Where automotive knowledge is shared

Who is CarGurus?

CarGurus is an automotive community. Are you looking for a new or used car? Trying to get rid of your old beater and can't figure out what it's worth? We can help!

We help people share information about their cars, as well as related services, parts, and accessories. Whether it's an article about a 2000 Corvette, user review of a classic 1965 Ford Mustang, someone's photo of their customized Toyota Camry, or a simple question about a 1996 Civic, CarGurus strives to connect people with the information they need.

CarGurus is the place where automotive knowledge is shared.

How Does It Work?

CarGurus works because of you - the community. CarGurus users write the reviews, post the pictures and find the articles that you see on CarGurus. Ask a question on our site and the community will answer it.

The information our users post reflects their personal experience. We do not filter the information on our site: we are completely unbiased. We are not affiliated with any auto manufacturers or dealerships.

So you can see that CarGurus is simply about connecting people - those in the know with those that want to know.

How Do You Make Money?

Yes, CarGurus is a for-profit company. We make money by providing relevant offers to the CarGurus community.

Researching a particular car on our site? You might see links on our site to places on the web where you can buy the car. We get paid by a variety of advertisers for placing these relevant offers on our pages.

Note that these advertisements are separate from the content of the site. We do not edit or change any content for our advertisers nor give advertisers preferential treatment in any way.

Who's Behind CarGurus?

Our Management team and Board were previously senior executives at such companies as Ebay Motors, Expedia, Yahoo, Microsoft and TripAdvisor. Given our location in Cambridge, Massachusetts, you'll not be surprised to know that our development team harkens from such fine Massachusetts academic institutions as MIT, Williams, and Boston University.

Our Team

Management Team

Langley Steinert - Founder/CEO - Prior to founding CarGurus, Steinert was Chairman/co-founder of TripAdvisor, Inc., the 3rd largest online travel information site in the world. In 2004, TripAdvisor was sold to IAC/Interactive Corp. and is now a subsidiary of Expedia, Inc. Prior to TripAdvisor, Steinert was Vice President of Marketing & Business Development at Viaweb Inc, an award-winning, internet commerce tools company that was sold to Yahoo! Inc (now Yahoo Store). He has also held management roles at Papyrus, Lotus Development Corp. and JetForm Corp. Steinert possesses an MBA from the Tuck School at Dartmouth College and a BA from Georgetown University.

Board of Directors and Advisors

Simon Rothman - Formerly Global Vice President & General Manager, eBay Motors. Simon Rothman founded eBay Motors in 1999. Within 6 1/2 years he built the business into a $14 billion a year global business unit contributing 33% of eBay's total global merchandise sales. It is the number one automotive marketplace in the world. Mr. Rothman first joined eBay in January 1999 as a Director responsible for business development, M&A, and equity investments before founding eBay Motors. Prior to eBay, he worked at McKinsey & Company and General Electric. Simon Rothman holds a Master of Business Administration from Harvard University and a Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering.

Steve Kaufer - Currently the President and CEO TripAdvisor, Inc. Prior to co-founding TripAdvisor, Kaufer was President of CDS, Inc., a successful independent software vendor specializing in programming and testing tools. Previously, Kaufer was Co-Founder and Vice President of Engineering of CenterLine Software, where he led the development of several award-winning programming environments that fueled the company's growth to more than $20 million in revenue. Kaufer, winner of a 2005 Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award, holds several software patents and has spoken at dozens of travel and high-tech conferences worldwide. He has a BS in Computer Science from Harvard University.

David Parker - Currently Founder/CEO of DigitalAdvisor, Inc. Prior to founding DigitalAdvisor, Parker was formerly Co-founder and VP Business Development for SoundBite an automated customer contact solution delivered over the telephone. Prior to SoundBite, Parker was Vice President of Business Development at the award-winning Internet search technology company Direct Hit, which was sold to Ask Jeeves for $507 million less than two years after its inception. Prior to Direct Hit, Parker was General Manager of New Media at Viaweb Inc. Parker holds a BA and MBA from Harvard University.

Tas Parafestas - Currently Managing Member of The Bollard Group LLC and its private equity arm Spinnaker Capital LLC, both located in Boston, Mass.

Nicholas Shanny - Currently VP of Engineering TripAdvisor, Inc. Shanny was a senior developer in Microsoft's Advanced Research group. Previously, Shanny led the development of CenterLine's flagship product, a CORBA-based distributed test management system. Before CenterLine, Shanny co-founded a software company in Wisconsin, where he also received his formal Computer Science training at the University of Wisconsin, Madison.