Cox Automotive plans to cut more jobs as the company restructures its priorities in a shifting industry landscape. : Cox Automotive plans to cut more jobs as the company restructures its priorities in a shifting industry landscape. The new layoffs, after a round last year, come as Cox digests several acquisitions made over the past decade. The company is also reorganizing business units to improve efficiencies and pursue new markets, such as ride-hailing. Cox Automotive, a unit of Cox Enterprises of Atlanta, employs more than 34,000. It includes Autotrader, Kelley Blue Book, Dealertrack, Manheim, NextGear Capital, vAuto and Xtime.