Analysis
PODCAST: Making smart decisions on used-car acquisitions
Friday, May. 15, 2020, 07:35 PM
Auto Remarketing Staff
Mike Cavanaugh, executive vice president at MAX Digital, returns to the Auto Remarketing Podcast to talk about using data to make smart used-car acquisitions and decisions, metrics to watch, how dealers are getting creative to find the right used inventory and more. To listen to this episode, click on the link available below, or visit the Auto Remarketing […] [Read More]
Wholesale, retail used-vehicle sales on the mend
Wednesday, May. 13, 2020, 08:41 PM
Joe Overby, Senior Editor
The improvement in retail used-vehicle sales at franchised dealerships is now more rapid than the gains in their new-vehicle sales. And that’s helping to spur continued growth on the wholesale side of the pre-owned market, according to J.D. Power. This week’s J.D. Power Auto Industry Impact Report shows that used-vehicle sales at franchised dealerships so […] [Read More]
PODCAST: TruDecision’s Daniel Parry on auto finance and COVID-19 trends
Wednesday, May. 13, 2020, 07:30 PM
Auto Remarketing Staff
In a wide-ranging conversation, well-known finance-industry executive Daniel Parry, who now is the chief executive officer of TruDecision, joined Nick Zulovich for this episode of the Auto Remarketing Podcast to discuss his ongoing data analysis not only of auto financing, but also the reporting of COVID-19 cases on a state level. Parry also shared his […] [Read More]
More than 10K customers have used AFC relief program
Tuesday, May. 12, 2020, 04:08 PM
Auto Remarketing staff
To support independent dealers as they work through the economic impact of COVID-19, Automotive Finance Corporation introduced its customer-relief program to customers on March 24. On Tuesday, AFC said more than 10,000 customers have taken advantage of the program. AFC, a business unit of global vehicle remarketing and technology solutions provider KAR Global, has deferred […] [Read More]
Fitch Ratings bracing for possible Hertz bankruptcy
Tuesday, May. 12, 2020, 02:17 PM
Auto Remarketing Staff
As Hertz scrambles to modify its monthly vehicle-lease payments and other financial commitments, Fitch Ratings is bracing for the growing possibility the rental-car company soon will be filing for bankruptcy because of the collapse of the travel industry due to the coronavirus pandemic. On Tuesday, Fitch Ratings said it downgraded all of the outstanding asset-backed […] [Read More]
PODCAST: Experian discusses consumers’ current intentions toward vehicle purchasing & service
Friday, May. 8, 2020, 07:07 PM
Auto Remarketing Staff
Experian senior director of dealer intelligence Amy Hughes joined Nick Zulovich for this episode of the Auto Remarketing Podcast to share trends the company has found through its consumer survey data that’s updated daily. Hughes touched on topics such as when potential buyers might make a purchase, how vehicle history reports are playing a role […] [Read More]
PODCAST: NextGear president Scott Maybee
Monday, May. 4, 2020, 01:53 PM
Auto Remarketing Staff
NextGear Capital Scott Maybee joins the Auto Remarketing Podcast to discuss how the company is helping dealers during COVID-19, a resource hub and more. The company had announced in late April that it would continuie to defer curtailment and extension payments for eligible floorplan advances. The company is taking that action through May 31 for all […] [Read More]
Pieces in place for digital auto retail to continue thriving
Friday, May. 1, 2020, 09:16 PM
Joe Overby, Senior Editor
Madison Gross, who is director of customer insights at CarGurus, describes a recent purchase of a puzzle. The sales associate texted her photos of the puzzles that were in stock. Gross paid for the puzzle over the phone, and the sales associate left the puzzle in a bag for her outside the store. Many of us […] [Read More]
Used-vehicle sales slowdown: These models have taken a hit
Friday, May. 1, 2020, 07:14 PM
Auto Remarketing staff
Car sales have seen a big slowdown as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. That is especially true for the Tesla Model 3 electric vehicle. From February to March, that model has experienced a drop of almost 25 percentage points for its inventory selling within 30 days of being listed. That is according to iSeeCars’ […] [Read More]
Part III of CMG whitepaper series on digital car buying & selling turns focus on financing
Friday, May. 1, 2020, 04:01 PM
Auto Remarketing Staff
Perhaps now more than ever, a vehicle purchase can’t be completed without financing. After launching the series in April, Cherokee Media Group has released Part III of a whitepaper series on “A New Age of Digital Buying & Selling” to share trends and best practices for a used-car industry that’s increasingly digital — and even […] [Read More]
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