The entire team at Auto Remarketing and Cherokee Media Group wishes you a safe and happy holiday season and best wishes for the new year. This issue of Auto Remarketing Today will be the final edition of 2014 before we take a holiday break. We thank you for your interest, support, readership and feedback this year. It is much […] [Read More]

Certain dealers in the certified pre-owned space may have another selling point this holiday season. Four of what AutoTrader.com editors consider to be the “top 10 must-shop family cars” are CPO models. While the company also noted the year-end bargains as dealers clear their lots for new inventory for the new year, AutoTrader.com site editor […] [Read More]

Swapalease.com reported on Wednesday that lease credit approvals during November continued to increase, fueling even more end-of-year momentum for lease applications and vehicle exchange rates. Site analysts noticed November’s reading marked the second-highest monthly lease approvals rate, coming in at 84.2 percent. They recapped that the August rate was 85.7 percent. Swapalease explained that the monthly approvals […] [Read More]

As the economy has been improving and vehicle sales have been increasing, transportation companies have been getting more requests to coordinate cross-country shipments. More fleet procurers are finding good deals at auctions outside their usual purchasing region. When shipping cross-country, factors like distance and weather definitely impact delivery dates. Alisha Bray, MetroGistics’ West Coast/Midwest dispatch […] [Read More]

Sixty-four million millennials are expected to purchase a car in the U.S. in the next five years alone. A new study provides important insights into what the emerging Millennial generation is really looking for when buying a car.  The millennials, once known as the “Baby Boom Echo” (or Gen Y), are the largest generation in […] [Read More]

The American Recovery Association — organizers of the North American Repossessors Summit (NARS) — recently announced sponsorship opportunities and exhibitor space are now available for its seventh annual event that begins on March 12. In addition to the usual sponsorships allocated for the cocktail reception, lunch, breakfast as well as snack and networking, among others, […] [Read More]

Even as temperatures dropped and holiday shopping began, auto shoppers’ pocketbooks weren’t stretched too thin to show some interest in the sports car market. For the second month in a row, pre-owned vehicles in high demand and short supply are mostly sporty models, sporty-luxury models and some utilities, mostly on the luxury end. That’s according […] [Read More]

Almost gone are the days of the “Wild West,” where carriers run over hours or hide true shipment statuses. Real estate has rapidly decreased for outfits lacking strong compliance, operations and CRM systems. While it is obvious to see the strengths in more modern dispatch and tracking methods, the compliance piece is just as impactful. […] [Read More]

In the dealership buy-sell market, it’s still the private buyers who are making the biggest waves, but that’s not to say all is quiet on the public retailer front, according to Kerrigan Advisors. The Kerrigan Quarterly Blue Sky Report for Q3 acknowledges that public dealer groups have continued to “focus on non-auto dealership and international investing,” while […] [Read More]

Along with offering five recommendations aimed at helping individuals who might be heading to your franchised store showroom, recent analysis by Swapalease.com showed consumers can often get a better lease deal if they opt for a model from the incoming model year, even in December when end-of-year negotiating intensifies. For example, site officials found that […] [Read More]