Our episodes of the Auto Remarketing Podcast from NADA Show 2022 roll on with a conversation about certified pre-owned vehicles. Senior editor Nick Zulovich spent time in Las Vegas with Elliot Schor, who is vice president of sales with JM&A Group, which recently launched a program in collaboration with J.D. Power aimed helping franchised dealerships […] [Read More]

Sonic Automotive and its EchoPark Automotive subsidiary have their first-ever chief technology officer. Hired to the role is Stephen Carvelli, who was most recently vice president of software development engineering for Comcast Corp. His 25-plus years of tech experience includes technology strategy, implementation and digital retail roles at places like Lowe’s, Chico’s and American Eagle. […] [Read More]

The Titus-Will Automotive Group has launched an online channel for consumers in the Puget Sound area of Washington state to buy used cars digitally. CarBreezy, which is powered by Cox Automotive’s Esntial Commerce platform, allows shoppers to complete an online transaction in as little as 15 minutes and can offer delivery within 72 hours of […] [Read More]

The Toyota Lexus Minority Owners Dealership Association (TLMODA) is once again renewing its partnership with The Salvation Army to address the increasing food insecurity challenges families face across the country during spring break. According to a news release, 26 dealerships across the nation will distribute more than 5,200 food boxes during the spring break period […] [Read More]

It appears the certified pre-owned vehicle market may have turned a corner last month. Snapping a six-month decline, February CPO sales of 191,860 units beat January figures by 15.3% and marked the highest monthly sum since October, according to a Data Point report from Cox Automotive. The Cox data, citing Motor Intelligence, indicates last month’s […] [Read More]

Sonic Automotive said Tuesday it has opened a delivery center in the Tri-Cities region of Northeast Tennessee and Southwest Virginia for its EchoPark Automotive used-car program. EchoPark’s Johnson City Delivery Center is its fourth location in Tennessee and 36th overall location. EchoPark’s other Volunteer State locations are in Nashville, Knoxville and Chattanooga. “With the opening […] [Read More]

The 7 millionth Toyota certified pre-owned vehicle to be retailed through the automaker’s program recently rolled over the curb at Holman Toyota in Mount Laurel Township, N.J. Toyota said on Monday that the vehicle marking this milestone for the CPO program that launched in 1996 was a 2019 Toyota Camry acquired by Wayne Maver Jr., […] [Read More]

Electric vehicles were discussed so much at NADA Show 2022, a portion of the shiny, new Las Vegas Convention Center was rebranded as Electric Avenue. As franchised dealers and their association learned more about the availability of and best practices for retailing EVs, the National Automobile Dealers Association also honored one of its own as the […] [Read More]

Arriving soon after hiring its new chief executive officer and rolling out a solution in collaboration with industry partner 700 Credit, ComplyNet continued its momentum last week, announcing that it’s now the preferred partner of compliance and risk mitigation solutions for the Kentucky Automobile Dealers Association (KADA) ComplyNet will bring its 28 years of automotive-exclusive […] [Read More]

Volvo Cars Mall of Georgia is a little over four years old, and the store’s team has had a focus on certified pre-owned sales since its opening. The work paid off:  the store is excelling at CPO.  Volvo Cars Mall of Georgia sold 662 certified pre-owned Volvos in 2021, making the dealership the No. 1 […] [Read More]