You’ve never seen a closer like my mom, Mary. I’m telling you — if you haven’t been to her house for dinner, and her fabulous red sauce, well … there’s a seat waiting for you next Sunday night. Hosting dinner is her bread and butter (quite literally) — she doesn’t take no for an answer, […] [Read More]

The well of future certified pre-owned vehicle inventory is getting deeper because of how many new models are leaving showrooms as leased vehicles. Experian Automotive reported that leasing continued to gain traction in the fourth quarter as volume jumped 3.6 percent from a year earlier to reach nearly 30 percent of all new vehicles financed […] [Read More]

As the organization prepares to host the North American Repossessors Summit, the American Recovery Association recently formed what it dubbed the Young Professional Repossessors Commission (YPRC), a committee dedicated to educating, empowering and creating a platform for young industry professionals to speak and lead on behalf of ARA and the recovery industry. To become a member, […] [Read More]

Auto Remarketing has learned through published reports that CNW Research president Art Spinella has passed away at age 68. The Bandon Western World indicated that Spinella died Feb. 20 of congestive heart failure. Spinella was a longtime source of auto industry data, analytics and commentary, including his company’s Retail Automotive Summary, which was often quoted […] [Read More]

The National Automobile Dealers Association reminded members this week they must change their accounting method to comply with the tangible property regulations mandated by the Internal Revenue Service. NADA explained these regulations generally govern whether expenditures on tangible property may be expensed or must be depreciated. These rules are generally effective with the filing of […] [Read More]

Federal officials said Wednesday that Santander Consumer USA has agreed to pay at least $9.35 million to resolve a lawsuit by the Department of Justice alleging that the finance company violated the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act (SCRA) in connection with vehicle repossessions. The Justice Department indicated the complaint and the settlement, which is subject to […] [Read More]

Used-vehicle sales appear headed for a month well north of 3 million units, according to TrueCar, which released its February forecast Monday that called for the possibility of nearly 3.32 million used sales for the month. That projected figure includes sales from franchised and independent dealers as well as private-party transactions. It would be a […] [Read More]

Gas prices fell dramatically during the second half of 2014 and still remain very low as 2015 gets underway and oil continues to lose value. This has sparked a ripple effect throughout the automotive remarketing industry, turning many consumers toward truck and SUV purchases, as well as pushing prices up in the auction lanes for […] [Read More]

This week, ALS Resolvion announced the completion of its operational and financial integration resulting from the merger of American Lending Solutions and Resolvion.  The two companies formally merged last September, creating one of the largest repossession management and skip-tracing firms in the auto finance industry. Officials highlighted the combined business currently employs more than 160 […] [Read More]

Here is something you don’t hear every day: leasing is actually lower than it should be. AutoTrader.com president Jared Rowe said this during an event Wednesday at Google headquarters — and the two reasons behind his assertion both have used-car implications. First, he said, the industry’s remarketing structure is stronger than it has been in prior years, […] [Read More]