While about two-thirds of dealers surveyed in the second annual Kerrigan Dealer Survey don’t plan on altering their own purchase plans, just under half think that the next 12 months will show a rise in buy-sell activity. And a quick observation of the market indicates the past couple of weeks have already been a busy market […] [Read More]

Used Car Week’s Auto Fin Con concludes Friday with another round of live sessions. The virtual expo hall opens at 11 a.m. (ET), and the day gets rolling in earnest at noon with opening comments from Cherokee Media Group president Bill Zadeits, DRN executive vice president/general manager Jeremiah Wheeler and NAF Association president Joel Kennedy. The first […] [Read More]

When it comes to holding the highest percentage of their manufacturer’s suggested retail price after a three-year period, Subaru ranked as the top mainstream brand, and Lexus was the top premium brand, according to ALG's 2021 Residual Value Awards. Future vehicle value forecaster ALG, which is the analytics subsidiary of TrueCar Inc., announced the 2021 […] [Read More]

With the end of the year rapidly approaching, many dealers are preparing for 2021. Navigating the shortage of new vehicles and restocking near-empty dealership lots will likely be among the many priorities. While the simplest solution is to turn to the used-vehicle market, it too, has seen its fair share of struggles. Lease extensions, fewer […] [Read More]

For the fourth consecutive year, Lexus has won the best certified pre-owned program award from U.S. News & World Report. Lexus won that category in the Best Vehicle Brand awards and Best Certified Pre-Owned Program award from U.S. News & World Report, which said it awarded Lexus the honor based on its lengthy warranty coverage, […] [Read More]

The live sessions at Used Car Week, which began Monday with the concurrent Auto Fin Con and NAF Association events, continue Wednesday with a full slate of great presentations and panels. The virtual expo hall opens at 11 a.m. (ET), and the day gets rolling in earnest at noon with opening comments from Cherokee Media […] [Read More]

Buick ranked as the top mainstream brand and Jaguar won in the premium brand category as future vehicle value forecaster ALG named the winners of the 2021 Pre-Owned Value Awards, or POVAs. ALG, which is the analytics subsidiary of TrueCar Inc., awarded its 2021 POVAs to vehicles with the lowest forecast depreciation from two to […] [Read More]

Not only were certified pre-owned vehicle sales up 1% year-over-year in October, they snapped a three-month streak of month-over-month declines. That’s according to a Cox Automotive analysis of Motor Intelligence data, which indicated there were 233,514 CPO sales in October. That beats September figures by 4%. And the CPO market has now shown year-over-year gains […] [Read More]

Used Car Week, which is an all-digital event this year, begins Monday.  As the event gets rolling with the Auto Fin Con and the NAF Association’s Annual Non-Prime Auto Financing Conference (which will run concurrently), here are some important reminders: The entire conference will run online here: https://usedcarweek.biz/   Used Car Week … is actually more like […] [Read More]

In this episode of the Auto Remarketing Podcast, we catch up with Alejandro Cabrera and Mauricio Cuevas, co-founders of Uproar.car, a tech startup aiming to disintermediate the auto warranty market through online subscriptions. The business partners, who met while working at Microsoft, explain how the service works, the growth of digital solutions in the ancillary […] [Read More]