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Carsome introduces home inspection, test drive features
Malaysia-based Carsome recently introduced two new services, Home Inspection and Home Delivered Test Drive, which are meant to improve health and safety for...OLX Romania to diversify services portfolio
OLX is planning to launch new services on its Romanian real estate platforms in 2021 as it tries to innovate amid the Covid-19 pandemic. Mihai Sava, the real...Uxin appoints Feng Lin as CFO
Uxin (NASDAQ: UXIN), the China-based used car dealer, has appointed Feng Lin as its chief financial officer. Lin replaces Zhen Zeng, who left the company for...Idom Inc. 9M FY2021: Business returns to normal
Japan-based car dealer Idom added Y100 billion ($965 million U.S.) in revenue last quarter. Sales rebounded, as well, which the company attributed to a return to...PropertyGuru taps Gaurav Gupta to lead marketing
PropertyGuru has named Gaurav Gupta as its director marketing operations. Gaurav Gupta (LinkedIn profile) left his marketing role at Singapore-based digital...Allegro will hire over 900 employees in 2021
Allegro, the largest b-to-c marketplace in Poland, will hire up to 950 new employees by the end of 2021. The company is also planning to move to new headquarters...CarGurus’s founder steps down as CEO, replaced by Trevisan
Automotive marketplace CarGurus announced a major leadership reshuffle Thursday, with company founder and CEO Langley Steinert taking a narrower strategic role as...OneDome launches new homes section
Free-to-list British real estate portal OneDome Group has launched a new homes section on its site and has signed up the U.K.’s largest housebuilder, Barratt...Carzam.co.uk signs two-year deal with Manheim Auctions
Manheim Auction Service, part of Cox Automotive Group has signed a two-year contract with recently launched online used car platform Carzam.co.uk. Carzam.co.uk...Auto Trader to offer digital dealerships
Leading British auto vertical Auto Trader is giving dealers an opportunity to add customized ‘store fronts’ to their listings on Auto Trader. Starting next month,...SellMyClassic.co.uk launches classic car platform
A new online car sales platform devoted to classic cars has launched in the U.K. SellMyClassic.co.uk links private sellers with classic car dealers. The platform...CoStar, Warburg Pincus reportedly vying for CoreLogic
Commercial property data firm CoStar and a private equity group led by Warburg Pincus are the final bidders trying to acquire real estate data provider CoreLogic,...Zillow ends free rental ads and changes data feed
Zillow no longer runs rental ads for free and it no longer depends on brokerages and agents to supply its home listings. The changes were announced last fall, but...Career Bank H1 FY2020: Revenue down 2.4%
Japanese recruitment firm Career Bank (4834: JP) saw revenue fall 2.4% year-on-year to Y2.6 billion ($25.5 million U.S.) for the first half of FY2020, which ended...Greek horizontal Vendora integrates online payment service
Vendora.gr, a Greece-based horizontal, has integrated an online payment service into its platform. The company says the move is meant to capitalize on...Mobility Holding may be prepping for $1.7B IPO
Mobility Holding, the company behind German car site MeinAuto.de, is said to be preparing for an initial public offering that could value the company at as much as...TrueCar names Jantoon Reigersman as CFO
TrueCar has named Jantoon Reigersman as its chief financial officer, effective January 27. Reigersman (LinkedIn profile), who is based in TrueCar’s home base of...EBay may sell Korean business; appoints new country manager
Chun Hang-il assumed the role of CEO at EBay Korea today. The appointment comes amid rumors that EBay Inc. was weighing a $4.5 billion deal that would allow the...Seek CFO to retire in June
Geoff Roberts, the CFO of Australia-based recruitment giant Seek, will retire at the end of June after five years with the company. Roberts (LinkedIn profile)...104 Corp. 2020: Revenue remains flat
Taiwan-based job site operator 104 Corporation (TSE: 3130) saw its annual revenue stay flat at NT$1.6 billion last year ($58 million U.S.). The number of job...Load More Articles
