December 3, 2013 — Several days ago automotive data analytics firm Dataium announced it had settled with the New Jersey Attorney General’s office over an investigation into how it was tracking the web browsing habits of visitors to automotive dealership websites. New Jersey’s Consmer Affairs Division alleged Dataium engaged in “history sniffing,” in which it…
December 2, 2013 — There was a time a few years ago, I thought Autobytel was a dead company. Its stock was trading under $1 (at one time it had traded above $200 a share); it was in danger of being delisted and then had to fend off a hostile takeover attempt by Trilogy in…
October 2, 2013 — The next several months should be interesting for Cars.com. Sister Company for Sale Its owner, Classified Ventures LLC announced on September 3 that it retained investment banking firm Moelis & Co. to explore strategic alternatives — including a sale — for Apartments.com, Cars.com’s sister site. Also included with Apartmens.com are the… Continue Reading
September 4, 2013 — We’re still working on the details but we do know in August TrueCar filed a lawsuit against the SonicAutomotive Group alleging trademark infringement. Sonic has been implementing a one-price, no haggle program for all of its stores. Earlier this year, Sonic came up with True Price as the name for the… Continue Reading