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Cox Automotive Team Member Wins Grand Prize at International Competition for Innovative Contact Tracing Device 09/29/2020 At Cox, a culture of innovation is alive and well at work, and for some employees, also outside of work. For Mithun Das, principal software engineer supporting our Retail team, he used his time in quarantine to take innovation to the next level – the international level. He developed a device that tracks COVID-19 exposure in a safe way, leading him to compete in the annual… Read Article

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Cox Automotive University: Helping dealerships enhance business success by engaging their most valuable asset – their people 06/26/2019 Despite rapid technological advances in the automotive industry, car buying is still a “people business,” and capable employees are crucial to dealerships’ success in gaining and sustaining a competitive advantage. After all, employees play a key role in the customer experience, the company culture, and the bottom line. With an average cost of $10K per new hire1 and an annual turnover rate as high as 80%… Read Article

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Cox Automotive Tech Boom: Powering Breakthroughs with Artificial Intelligence 04/01/2019 Cox Automotive is home to some of the world’s best and brightest innovators – data scientists, software engineers, product managers, and much more. Our leading-edge artificial intelligence (AI) advances reflect our ongoing investment in people, technology, and commitment to clients to drive innovation through integrated solutions. For the uninitiated, AI may sound fantastical, like a futuristic, sci-fi odyssey. But AI actually refers to the ability of… Read Article

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Modix UK: Giving Dealers the Power of Innovation to Reach In-Market Buyers 02/05/2019 In the United Kingdom, Cox Automotive’s Modix brand is pushing the envelope in the automotive industry. Its revolutionary new products and services help dealer clients capture customers through better, smarter technology. Its latest imagery product —Modix 360°— is a game-changing digital car merchandising platform. It allows dealers to capture interior and exterior 360° spins of vehicles to display on their website. The solution generates a set… Read Article

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Autotrader Brings Breakthrough Capabilities to Australia 11/03/2018 Autotrader has made its first international launch in Australia, empowering car buyers and dealers in a rapidly changing automotive marketplace at autotrader.com.au. In the United States, this Cox Automotive brand is the leading third-party car-shopping website. Autotrader is an authority on automotive consumer insights and an expert in online and mobile marketing. It provides comprehensive solutions to consumers and car dealers that connect the online and… Read Article

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Mo Ali Uses Artificial Intelligence for a More Predictable Road to the Sale 09/05/2018 VinSolutions, a Cox Automotive brand, is pushing the envelope with artificial intelligence (AI) in part because of the innovative spirit of Mo Ali, a software engineer at the company. Ali set the AI community – and the automotive industry – abuzz with his peer-reviewed paper at the Association for the Advancement of Artificial Intelligence (AAAI) conference. VinSolutions specializes in Customer Relationship Management solutions, or CRM, that… Read Article

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Cox Automotive Expands Operations in Southern Hemisphere’s Largest Economy 08/02/2018 Cox Automotive is changing how millions of Brazilians buy, sell, and own cars. Brazilian dealers now have anytime, anywhere access to more cars in more ways. Car shoppers have new tools, advice, and sophisticated vehicle pricing never before available in the market, giving them the confidence they’re paying the right price for the right car. The company is strengthening its presence in the country and building… Read Article

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Custom web portal optimizes sales for OEM and its dealers in up to 22 Countries 01/25/2018 Imagine the complexity of managing vehicle inventory across 22 countries. If you’re a manufacturer, particularly one that represents multiple brands, how do know that you’re providing the right inventory to the right dealers at the right time and at the right price? If you’re one of thousands of dealers, how can you most efficiently get the cars your customers want? Throw multiple currencies, languages, laws and… Read Article

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Kelley Blue Book creates a multi-language, multi-currency global vehicle valuation 07/18/2017 The car-buying journey is incredibly complex. Questions like which car is safest, what will the monthly fuel costs be and can it hold my growing family's gear dance around in the heads of car shoppers as part of a shopping journey that invariably takes many twists and turns. There are always multiple factors at play as the purchase decision is solidified. Price, however, is the single… Read Article

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