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BURLINGTON, VT (June 14th, 2022) – Polly (formerly known as DealerPolicy), the leading insurance marketplace for automotive retail, today announced it has closed on an acquisition of automotive marketing and analytics company, Driven Data Technology, Inc. “This acquisition represents a unique opportunity for us to provide dealers with the solutions they need to drive more …

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Striking truckers in South Korea reached an agreement with the government, ending a weeklong strike that added to the strain on global supply chains. The truck drivers will immediately resume their duties after agreeing to extend a freight rate system guaranteeing minimum wages, according to a statement from the Cargo Truckers Solidarity division of the …

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FRESNO, Calif., June 8, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Credit Bureau Connection (“CBC” or “the Company”), a provider of credit report and compliance solutions to automotive dealers, lenders, and other end markets, announced today that David Carner has joined the Company as CEO, effective immediately. CBC is backed by Capstreet, a Houston-based lower middle market private equity …

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BERLIN — Volkswagen Group resumed a three-shift operation at its EV factory in Zwickau, Germany, starting Monday, June 13. Output at the plant, which builds full-electric cars for the VW, Audi and Cupra brands, is expected to increase to up to 1,300 vehicles a day, Automotive News sister publication Automobilwoche reported. After Russia’s invasion of …

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Ferrari has named Carla Liuni, an executive with experience in jewelry, luxury goods and at consumer goods corporation Proctor & Gamble, as chief brand officer. Liuni, 55, starts her new post in September and will report to CEO Benedetto Vigna. She will be based in Milan. Vigna said Liuni’s experience in building global luxury brands …

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Michigan battery startup Our Next Energy is moving beyond what founder Mujeeb Ijaz calls “a scientific curiosity.” The company, which aims to double the range of vehicles compared with today’s standards, is placing its hybrid battery technology into a BMW prototype. The two companies said Tuesday they’ve signed an agreement to integrate ONE’s long-range battery …

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LMP Automotive Holdings Inc. has sued two dealership owners, seeking a combined $3 million in deposits the auto retailer made to acquire stores and property in New York and Texas. The lawsuits follow LMP Automotive terminating the deals this year. An affiliate of the Fort Lauderdale, Fla., retailer filed a lawsuit May 27 in federal …

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SHANGHAI — A venture run by the founder of Zhejiang Geely Holding plans to acquire a 79 percent stake in Chinese smartphone maker Meizu, a statement published by China’s anti-monopoly regulator indicated on Monday. The State Administration of Market Regulation said that Hubei Xingji Shidai Technology Co. had agreed to purchase the stake from two …

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Car manufacturers (i.e., OEMs – Original Equipment Manufacturers) and insurers have been cooperating to bring OEM-branded insurance propositions to customers for many years; nevertheless, they have not managed to fully untap the value of their collaboration yet. They need to alter the current paradigm by searching for a better common ground. Reinsurers can help by …

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At first, it seemed as though nothing could go wrong. Dockless shared electric scooters began showing up on the world’s streets in 2017, and the vanguard — techies, baristas, twentysomething daredevils — hopped on and rode, confident they were tilting against two looming threats, urban congestion and climate change. The future of scootering seemed so …

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