socalTECH

FEBRUARY 26, 2013

In a sign of how large of an effect Santa Monica-based TrueCar has had on the automotive industry, the company said Tuesday afternoon that its dealer partners have just surpassed 700,000 new and used vehicles sold using its sites. TrueCar's data from those purchasing programs fuel the data it uses on its consumer facing website.

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socalTECH

FEBRUARY 19, 2016

Santa Monica-based online auto pricing and sales site TrueCar said it is l‌ooking to improve services to dealers and strengthen relationships with its dealers, through the appointment of a new executive. TrueCar said it has named Brian Skutta as its new Executive Vice President of Dealer Sales and Service.

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socalTECH

JANUARY 16, 2012

Santa Monica-based TrueCar , the online auto buying site led by Scott Painter, said Monday that it is addressing compliance issues and concerns with its service with a change to its billing model. TrueCar said Virginia has been okay with flat fee billing since January of 2001.

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socalTECH

MARCH 30, 2012

Santa Monica-based TrueCar said Friday that it has hired a new Vice President, Dealer Development, to bolster its efforts to retain and grow its network of dealer partners. Potter was responsible for Internet Brands' CarsDirect.com site, and served at the firm for 11 years. READ MORE>>.

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TechCrunch LA

JULY 10, 2019

My favorite car blog Jalopnik said it best: “Cars Sales Could Be Heading Straight Into the Toilet.” ” Citing a Bloomberg report, the site explains automakers may have had the worst first half for new-vehicle retail sales since 2013. Car sales are tanking, but people still need cars.

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Both Sides of the Table

JULY 1, 2010

He calls it his “Tom Sawyer&# company. Scott’s first big foray into industry-changing companies came with CarsDirect, an IdeaLab company where he was the initial founder & CEO. Scott left the company, which eventually IPO’d and became Internet Brands. And it carries no inventory. a fbFund winner.

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socalTECH

AUGUST 11, 2010

Santa Monica-based firms TrueCar.com and Zag announced last night that the two companies are becoming official sponsors of the 2010 Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance. According to TrueCar and Zag, the three-year agreement includes a deal for Motor Trend Radio to broadcast and record its coverage from the TrueCar.com suite.

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