The Auto Dealer’s Complete Checklist for Evaluating AI highlights key questions dealership leaders should ask technology partners during the selection...
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SPONSORED EPISODE: 1-on-1 with CEO of COOPABLE
During this spring’s Auto Intel Summit, Cherokee Media Group’s Bill Zadeits spent time in the event’s expo hall to have a conversation with Mark Baruth, who is CEO of COOPABLE, a management company ensuring dealerships capture all their advertising co-op ... Listen Here
Collaborative intelligence & its potential for automotive
TapOverdrive CEO Jaideep Jain said collaborative intelligence is the perfect blend of what humans do best — creativity and teamwork — and what artificial intelligence does best — speed and scalability. What could collaborative intelligence do in automotive? Jain offered ... Listen Here
Dealer intelligence with Hiester Automotive Group founder & CEO
Hiester Automotive Group founder and CEO John Hiester took a thoughtful path at this spring’s Auto Intel Summit to describe what dealer intelligence really is. Hiester shared his views and journey to success with Cherokee Media Group’s Bill Zadeits during ... Listen Here
Retail
Carvana designs paint scheme to honor Jimmie Johnson’s 700th NASCAR start
NASCAR Hall of Famer Jimmie Johnson will make his 700th career NASCAR Cup Series start in this weekend’s Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte Motor Speedway. Primary sponsor Carvana wants to make sure his No. 84 Toyota Camry is properly dressed for ... [Read More]
Dealer news: AutoNation raises $700M in first ABS; Alabama Ford stores add public fast chargers
AutoNation has become the latest auto retailer to issue an asset-backed securitization. The company announced it has completed its first ABS through its captive finance company, generating $700 million in funding for its auto loan portfolio at a weighted-average fixed ... [Read More]
Wholesale
ServNet makes 2 leadership moves
ServNet Auction Group announced a pair of leadership moves on Thursday, appointing Billy Willis of Greenville Auto Auction to its board of directors and naming Mere Rangel of Big Valley Auto Auction as ServNet’s new member chair. Willis is general ... [Read More]
ADESA Nashville set as Carvana’s next combined auction-recon center
Carvana is bringing the next verse of its now-familiar song to the Music City. The online used-car retailer said it’s adding inspection and reconditioning center capabilities to its ADESA Nashville auction, making it the 10th and latest in a series ... [Read More]
Technology
PODCAST: Curbee CEO explains why 2025 is the year for mobile service
Amit Chandarana returns to the Auto Remarketing Podcast in a relatively new role as CEO of Curbee, a mobile vehicle service technology platform. In this episode, he talks with Auto Remarketing senior editor Joe Overby about why 2025 is the ... [Read More]
Reynolds names interim CEO; former chief files $300M suit against company
The Reynolds and Reynolds Company said in a news release Wednesday that president Chris Walsh has been named acting CEO. The former CEO Tommy Barras is no longer with Reynolds, the company said. In a separate news release on Tuesday, ... [Read More]
Analysis
Report: Tariffs cause slowdown in Q1 dealership M&A, but market still ‘historically strong’
The auto dealership buy/sell market has slowed in the wake of President Trump’s tariffs, with the resulting geopolitical uncertainty and financial market volatility leading to a cautious approach, according to Kerrigan Advisors’ Blue Sky Report for the first quarter of ... [Read More]
Used-car players stress value-added services as growth engines
Companies that are key players in the used-car world recently presented at the J.P. Morgan Global Technology, Media and Communications conference. While their presentations touched on a wide range of topics, a common thread ran through them.
Each highlighted value-added services that will help them thrive in a time of great uncertainty.
The companies are Cars Commerce, CarGurus, ACV Auctions and Carvana ... [Read More]
