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Q&A with Jackie Malik of Credit Acceptance, the 2026 National Remarketing Executive of the Year
Thursday, Oct. 22, 2026, 12:26 PM
Copart's acquisition of ACV could help 'make a splash' in commercial consignment, too
Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2026, 04:15 PM
NADA elects first female chair since 2008, will be second woman overall in role
Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2026, 03:02 PM
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DigniFi names chief product officer
DigniFi announced the appointment of Jefim Piekarz as chief product officer on Tuesday. The fintech company specializing in access to automobile, powersports and RV repair financing said Piekarz will lead DigniFi’s product and engineering teams, advancing product strategy, technology development, ... Read More
Maritczak brings experience from EY & Ally to PCMI
PCMI continued to revamp its executive team on Tuesday. The provider of lender compliance technology and F&I administration software added Alex Maritczak as senior director of business development, bringing more than 30 years of automotive finance and financial services experience ... Read More
Latest two moves by US Bank have dealers & OEMs in mind
U.S. Bank made a pair of moves last week geared to boost its position in automotive with dealerships and OEMs. First, U.S. Bank said it is launching redesigned BMW, MINI and BMW Motorrad Mastercard credit card products that offer cardholders ... Read More
SPONSORED EPISODE: What independent dealers need to be successful with Chris Vangellow of Frazer
In this special sponsored episode of the Auto Remarketing Podcast, Chris Vangellow, who is the Director of Product Management at Frazer, described what’s changed most about running an independent dealership over the past few years, especially from a technology perspective. ... Listen Here
Used Car Week Hall of Fame: Grace Huang of Cox Automotive
We begin our series featuring the 2026 Used Car Week Hall of Fame honorees with Grace Huang, president of Cox Automotive Inventory Solutions, who joins Cherokee Media Group’s Joe Overby for a conversation about her career journey, the value of ... Listen Here
Ben Sporn of VIP Automotive Group Takes DIY Approach to AI
Ben Sporn is the chief marketing officer of VIP Automotive Group on Long Island, N.Y. , where he runs operations and artificial intelligence projects at his family’s 10-store dealer group. He also has a tech background, having worked for Google ... Listen Here
Retail
Cox Automotive pilots program to help train future auto technicians
Cox Automotive is going back to school. The company has launched a pilot program to provide free access to Xtime software, training and learning resources to students at automotive technical schools. The program, which launches at Southern Union State Community ... [Read More]
NADA elects first female chair since 2008, will be second woman overall in role
Next year will be a historic one for the National Automobile Dealers Association. Sandy Fitzgerald Angello will become the second woman to serve as NADA chair and the first in almost 20 years. In 2008, Annette Sykora was the first ... [Read More]
Wholesale
Q&A with Jackie Malik of Credit Acceptance, the 2026 National Remarketing Executive of the Year
Below is a Q&A with Jackie Malik, remarketing manager at Credit Acceptance, who is the 2026 National Remarketing Executive of the Year, a Used Car Week award sponsored by the Independent Auction Group. What are the top trends you’re watching ... [Read More]
Copart’s acquisition of ACV could help ‘make a splash’ in commercial consignment, too
Copart’s $1.9 billion all-cash acquisition of ACV Auctions, which closed last week, is big opportunity for the former to expand further into the whole-car remarketing space, particularly among franchise dealers. “I think this opens up the world and our ability ... [Read More]
Technology
Hertz’s Oro Mobility lands $80M equity investment to scale as independent platform
Hertz developed Oro Mobility — a fleet platform designed to connect vehicles, tech providers and demand platforms at scale — to grow beyond the rental car business and prepare for “the next era of mobility.” The next era is arriving. ... [Read More]
Vehlo consolidates reconditioning platform within the RapidRecon brand
On Tuesday, Vehlo consolidated its dealer solutions under the RapidRecon brand to create a unified platform. The company said Velocity Automotive Solutions products — including Recon Velocity, Velocity Engage, Velocity Window Stickers, and Velocity VINSight — now will operate exclusively ... [Read More]
Analysis
In this San Diego sequel, what’s new at Used Car Week?
Since we’re back in San Diego for Used Car Week 2026, I’ll start with a hot take on “Top Gun,” arguably the most famous San Diego-based movie of all time (sorry, Ron Burgundy?). Like “The Godfather” or “Star Wars,” it’s ... [Read More]
Carfax: Up to 48K vehicles sustaining flood damage in 2026, before Isaias
Even before Hurricane Isaias reached landfall as the first Atlantic hurricane of the year, there were already potentially 48,000 vehicles sustaining flood damage in the U.S. from storms in 2026, according to Carfax estimates. Those vehicles add to a vehicle ... [Read More]
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