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APRIL 27, 2011

Santa Monica-based TrueCar , the automotive software and purchasing service headed by Scott Painter, claims this morning that it has saved more than $1 billion for car consumers. TrueCar's platform is used by automotive discount and purchasing programs from credit unions and others, as well as by dealers with upfront pricing programs.

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MAY 16, 2014

Santa Monica-based TrueCar has priced its IPO, saying last night that it will sell 7.8 TrueCar is trading on the NASDAQ Global Select Market as TRUE. truecar true buying service scott painter' million shares of its stock at $9 per share. The pricing was below the company''s earlier, estimated IPO range of $12.00

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JANUARY 15, 2010

Santa Monica-based TrueCar , the auto pricing data firm headed by Scott Painter, announced Friday that it is looking to measure the ratings of the "hottest" vehicles from its data, with a new web service called TrueBuzz. Tags: truecar vehicle pricing data prediction software automobile. READ MORE>>.

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MARCH 26, 2012

Santa Monica-based TrueCar , the online automotive purchasing program and technology developer, has just topped 500,000 cars sold on its platform, the firm reported this morning. The numbers reflect some momentum to the firm's services, which took five years to sell the first 100,000 vehicles.

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OCTOBER 9, 2012

TrueCar , the Santa Monica-based provider of auto buying and pricing software, is powering another online vehicle purchase service with a deal with Regions Bank , the company said today. Financial impact of the deal was not disclosed.

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APRIL 2, 2012

Santa Monica-based TrueCar , the online car purchasing firm headed by Scott Painter, is further ramping up its outreach to dealers, saying this morning that it has formed a new "National Dealer Council" which will work with experienced dealers to recommend and improve collaboration between the company and auto dealers. READ MORE>>.

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OCTOBER 26, 2010

Santa Monica-based TrueCar , the car pricing startup headed by Scott Painter, has announced a new product today, focused on used vehicle pricing. According to TrueCar, its new ClearBook service will provide a used vehicle pricing index, based on pure computational analytics, using the firm's ability to tap into aggregated used car listings.

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NOVEMBER 19, 2013

Santa Monica-based TrueCar , the auto pricing and sales company headed by Scott Painter, said late yesterday that it has sold its one millionth vehicle through its service, and that $31 billion in sales have gone through its network to date. TrueCar said that it saw around 400,000 sales alone in 2013. READ MORE>>.

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APRIL 21, 2010

Santa Monica-based TrueCar , which provides real-life pricing data on new cars, based on actual dealer sales, said Tuesday that the firm has begun showing guaranteed upfront pricing from local dealers. TrueCar said that it will begin showing prices, and an option to connect to dealers directly to purchase vehicles at those prices.

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AUGUST 23, 2011

Santa Monica-based TrueCar , the online publisher of new and used vehicle pricing that is headed by Scott Painter, said Tuesday that it has acquired ALG, Inc. , Financial terms of the acquisition were not disclosed, however, TrueCar said that DealerTrack will receive an equity interest in TrueCar as part of the deal.

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MARCH 19, 2012

Santa Monica-based TrueCar reported today that it has named Pat Watson as its new Vice President, Industry Relations. TrueCar said the move will go towards strengthening its relationships with the industry. TrueCar said the move will go towards strengthening its relationships with the industry.

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FEBRUARY 26, 2014

Santa Monica-based TrueCar , the online car buying service led by Scott Painter, has acquired the domain name True.com , which it says will be using for brand expansion and as an umbrella domain name. TrueCar did not say exactly how it intends to expand its service. truecar true domain merger acquisition domainer'

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OCTOBER 20, 2014

Santa Monica-based TrueCar , which provides a service to let users get upfront pricing on automobiles from dealers, said today that it has just surpassed 1 million downloads of its smartphone app. truecar download automobile mobile dealer vehicle auto' READ MORE>>.

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JULY 10, 2019

Automakers and startups alike are increasingly offering services that give buyers new opportunities and greater flexibility around owning and using vehicles. Cars-as-a-Service. Fair was founded in 2016 by an all-star team made up of automotive, retail and banking executives including Scott Painter, former founder and CEO of TrueCar.

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OCTOBER 25, 2011

Santa Monica-based TrueCar , the online auto pricing and buying service headed by Scott Painter, said today that it has set up its own, in-house broadcasting studio, to allow its experts to provide live and taped interviews.

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APRIL 1, 2014

TrueCar is the first ever Internet service that tells you exactly how much other people in your area paid for the car you want to buy. More Americans buy cars through TrueCar (Upfront is a large investor through my partner Steven Dietz ) than any other place by a long shot. I can’t imagine buying a car any other way.

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JANUARY 25, 2010

Santa Monica-based TrueCar , the new car pricing data startup headed by Scott Painter, said Monday that it has inked a deal with automotive publisher High Gear Media , where High Gear will include TrueCar's data on its network of web sites. Tags: truecar publishing auto automotive pricing. READ MORE>>.

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OCTOBER 13, 2009

Santa Monica-based TrueCar , the online automobile pricing firm headed by Scott Painter, has rolled out a new tool that the firm says gives the actual dealer cost structure for new automobiles. TrueCar explained that by giving the true cost of cars to dealers, consumers "will likely pay more for the same vehicle." READ MORE>>.

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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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APRIL 8, 2009

Santa Monica-based TrueCar , the automotive pricing spinout of Zag, said today that it is targeting dealers with a new web site, to help dealerships price vehicles based on market data. TrueCar said that the new service will help dealers to "optimize" their vehicle pricing. Tags: truecar automotive. READ MORE>>.

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MAY 23, 2016

Santa Monica-based TrueCar is continuing to bolster its links to automotive dealers, as it looks to improve its relationship with the auto dealer industry, saying this morning that it has named Paul Edmonds as Senior Vice President of Dealer Marketing and Opeartions.

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DECEMBER 16, 2011

Auto maker Honda is taking direct aim at Santa Monica-based TrueCar , with threats to pull advertising allowances from dealers who list below invoice on the site, according to a report from the LA Times. In the report, the Times says that TrueCar is now on track to reach $100M in revenues this year. READ MORE>>.

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OCTOBER 14, 2016

Santa Monica-based automotive buying service TrueCar said Thursday that it is powering a new car buying service on CarandDriver.com , the online automotive website which is part of Heart Autos. Consumers can also go directly to the service at a dedicated website. Financial impact of the deal were not announced.

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FEBRUARY 26, 2018

Santa Monica-based TrueCar has withdrawn its affiliation with the National Rifle Association (NRA), one of a number of brands which have stepped away from their commercial affiliations with the group in the wake of the slaying of 17 students in Parkland, Florida. — TrueCar (@TrueCar) February 24, 2018. READ MORE>>.

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JULY 1, 2010

The consumer product they’ve created is called TrueCar. A location based service which incorporates social and gaming elements. While Zag is not a dealer if you measured it in terms of cars sold it would be in the top 5 auto dealers in the country. And it carries no inventory. It’s awesome. Foursquare. -A

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MARCH 16, 2018

Santa Monica-based TrueCar , which provides online services to help connect people looking for cars with auto dealers, said on Thursday that it has linked up with a charity, DAV , which helps disabled veterans gain access to vehicles, as part of its own program for injured veterans, DrivenToDrive. READ MORE>>.

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FEBRUARY 10, 2021

Santa Monica-based auto buying program operator TrueCar announced this morning that it has inked a partnership with Los Angeles-based HyreCar, to power an online auto marketplace for HyreCar. HyreCar operates an online rental marketplace for ridesharing, food, and package delivery services.

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JANUARY 13, 2015

Santa Monica-based online car buying service TrueCar said this morning that it has inked a deal with actor, producer and writer Owen Wilson to serve as the "voice of TrueCar" in a set of TV, radio, and Internet ads. TrueCar said Wilson is featured in a series of spots set to roll out in the middle of the month.

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AUGUST 8, 2016

Santa Monica-based TrueCar --which has been in the midst of extending the olive leaf out to car dealers put off by its pricing pressure--said it has updated its "Dealer Pledge" initiative, improving its efforts to address concerns of its dealers. TrueCar posted the updated pledge online. READ MORE>>.

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JULY 10, 2015

Santa Monica-based TrueCar , the provider of negotiation-free, car buying services which is led by Scott Painter, said late Thursday evening that it has ended a partnship it has with AutoNation. TrueCar said that AutoNation had represented 3.1 TrueCar and AutoNation had been working together since 2006.

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JANUARY 26, 2017

Santa Monica-based TrueCar announced on Wednesday that it has promoted David Green to Senior Vice President of Major Accounts, within the company's Dealer Sales and Service Team. Green has been at TrueCar since 2015. Green previously served at Sonic Automotive and Showcase Honda in Phoenix. READ MORE>>.

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JULY 15, 2009

Santa Monica-based TrueCar , the automotive pricing spinout of Zag Automotive, disclosed Wednesday that the firm has inked distribution deals with five automotive websites. According to TrueCar, it will provide its price reports on Pricequotes.com , Carbuyingtips.com , Carzen.com , Carpricesecrets.com , and Cardevotion.com.

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APRIL 1, 2016

Santa Monica-based TrueCar has named a new executive to head up dealer sales, saying on Thursday that it has named Jim Menard as its new Senir Vice President of Dealer Sales. TrueCar said Menard will head up efforts to strengthen dealer relationships across its network. Menard was previously President and GM of the U.S. READ MORE>>.

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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. Tags: truecar executive edmunds automotive pricing. Toprak spent nine years at Edmunds, in addition to earlier experience at automotive franchises. READ MORE>>.

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APRIL 27, 2009

Santa Monica-based TrueCar has officially launched its new car pricing site today, saying that it is now providing consumers with details on the prices paid for people on cars in their area. The new service is free, and is based on automotive transactions within the last four weeks. READ MORE>>.

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JUNE 12, 2019

Skutta previously was Executive Vice President of Dealer Sales and Service at TrueCar, and also has served at AutoAlert, VinSolutions and AutoTrader.com. According to Spireon, Skutta will head up a newly combined vehicle finance, Buy Here Pay Here, lender, and franchise dealer product offerings. READ MORE>>.

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MARCH 3, 2021

Santa Monica-based NextCar, the newest automotive-focused startup led by startup veteran Scott Painter, is gearing up for the launch of the company, saying this week that it has named a senior management team. NextCar (NXCR) is focused on providing vehicle subscriptions to consumers.

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