While TrueCar analysts assessed what they believe to be the best new-vehicle leasing offers this month, Swapalease.com reported the approval rate compiled last month in connection with consumers wanting to take over a lease. Site officials reported this week that the approval rate in June of vehicle lease credit applicants using Swapalease came in at 67.6%. […] [Read More]

To say that 2021 has been a wild year for the automotive industry so far would be an understatement. Record-low inventories and record-high listing prices have created challenging circumstances for both car buyers and manufacturers. Yet at the same time, these circumstances also have presented a wealth of opportunity for dealerships with available inventory that […] [Read More]

Investors have a renewed interest in the automotive technology space, and as a result, the industry is experiencing a record amount of investment activity.  At this year’s Used Car Week in November, we are excited to announce the launch of the National Auto Venture & Investors Conference (NAVIcon). Teaming with Steve Greenfield, the founder of […] [Read More]

Here’s another positive development — especially for dealerships — that has surfaced because of the pandemic. J.D. Power said vehicle owners remain vastly loyal to their specific brands, in part due to the effects of pandemic lockdowns. Experts made that assertion as part of the J.D. Power 2021 U.S. Automotive Brand Loyalty Study released on […] [Read More]

If the latest analysis from Edmunds is any indication, car dealers may be inclined to hold on to those trade-ins with 100,000 or more miles. Cars with that level of mileage are selling at considerably higher prices and with quicker turn times than they were a year ago. Vehicles with 100,000 to 109,999 miles fetched […] [Read More]

PureCars chief executive officer Jeremy Anspach is back on the Auto Remarketing Podcast to talk about his new book, "Blind Spots: A Guide To Eliminating Today’s Automotive Digital Media Waste." Plus, we talk about PureCars' recent acquisition of truPayments and what that means for the company. PureCars announced its acquisition of truPayments in a move […] [Read More]

Cherokee Media Group — parent company of Auto Remarketing, Used Car Week and related auto industry publications, events and media brands — has named an executive vice president of events and marketing. Promoted to the newly created role is Amanda Dunlap, who has been with CMG for close to two decades, most recently as publisher. Dunlap […] [Read More]

Tight used-car supply and a stretch of record wholesale prices are having an impact beyond the auction lanes and other wholesale channels. They’re also leading to lower retail sales. According to analysis around Cox Automotive’s Manheim Used Vehicle Value Index, there was an 11.1% decline in total used-car sales last month. The seasonally adjusted annual […] [Read More]

It’s like the old proverb, “a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.” Or to put it in automotive parlance, that late-model car a consumer can get their hands on now could be worth more to them than a new version of the same model, holed up in production delays or lack of […] [Read More]

As we put together this third installment of “The State of the Used Car Industry” in late June, it appears life — societal, economic, automotive and otherwise — is slowing getting back to normal (fingers crossed; knock on wood). And as the used-car industry emerges from the COVID-19 pandemic, we take an in-depth look at […] [Read More]