The volume of late-model vehicles in the auction lanes slowed down slightly in the last full month of fall, but the latest year-to-date data and forecasts for coming years indicate big spikes in supply. According to the latest Guidelines report from J.D. Power Valuation Services, there was a 0.8-percent month-over-month decline in late-model auction volume […] [Read More]

The entire team at Auto Remarketing, Auto Remarketing Canada, SubPrime Auto Finance News, BHPH Report and all of Cherokee Media Group wishes you a safe and happy holiday season and best wishes for the new year. This issue of Auto Remarketing Today PM will be the final regularly scheduled e-newsletter from our team in 2017 before we take a holiday break. […] [Read More]

It would appear that the post-hurricane recovery that drove wholesale used-car prices higher is no longer having that same impact. And though full-year figures are expected to climb, used-car retail sales softened a bit last month. But look for a used-car retail market that challenges the new-car market, amid heavy lease returns adding fuel to […] [Read More]

The willingness of the car shopper to buy a vehicle entirely online is starting to grow, including the often complicated financing piece of the transaction. According to survey data from Chase Auto Finance, 47 percent of Americans said they’d be willing to take care of the entire car-buying process online.  The survey referenced above was […] [Read More]

New analysis shows which automakers are gaining the most from their holiday-season advertising. December interest in the luxury segment has grown by 10 percent since December 2014, according to new data from Jumpstart Automotive Media on the impact automotive holiday advertising has had on luxury shopper interest over the past several years. “Based on analyzing […] [Read More]

Ron Smith, the founder of Auto Remarketing and its parent company, S&A Cherokee, has announced his retirement, which will be effective on Jan. 1. Smith, who will remain a part-owner of S&A Cherokee in retirement, has gradually delegated day-to-day operational duties to fellow owners/principals Bill Zadeits and Chuck Norman over the past year. “Ron is […] [Read More]

Online used-car marketplace Instamotor said Tuesday that financing is now available through its platform. Instamotor is working with direct-to-consumer auto finance companies to secure the financing for its customers, who now will be able to buy a vehicle and apply for/receive financing for the purchase through the same platform, the company said. “We want to […] [Read More]

While roughly 90 percent of car shoppers find printed brochures helpful when in search of their next vehicle, far fewer dealers feel the same, according to a recent study. The Latcha+Associates' study that focuses on the car-shopping journey and the impact of marketing content such as printed brochures, found that just 32 percent of high-volume […] [Read More]

The holiday bump in online car buying might not just be limited to one massive day of shopping. At least that was the recent experience of Drive Motors, which provides ecommerce solutions to auto dealers. The company reported a year-over-year increase in vehicle orders on dealer websites using the Drive Motors checkout during each of […] [Read More]

Fast-food restaurants and gas stations often are open 24 hours a day. Darwin Automotive is aiming to provide a way that dealerships’ F&I offices can enjoy the same kind of availability. F&I software provider Darwin Automotive recently released what the company dubbed Darwin Online, a patented digital retailing application that’s designed to enable dealerships worldwide […] [Read More]