Cherokee Media Group president Bill Zadeits is back on the mic for this episode of the Auto Remarketing Podcast, where he chats with John Lilly, president of Integrated Auction Solutions. Bill talks with John about the company's recent investment from Summerset Group, how IAS is helping its customers weather the pandemic's storm and more. Plus, […] [Read More]

Cherokee Media Group hosted an educational webinar with vAuto almost a year ago, highlighting best practices for how dealers can prudently secure inventory online. The presenter for that webinar — vAuto director of used-car solutions Patrick Janes — recently joined Nick Zulovich for an episode of the Auto Remarketing Podcast to revisit some of those […] [Read More]

It’s not quite a celebration, but Black Book found a few reasons to be a bit upbeat when compiling its latest Market Insights report. While vehicle values still continued on a downward path, Black Book vice president of automotive valuations Laura Wehunt mentioned one part of the auction world that seems to be recovering. “After […] [Read More]

After the retirement of two of its “most accomplished and admired leaders” in early March, Manheim has promoted several of its veteran team members to Market Center leadership positions. The company promoted JD Daniels to vice president and general manager of the Manheim Orlando-Central Florida Market Center. Manheim also promoted Emily Decker to Arizona Market […] [Read More]

Auction sales volume is still extremely soft, but continues to improve, according to J.D. Power Valuation Services. And there are a number of other positive signs emerging in the auction community, says National Auto Auction Association chief executive officer Frank Hackett. During the week ending April 19, there were close to 28,000 sales of vehicles […] [Read More]

Summerset Group has made a strategic investment in software provider Integrated Auction Solutions. IAS said that the digital wholesale marketplace is “quickly evolving,” and the company said Summerset LLC recognized an opportunity to “drive forward digital wholesaling” for independent auctions, consignors and dealers. Summerset, a growth management investment company, saw the opportunity to do that […] [Read More]

Along with four overall observations and projections about sagging used-vehicle values, Edmunds senior manager of insights Ivan Drury also pointed out the impact made by what he called the “invisible market.” Drury and Edmunds’ other analysts say that a sudden halt in demand for vehicles combined with economic uncertainty will lead to an initial knee-jerk […] [Read More]

ACV Auctions has purchased another inspection company, this time acquiring ASI, it said late Tuesday afternoon. ASI, which was previously part of SGS Transportation Services in the U.S., provides a variety of inspection services to the auto industry — including off-lease, which will be a major piece of its work with ACV. This purchase follow’s […] [Read More]

Based on the dynamics described in the most recent updates compiled by Black Book, used-car managers might have one of the most difficult industry jobs nowadays. They’re seeing increased supply and decreased demand collide in the auction lanes, creating significant uncertainty about how to gauge trade-in values. “Sellers that focus on cheaper units are hopeful […] [Read More]

April will end up with the largest-ever year-over-year decline in the Manheim Used Vehicle Value Index, should current price trends remain on track. Manheim parent company Cox Automotive debuted its first mid-month edition of this index that measures wholesale vehicle price activity on Friday and found that the Manheim index is at 125.2 halfway through April, down 9.6% compared to the […] [Read More]