In this installment of Auto Remarketing’s 40 Under 40 franchise, we feature the 2026 honorees in the “40 Under 40: Industry” program, which is sponsored by IAA and focuses on consignors, auctions, auto finance, vendors, tech companies, associations and other players within the used-car space. Honorees will be recognized in the October issue of Auto Remarketing and […] [Read More]

Challenges were abundant for auto retailers in the latest Cox Automotive Dealer Sentiment Index, and that includes the used-car department of the dealership. But despite hurdles around supply and affordability concerns, there were some glass-half-full findings in Cox’s analysis of the used-car market in the third quarter. The used-vehicle sales index in the report came […] [Read More]

It’s a bit of a Catch 22. The two used-vehicle segments whose prices increased notably from July — luxury cars and the car segment (i.e. sedans, coupes, wagons, convertibles, etc.) — climbed for an ironic reason. They’re affordable. While used prices of most segments were flat month-over-month in August, car segment prices were up 1.0% […] [Read More]

Fellow Millennials, brace yourselves. There are now TWO younger generations who are driving. The eldest members of Generation Alpha have turned 16, and unlike many of their Gen Z predecessors, they’re ready to hit the open road, according to new research commissioned by CarMax. Among Gen Alpha teens ages 14-16, 80% already have their driver’s […] [Read More]

Carfax recently highlighted how “less complex vehicles” topped its reliability rankings. Findings from the JD Power 2026 U.S. Tech Experience Index (TXI) Study released on Thursday reinforced why those vehicles would be viewed so favorably. Amid growing complaints about screen overload in today’s vehicles, JD Power’s research found that owners are most satisfied with the […] [Read More]

The automotive industry got some welcome news in the second quarter of 2026. New-vehicle sales rebounded 14% after a sluggish start to the year.  Inventory tightened modestly, and several new model launches helped bring shoppers back into the market. Good news, certainly.  But it doesn’t tell the whole story. Nearly half of all new vehicle […] [Read More]

Used electric vehicle sales climbed more than 10% year-over-year in July and supply is becoming more plentiful, according to the EV Market Monitor Report released Monday by Cox Automotive. There were 36,810 used EV sales last month, Cox said in the report, beating year-ago figures by 10.1% and surpassing June by 7.9%. While Tesla continues […] [Read More]