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CBT Live features Cherokee Media Group with look toward Used Car Week 2026
Friday, Sep. 25, 2026, 01:47 PM
COMMENTARY: Where upstream remarketing works, where it struggles & where the opportunity still lives
Friday, Sep. 25, 2026, 02:04 PM
Two state dealer associations join Used Car Week as dealer partners
Tuesday, Sep. 29, 2026, 01:04 PM
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3 primary capabilities of PayNearMe’s AI Servicing and Collections Agent
Almost a month ago, PayNearMe acquired the technology assets and hired the key employees of Marr Labs in a move described as one that will “help shape the future of payments.” The next development in that future involving artificial intelligence ... Read More
Fueled by more than $100M in strategic financing, MCO names new president
MyComplianceOffice (MCO) appointed John Schobel as president on Tuesday, as the provider of compliance management software for the financial services industry looks to continue its growth trajectory following the securing of more than $100 million in financing. MCO now serves ... Read More
ITOCHU invests in MOTER again to leverage connected-car technology
If you didn’t believe the modern vehicles you’re financing, retailing or repairing are smartphones rolling on four wheels, perhaps this investment announcement will sway your opinion. MOTER Technologies, an artificial intelligence-powered insurtech company that delivers a connected vehicle data platform ... Read More
Jeremy Louisos of Preowned Auto Logistics Returns to Show
Our “PAL” Jeremy Louisos of Preowned Auto Logistics is back on the show for a wide-ranging conversation about his work on remarketing industry committees and conferences, top issues and hot topics in auto transport and much more. The interview is ... Listen Here
SPONSORED EPISODE: Rethinking vehicle-protection plans for today’s wide inventory mix with GWC Warranty
Used-car inventory on dealer lots nowadays can range from older, higher-mileage vehicles to EVs, lifted trucks, and modified vehicles. The result is dealers are also having to change the vehicle-protection conversations with customers. In this special sponsored episode of the ... Listen Here
Recapping credit scores & other trends in auto finance with Shams Blanc of FICO
Shams Blanc, head of auto scores at FICO, made another appearance on the Auto Remarketing Podcast to elaborate more about the fall edition of the FICO Score Credit Insights report. Along with recapping what’s going on in auto finance, Blanc ... Listen Here
Retail
Dealers asking for 2.5% less on used vehicles than they were a month ago
Dealers aren’t asking consumers to shell out quite as much on pre-owned vehicles in October as they were just a month ago. Average asking prices for used vehicles listed dealerships in the U.S. as of Saturday were down 2.5% from ... [Read More]
Dealership M&A moves from Mountain West to Atlantic Coast
The Mountain West has added two new members in Idaho. But we’re not talking college football realignment. Young Automotive Group has sold its Young Chrysler Dodge Jeep Ram and Young GMC dealerships in Burley, Idaho, to Mountain West Auto Group. ... [Read More]
Wholesale
Wholesale used-car prices drop more than 3% in September
The decline in wholesale vehicle prices grew steeper in September, and that downturn is likely to continue through the fourth quarter, according to the latest analysis from Black Book. On Monday, the firm released its latest Used Vehicle Retention Index, ... [Read More]
COMMENTARY: Let’s get physical! Lessons learned from the downstream physical auction world
So far in this series, we’ve spent a lot of time on upstream digital sales. In fairness, though, the physical downstream auction locations bear the heaviest load, with 8 million-plus vehicles a year sold off their premises. Some of those ... [Read More]
Technology
With AI agent adoption growing, IgniteUps.ai rolls out one with critical dealership tasks in mind
IgniteUps.ai wants to give dealerships a tool to ask questions and use artificial intelligence the way their customers do, especially with the ongoing proliferation of AI agents “Every dealership manager has asked, ‘What can we do to sell a car ... [Read More]
AssetLane’s concierge advisory service includes preferred dealer program
Dealers might have a sour opinion about individuals and firms involved in negotiations and decisions eventually made by car buyers. But another firm now offering a concierge advisory service said that it “views dealers as essential partners in a successful ... [Read More]
Analysis
JD Power: Brand loyalty stays strong amid economic headwinds
Affordability challenges and economic volatility certainly have impacted the car business, as the latest financing data from Edmunds showed. But one place where those headwinds haven’t influenced what’s rolling over dealership curbs came to light on Tuesday, according to the ... [Read More]
COMMENTARY: Dealers don’t have an inventory problem; they have a decision problem
The past several years reshaped the economics of automotive retail, creating operating conditions that were never likely to last. Dealers who thrived on thin supply and outsized margins are now addressing a harder operating environment: rising floorplan costs, more price-sensitive ... [Read More]
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