Below is a Q&A with Amy Taitano, assistant general manager at Manheim Pennsylvania and a 2017 Women in Remarketing honoree.  Auto Remarketing: What was your path to the automotive industry, and what do you enjoy most about working in the car business? Amy Taitano: My sister worked at an auction in California (Bay Cities Auto Auction) […] [Read More]

The American International Automobile Dealers Association reported that average length of time a new model sat on a dealer’s lot hit 70 days in March — the longest stretch of time since July 2009. Edmunds contends current new-vehicle inventory levels haven’t been this high since 2004. Cox Automotive chief economist Tom Webb sees the assertions […] [Read More]

Below is a Q&A with Kate Eltringham, vice president of marketing at GWC Warranty and a 2017 Women in Remarketing honoree. Auto Remarketing: What was your path to the automotive industry, and what do you enjoy most about working in the car business? Kate Eltringham: I’ve always had a soft spot for the auto industry because […] [Read More]

Below is a Q&A with Ashley Dietze, fleet lease manager at San Antonio Auto Auction and a 2017 Women in Remarketing honoree.  Auto Remarketing: What was your path to the automotive industry, and what do you enjoy most about working in the car business? Ashley Dietze: My family owns and operates San Antonio Auto Auction […] [Read More]

Below is a Q&A with Julie Derybowski, executive director of operations at TradeRev and a 2017 Women in Remarketing honoree.  Auto Remarketing: What was your path to the automotive industry, and what do you enjoy most about working in the car business? Julie Derybowski: It all started when I was in high school with my first […] [Read More]

Below is a Q&A with Sarah Amico, executive chairman of Jack Cooper Holdings Corp. and a 2017 Women in Remarketing honoree.  Auto Remarketing: What was your path to the automotive industry, and what do you enjoy most about working in the car business? Sarah Amico: I suppose it was a little bit of destiny for me […] [Read More]

Swapalease.com reported on Wednesday that the approval rate for vehicle lease transfers improved in March both on a year-over-year and month-over-month basis. The site indicated credit applicants registered a 75.0 percent approval rate for March, up by 3.8 percent versus February, which had a 72.2 percent approval rate. A year ago, the approvals rate came […] [Read More]

If your dealership has a potential buyer looking for a vehicle for a teenage driver, there’s a good chance one of the 49 “best choices” or one of the 82 “good choices” selected by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) is likely in your inventory. There are 131 models on these lists even though […] [Read More]

Ford executive Joe Hinrichs isn’t fretting over off-lease volumes hitting the auto market, but it is something he is watching. The off-lease volumes — particularly in the car segments, where supply and demand aren't exactly matching these days — isn’t necessarily going to dramatically change the way Ford runs its business, he said.   That […] [Read More]

On Tuesday, Copart announced the opening of a new location in Betim, Minas Gerais — the company’s sixth location in Brazil. Copart's Betim location is in the metropolitan area of Belo Horizonte and will offer a wide selection of salvage and used vehicles, according to the company. "The new location in Betim supports us with […] [Read More]