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OCTOBER 30, 2009

Santa Monica-based Zag , the online auto buying site headed by Scott Painter, has hired on a Director of New Products, according to recruiting firm NeoHire. NeoHire said that Alexander Rosten has been hired into the position, joining Zag from Mota Motors, where he was Director of Analytics and Business Development.

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AUGUST 18, 2009

Santa Monica-based TrueCar , the automotive pricing spinout of Zag Automotive, annoucned today that it has hired the Chief Evangelist from Edmunds. Toprak spent nine years at Edmunds, in addition to earlier experience at automotive franchises. Tags: truecar executive edmunds automotive pricing. READ MORE>>.

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Edmunds Truecar Zag Santa Monica 100

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APRIL 30, 2010

TrueCar, a spinout of Zag Automotive, is headed by Scott Painter, and uses data gathered from actual dealer car sales to provide the actual sale prices of automobiles in a local area to both buyers and other auto dealers. Tags: truecar edmunds automobile trademark legal lawsuit.

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Truecar Edmunds Zag Santa Monica 150

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JULY 1, 2009

TrueCar said that Damon Cleckler has joined the firm in the position, after serving as executive director of product management at Edmunds.com, where he helped develops Edmunds "True Market Value" and "New Car Finder" products. Tags: truecar edmunds executive automotive auto. Cleckler has also served at Stamps.com. READ MORE>>.

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