CCC Intelligent Solutions has unveiled a tool it says lets collision repair shops launch websites. CCC Amplify, announced Monday (Oct. 30) by the property and casualty insurance and repair cloud platform, allows repair shops to build and debut websites in minutes, while also making those sites easier to...
PartsTech has raised $35 million to expand its B2B marketplace for the auto repair industry. With the money raised from this Series C funding round, led by venture capital (VC) firm OpenView, the company plans to enable auto repair shops to source all the parts and...
Auto repair is about grease and gears, and digital is taking it in new directions. Speaking with PYMNTS’ Karen Webster for the J.P. Morgan Global Innovators in Payments series, Jeff Haynie, chief technology officer at auto repair shop management platform Shopmonkey, described a sector transitioning...
AutoNation says it will expand its post-sale vehicle service offerings by acquiring mobile car repair platform RepairSmith. The $190 million deal, announced Monday (Dec. 12), is happening when many consumers are choosing to repair old cars instead of buying new ones, and car dealers are feeling pessimistic about their prospects....
December 15, 2022
Auto repair is about grease and gears, and digital is taking it in new directions. Speaking with PYMNTS’ Karen Webster for the J.P. Morgan Global Innovators in Payments series, Jeff Haynie, chief technology officer at auto repair shop management platform Shopmonkey, described a sector transitioning to the cutting edge of experience, data and payments. Founded […]
August 07, 2018
The first thing that probably pops into one’s head at the mention of Safelite, the auto glass and claims management company, is its familiar jingle: “Safelite repair, Safelite replace.” One...
November 08, 2024
Local business information platform Yelp plans to acquire auto services platform RepairPal for about $80 million in cash. The acquisition is expected to close by the end of the year, subject to customary closing conditions, Yelp said in a Thursday (Nov. 7) press release. The company announced the planned acquisition in an earnings release that also said that Yelp’s advertising revenues […]
October 30, 2023
CCC Intelligent Solutions has unveiled a tool it says lets collision repair shops launch websites. CCC Amplify, announced Monday (Oct. 30) by the property and casualty insurance and repair cloud platform, allows repair...
May 18, 2023
PartsTech has raised $35 million to expand its B2B marketplace for the auto repair industry. With the money raised from this Series C funding round, led by venture capital (VC) firm...
December 12, 2022
AutoNation says it will expand its post-sale vehicle service offerings by acquiring mobile car repair platform RepairSmith. The $190 million deal, announced Monday (Dec. 12), is happening when many consumers are choosing to repair...
