Scott Painter

Affinity sales saved the day for TrueCar

12:01 am U.S. ET | May 6, 2013
TrueCar Inc. owes its survival to the 1,500 associations, including USAA and AAA, that give their members an opportunity to buy vehicles through the online auto-shopping service, TrueCar CEO Scott Painter said last week.... Read More »

 

Audio: Why buying a car never changes

4:56 pm U.S. ET | Feb. 20, 2013
The car-buying process won’t change easily because state laws are designed to protect the franchised dealer, NPR reports in this Planet Money feature.... Read More »

 

DAVID BARKHOLZ

Why TrueCar's Painter can chill out at Davos this week

3:41 pm U.S. ET | Jan. 22, 2013
TrueCar CEO Scott Painter is scheduled to present Thursday at the prestigious World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, without the dark cloud that accompanied his visit last year.... Read More »

 

AUTOMOTIVE NEWS WORLD CONGRESS

When products are similar, sales process becomes crucial

12:01 am U.S. ET | Jan. 21, 2013
A fast, seamless and transparent car-buying experience increasingly will determine a brand's sales success, panelists from Google, Hyundai and TrueCar told the Automotive News World Congress.... Read More »

 

2013 AUTOMOTIVE NEWS WORLD CONGRESS

Panel: Online experience new battleground for buyers

6:50 pm U.S. ET | Jan. 16, 2013
With brand competition so close these days on vehicle quality, cost and styling, the customer shopping experience online and in the store has become a key battleground for automakers, panelists from Google, Hyundai and TrueCar said at the Automotive News World Congress.... Read More »

 

2012: THE YEAR IN PHOTOS

Names & faces

12:01 am U.S. ET | Dec. 24, 2012
Here's a look at some of the people who made news this year.... Read More »

 

CRASH & LEARN

Perennial optimist Scott Painter says a rebuilt, dealer-friendly TrueCar has survived its brush with disaster and is on the mend

12:01 am U.S. ET | Oct. 15, 2012
Scott Painter, the hard-charging founder of TrueCar Inc., can look back now at the crazy events of last December with amused detachment. But at the time the crisis that embroiled TrueCar was anything but amusing.... Read More »

 

How TrueCar's Yahoo! deal failed

12:01 am U.S. ET | July 9, 2012
In the burgeoning world of automotive lead generators, Scott Painter was going to break out from the pack. The serial entrepreneur placed a huge bet late last year when he agreed to pay $50 million a year to Internet portal Yahoo! for his TrueCar.com to become the exclusive automotive partner of Yahoo! Autos. The deal was supposed to channel 10 million unique visitors per month to TrueCar.com from the pages of Yahoo! Autos.... Read More »