The newest episode features a visit with one of the industry’s experts on compliance — Steve Levine — who is chief legal and compliance officer at Ignite Consulting Partners.  Nick and Steve discuss how the regulatory world has intensified since the arrival of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. Plus, they offer suggestions so dealerships easily […] [Read More]

Consumer satisfaction with mobile when car shopping is currently outpacing the desktop, according to a recent study released by J.D. Power. Now in its 18th year, the J.D. Power 2017 Manufacturer Website Evaluation Study Cross-Device—Summer found that, based on a 1,000-point scale, overall satisfaction averages 827 for the smartphone platform and 814 for the desktop. The consumer […] [Read More]

RepairPal.com released analysis on Tuesday that blends together the site’s data with information from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration to find the cities most impacted by vehicle recalls. The site organized user data relating to owner inquiries website user activity by ZIP code seeking repair information during the past five years along with recall […] [Read More]

When you publish a news story the Friday before a long holiday weekend, conventional wisdom suggests that you might not get much feedback — no matter how interesting the subject matter.  On June 30, Auto Remarketing published such a story, and as it turned out, conventional wisdom was wrong. Sometimes the subject matter just strikes a […] [Read More]

Toyota, Kia and Tesla are the brands that online consumers are shopping for the most this year, according to Jumpstart Automotive Media's latest shopper study released on Monday. Jumpstart’s June Path to Purchase report highlights the vehicle segments, makes and models that captured the largest share of online car shoppers during the first half of 2017. Toyota's overall […] [Read More]

This week's episode is Part II of our visit to the headquarters of CarGurus in Cambridge, Mass.   CarGurus editor Matt Smith joins the show to talk about the company's Best Used Car Awards. Plus, Nick and Joe discuss the latest auto leasing trends from Edmunds. Download and subscribe to the Auto Remarketing Podcast on iTunes or on Google […] [Read More]

Lease penetration is down for the first time since 2012, and the decline in leases written is twice as high as the drop in overall new-car sales, according to latest Lease Market Report from Edmunds. That said, leasing remains close to record highs, and the swell of off-lease volumes hitting the used-car market should continue […] [Read More]

Autotrader’s newly released Hottest Cars for Summer 2017 list names the current 10 most-searched new, used and certified pre-owned cars on its site. The company looked at search volume from January to the end of May and found that American consumers currently favor domestics. Autotrader editors found that nine of its 10 most-searched models are […] [Read More]

Manheim’s presence in one of the BRIC nations became more robust this month with a long-term commitment in Brazil. Cox Automotive announced that Manheim acquired Pacto São Paulo along with developing commercial partnerships with six other auction companies to invest in the local marketplace. Manheim highlighted that Pacto São Paulo is located approximately 250 kilometers, […] [Read More]

There’s an old adage in the used-car business that says, “Customers come to your lot to look for the cars they want; you’re at the lot to sell the cars you want to sell.” That all works out great if those potentially conflicting motives intersect at the perfect vehicle which just happens to be on […] [Read More]