AutoMotion

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AutoMotion
Available inEnglish
Headquarters Minneapolis, Minnesota,
United States
Area servedNorth America
Founder(s) Ben Anderson
Key peopleCEO, Ben Anderson
URL www.automotionapp.com

AutoMotion is a data and mobile application management (MAM) platform for large-scale retail brands. Headquartered in Minneapolis, MN, United States, the company is an integrated partner to large technology platforms.

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History

AutoMotion's launch was featured in Automotive News as one of their "10 cool technologies". [1] The company's partnerships included JATO Dynamics, Dominion Enterprises, Apple, General Motors, Microsoft, Google, and Group 1. [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] The company unveiled a consumer brand in 2018 and surpassed 3,500 partners in 2019. [7] [8]

The founder, Ben Anderson, was awarded several state, regional, and global awards for student entrepreneurship including Young Entrepreneur of the Year by the Small Business Administration. [9] [10] [11] [12] [13] [14]

Products and services

The AutoMotion platform manages data and integrations for large-scale retail and services partners world-wide. [15]

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