebook starts a marketing campaign focused on automakers

07 December 2018

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Facebook aims to bring the LA experience online with an on-and-off platform digital campaign and the launch of an online hub featuring an auto creative best practices manual.

BMO Harris Bank teams with AutoGravity to change car shopping

07 December 2018

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AutoGravity connects car buyers with lenders and dealerships to provide consumers with pre-qualified finance offers for their vehicle of choice.

CarDekho recently fund raised $100 million

07 December 2018

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The investment will be led by Sequoia Capital’s global growth fund, which is pegged at a massive corpus of $8 billion, according to three sources aware of the transaction.

Changing business strategies effects car services industry

07 December 2018

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The premise behind the uberization of vehicle services is quite simple. Similar to the Uber model, vehicle workshops can list themselves on online platforms or mobile apps.

Car parts inventory group Hollander starts online service in Australia

07 December 2018

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Hollander International Systems managing director Phil Pearce said the move into Australia and New Zealand would make recycled auto parts more easily available to the mass market.

CarGurus purchasing car website, PistonHeads

06 December 2018

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CarGurus intends to operate PistonHeads as an independent brand, maintaining the site's popular community and content, with CarGurus' technology to enhance user experience.

CarMax sells entirely, brings home delivery to Atlanta

06 December 2018

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The initial launch of the new CarMax buying experience is in Atlanta. CarMax plans on eventually making it available nationally to most customers by early 2020.

Hyundai team with AI company to make maps for self-driving cars

06 December 2018

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Hyundai Mnsoft, a subsidiary of Hyundai Motor Group focused on navigation solutions, will leverage Netradyne's crowd-sourced deep vision technologies for the development of HD maps.