Automotive CFO-To-Go Kathi Kruse talks dealership finance, accounting in ‘lightning round’ Kathi Kruse, the Automotive CFO-To-Go who brings her financial expertise — born through years of experience as a dealership chief financial officer — to dealers needing help in that area, is back on the Auto Remarketing Podcast. In this episode, ... Listen Here
Talking about the car business in the US & Canada with Peter Smith of the Lion Partnership As Cherokee Media Group was getting ready to host the Used Car Industry Summit in Miami, Peter Smith of the Lion Partnership spent some time with Nick Zulovich for this episode of the Auto Remarketing Podcast. Smith recapped some of ... Listen Here
SPONSORED EPISODE: Allied Solutions reviews Q1, pinpoints signals of loan health John Elias and Peter Krall of Allied Solutions returned for another special sponsored episode of the Auto Remarketing Podcast. Elias and Krall recapped some of the most notable developments in auto finance from the first quarter of 2026. The Allied ... Listen Here

Retail

PODCAST: Byron Oldham of Honest Autos & FIADA on new regional dealer conference

Byron Oldham is president of the family-owned Honest Autos dealership and is president of the board at the Florida Independent Automobile Dealers Association. He joins the Auto Remarketing Podcast to talk with Cherokee Media Group senior editor Joe Overby about ... [Read More]

Vehlo fixed ops and communications platforms named Ford preferred partners

Vehlo’s Total Customer Connect and Dealerlogix platforms have been given Ford’s seal of approval. The fixed operations software and communications platforms have been selected as preferred partners to Ford dealerships nationwide in a partnership focused on Ford’s commitment to video ... [Read More]

Wholesale

COMMENTARY: Why dealers can’t afford to wait for off-lease relief

Auto dealers are living with the hangover from a decision millions of consumers made during the pandemic: they simply did not lease cars. When showrooms closed and supply evaporated, leasing rates fell sharply. That shortfall in originations from 2020 through ... [Read More]

Q&As with 2026 Women in Remarketing: May Ou of OPENLANE

Auto Remarketing is recognizing the 2026 Women in Remarketing honorees in the April edition of the magazine and will be posting Q&As with each of these outstanding leaders on the website. Next up, in alphabetical order by first name, is May Ou, who ... [Read More]

Resource Hub

Best Practices, Ideas, and Tools for Business

How TO Maximize Your Digital Sales!

How much revenue is slipping through the cracks in your digital sales process? Our latest guide reveals the most common...
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Loan Origination Automation Guidelines for Modern Lenders

Lenders are under pressure to move faster, handle higher volumes, and reduce manual tasks. Automation can help, but only if...
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Turn Service Visits Into Sales Growth: A GM’s Checklist

Your service drive is filled with loyal customers who trust your dealership and are physically in your store, yet most...
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Technology

Cars.com’s AI video pilot shows strong early results

At the NADA Show in February, Cars.com announced a pilot program for a new artificial intelligence video advertising system designed to automatically create “shopper-ready video assets” for dealership inventory. The first results from that program, which launched its first campaign ... [Read More]

Fullpath’s Auto Intelligence Index reveals significant increase in AI use among car buyers

In February, Fullpath — the artificial intelligence-first customer data platform for the automotive industry — released its Auto Intelligence Index for January 2026, which includes data on how consumers are getting information about cars online. According to the organization’s data, ... [Read More]

Analysis

EV lease returns could nearly triple this year: What that means for auctions, consignors & dealers

Auction sales of electric vehicles climbed 46% in 2025 and continued along that trajectory in the first quarter. The full-year growth in 2026, however, could be even more significant, thanks to off-lease EV volumes nearly tripling in size, according to ... [Read More]

Auction sales reach highest level in nearly 6 years

Not since mid-COVID have sales at auto auctions been as strong as they were in March. According to AuctionNet data from the National Auto Auction Association, wholesale vehicle sales climbed nearly 4% year-over-year in March and reached their strongest point ... [Read More]

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