eBay Acquires Caramel to Enhance Online Vehicle Transaction Experience

eBay Acquires TCGplayer

August 22, 2022

E-Commerce

eBay Inc. agreed to acquire TCGplayer, a leading online marketplace and technology provider for collectible trading card enthusiasts, for up to approximately $295 million. TCGplayer will continue to operate autonomously while the deal expands eBay's trading-cards category and adds omnichannel capabilities such as order fulfillment, cart optimization and seller tools.

Cars Commerce (Cars.com Inc.) Acquires DealerClub

January 23, 2025

Automotive

Cars Commerce (d/b/a Cars.com) acquired DealerClub, a dealer-to-dealer digital wholesale auction, for approximately $25 million in cash with up to $88 million of additional performance-based consideration. The deal, which closed January 23, 2025, expands Cars Commerce’s Trade & Appraisal strategy by adding transactional wholesale capabilities and access to a dealer-facing marketplace serving 650+ dealer customers.

America's Group Acquires AuctionVcommerce

January 8, 2025

Cloud & SaaS

America's Group, parent of America's Auto Auction, has acquired AuctionVcommerce (AVC), a B2B auction technology platform. The acquisition will integrate AVC's dealer-facing SaaS tools into America's Auto Auction operations to streamline checkout, payments, reporting and consignment workflows for dealers.

eBay Acquires the myFitment Group of Companies

August 23, 2022

E-Commerce

eBay Inc. has acquired the myFitment group of companies (including myFitment, LLC and Illumaware, LLC) to bring vehicle fitment and parts-matching technology in-house. The acquisition aims to improve the parts & accessories listing experience by reducing returns and increasing buyer satisfaction across eBay's motors category.

KAR Global Acquires CARWAVE for $450M

August 23, 2021

Automotive

KAR Auction Services, Inc. (d/b/a KAR Global) agreed to acquire CARWAVE Holdings LLC for $450 million to accelerate its dealer-to-dealer marketplace growth and expand its presence in California and other western U.S. markets. The deal brings CARWAVE's technology, dealer network and leadership team into KAR's digital remarketing platform and is expected to be immediately accretive to KAR's dealer-to-dealer operations.

Assembly Acquires PipeCandy

April 25, 2022

Data & Analytics

Assembly, a Los Angeles–based ecommerce software platform, acquired PipeCandy, a vertical data-as-a-service provider and market intelligence platform that tracks over 5.4 million online retailers. Financial terms were not disclosed; Assembly said the acquisition will expand its omni-channel ecommerce data and market-intelligence capabilities to provide a 360-degree view of ecommerce performance.