Lithia & Driveway is spreading some wealth to help create the next generation of American automotive technicians. The dealership group, which operates more than 450 locations in three countries, has contributed a total of $550,000 to automotive education programs nationwide ... [Read More]

AutoTechIQ announced it has hired Justin Goins as chief sales officer to oversee national sales strategy, channel partnerships and revenue expansion initiatives. The provider of digital vehicle inspection optimization and repair shop performance software said Goins brings extensive experience in ... [Read More]

No doubt, plenty of fraudulent activity is happening in automotive nowadays. Exposure is likely to surpass $10 billion this year, according to estimates from Point Predictive. For example, fraudsters are generating invalid employment and income documents, or they’re creating synthetic ... [Read More]

The growth that spurred the best year for auction sales since 2019 hasn’t taken a break. Thanks to another lift in commercial sales, overall wholesale vehicle sales at auction improved again last month. And that includes a big bump in ... [Read More]

Three months into its new era, Widewail has made another major change. In what it called “a pivotal milestone”, the automotive reputation management and customer experience platform has hired its first chief operating officer, adding former Dealerware executive Melissa Terrell ... [Read More]

Cuyler Owens is CEO of Widewail, a reputation and customer experience platform for the auto industry. He joined Widewail as CEO in December, following nearly three years as chief revenue officer of TrustRadius, and time with Dell, Vmware and Dealerware. ... [Read More]

Ask car dealers how things have been going and they’ll likely tell you not so good. But ask them about what’s ahead and the answer shifts to the positive. Spring is coming, and dealers see the sun shining and business ... [Read More]

Our conversations with the 2026 Automotive Intelligence Award winners begin with Jessica Caldwell, who is head of insights at Edmunds. Caldwell talks with Auto Remarketing senior editor Joe Overby about her journey from working for automakers on the product planning ... [Read More]