Turn Customer Auto Insurance into Dealership Profit If you're not profiting from auto insurance in your dealership, now’s the time...
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Kord Co-Founders AJ Philippakis & Vish Talreja
AJ Philippakis and Vish Talreja are the co-founders of Kord, an electric vehicle insight product designed to share essential EV data with shoppers on vehicle details pages. Kord works with dealers and groups like Kia North Shore, Volvo Cars Richmond ... Listen Here
SPONSORED EPISODE: Auto-finance pulse check & identifying blind spots with Allied Solutions
John Elias with Allied Solutions gave an in-depth overview of how auto financing has unfolded so far this year. Perhaps even more importantly for this special sponsored episode of the Auto Remarketing Podcast, Elias pinpointed the blind spot lenders might ... Listen Here
SPONSORED EPISODE: Staying Competitive in 2025 and How Independent Dealers Can Navigate Market Volatility and Win
With tariffs rising, inventory shrinking, and affordability tightening, 2025 is shaping up to be a pivotal year for independent dealers. This special sponsored episode of Auto Remarketing Podcast breaks down how shifting market forces are impacting non-franchise auto dealers and ... Listen Here
Retail
Dealer news: Dealership acquisitions in California, Ontario
A small California dealership group is putting its trust into a new Kia store. Trust Auto Group, a locally owned Southern California business, has acquired Palmdale Kia in Palmdale, Calif., from Nouri/Shaver Automotive Group, according to Performance Brokerage Services, which ... [Read More]
PODCAST: Helping dealers drive EV sales through education
AJ Philippakis and Vish Talreja are the co-founders of Kord, an electric vehicle insight product designed to share essential EV data with shoppers on vehicle details pages. Kord works with dealers and groups like Kia North Shore, Volvo Cars Richmond, ... [Read More]
Wholesale
NAAA’s World Remarketing Convention to include golf tournament for attendees
The National Auto Auction Association’s World Remarketing Convention will feature Bo Jackson as its closing keynote speaker. But while Bo might know baseball and football, NAAA knows golf. As part of the convention, set for Sept. 22-25 at the Loews ... [Read More]
Messiha joins RunBuggy’s board of advisors
RunBuggy made an award-winning addition to its board of advisors on Wednesday. Announced through a post on LinkedIn, the auto logistics platform welcomed John Messiha in an advisory capacity. Messiha is head of loss mitigation at Bridgecrest and was the ... [Read More]
Technology
STELLA AI now available in Microsoft Azure Marketplace
STELLA AI on Thursday announced the availability of its conversational artificial intelligence platform designed for dealerships in the Microsoft Azure Marketplace, an online store providing applications and services on Azure. STELLA AI customers can take advantage of the Azure cloud ... [Read More]
COMMENTARY: Why dealers, lenders and auctions should care about the GENIUS Act
The automotive ecosystem runs on liquidity. Dealers need immediate access to capital, lenders need streamlined repayment, and auctions require rapid, trusted settlement. Yet today, many transactions are still slowed by legacy banking infrastructure, adding unnecessary friction to a business that’s ... [Read More]
Analysis
Used-inventory trends top CarGurus’ 2025 Mid-Year Auto Market Review
This week, CarGurus released its 2025 Mid-Year Auto Market Review, highlighting five primary points, including the impact of tariff uncertainty, shifting inventory dynamics and evolving consumer preferences on the new- and used-vehicle market. Among those top findings, CarGurus indicated used ... [Read More]
20th annual American-Made Index coincides with tariff implications
The 20th annual American-Made Index (AMI) generated by Cars.com took even more significance amid the maelstrom the automotive industry faced this spring from the Trump administration’s tariff negotiations and policy enactments. Coupled with inflationary pressures, analysts highlighted this year’s index ... [Read More]
