SPONSORED EPISODE: Greenville Auto Auction Celebrates 16 Years—A look back and a look ahead On this sponsored episode of the Auto Remarketing Podcast, Bill Zadeits visits with Billy Willis and Kevin Stallings of Greenville Auto Auction. The auction celebrates 16 years in early September, and the guys talk about the history of the sale, ... Listen Here
Wide-ranging car-business conversation with Lotlinx chairman and CEO Len Short Lotlinx chairman and CEO Len Short firmly believes car dealers are the most resilient operators in any business. During this episode of the Auto Remarketing Podcast, Short explained why he is anticipating dealers showing that resilience again because it’s needed ... Listen Here
Path to delivering education in Spanish with Ignite Dealer Compliance Group Steve Levine has dozens of dealer clients with Spanish as their native language. Those dealers also have hundreds of Hispanic customers who cannot speak or understand English. To fill compliance and training gaps created by language challenges, the owner of ... Listen Here

Retail

Fletcher Jones exits Northern Calif. with Porsche store sale to Sonic

Fletcher Jones Automotive Group has completed its exit from Northern California with the sale of Porsche Walnut Creek to Sonic Automotive, according to a news release from The Presidio Group, its advisor on the sale. “In recent years, we’ve taken ... [Read More]

PODCAST: Wide-ranging car-business conversation with Lotlinx chairman and CEO Len Short

Lotlinx chairman and CEO Len Short firmly believes car dealers are the most resilient operators in any business. During this episode of the Auto Remarketing Podcast, Short explained why he is anticipating dealers showing that resilience again because it’s needed ... [Read More]

Wholesale

How auto auctions are leveraging AI

There’s no doubt that AI is everywhere these days — and across all industries, organizations are looking for ways to best take advantage of the technology. Auto auctions are no exception, and companies have made AI part of their business ... [Read More]

Irish entrepreneur O’Boyle finds similar business mindset in ACV, his new ‘home’

When he met ACV CEO George Chamoun in February 2023, Conor O’Boyle found a kindred spirit in business, an ocean away from his native Ireland. A year-and-a-half later, ACV would end up acquiring Drive Inc., the company O’Boyle founded with ... [Read More]

Resource Hub

Best Practices, Ideas, and Tools for Business

Turning Dealer Group Data into Demand

Stop letting messy data hold your dealership back from its true earning potential. While many multi-roof dealer groups struggle to...
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Evaluating VPP Cancellation Systems: 7 Questions Every Lender Should Ask

Selecting the right VPP cancellation system is critical to maintaining compliance, maximizing recoveries, and improving operational efficiency. As regulatory requirements...
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Auto lenders spent on AI. Here’s what paid off.

A panel of auto-lending leaders — CEOs of subprime auto finance companies, VPs of Collections, CROs, indirect-lending executives at two...
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Experian Automotive Dealer Fraud Threat Report

Fraud is Hitting Dealerships Hard When one bad deal can erase tens of thousands in profit, fraud becomes impossible to...
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AI-Financing Spotlight: How Tracy Honda Sells 12-15 More Deals Monthly

Discover how Tracy Honda is outperforming its market by leveraging AI-powered auto financing to drive faster approvals and close more...
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The AI Dealer Playbook: 5 Questions to Ask Before You Buy AI

Artificial intelligence is rapidly reshaping dealership operations by automating communication, improving workflows, and supporting staff with tools like copilots and...
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Speaking the Same Language: How Dealers Structure Capital for Real Estate and Growth

Why Capital Structures Matters in Today’s Market Dealers actively expanding or acquiring real estate are often constrained not by opportunity—but...
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Dealer Playbook: 5 Takeaways for Auto Retailers Using AI

The May issue of Auto Remarketing — “Shifting Gears: AI’s Role in Retail Automotive” — explores how top auto retailers...
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Technology

CDK names new president & CEO

CDK will have a new chief executive on Oct. 5. The company said Thursday that Sudhakar Ramakrishna will become its president and CEO, succeeding the retiring Brian MacDonald. Ramakrishna, who was most recently CEO of SolarWinds, will also become a ... [Read More]

Numa acquires fixed-ops software company

Numa has expanded through M&A. The company, which provides an artificial intelligence operating system for car dealers, said Wednesday it has acquired SocketTime, a fixed-ops software company designed to help dealers with service scheduling, advisor writeup, dispatch, technician utilization, MPI ... [Read More]

Analysis

Gen Alpha joins the driving population & wants a set of wheels

Fellow Millennials, brace yourselves. There are now TWO younger generations who are driving. The eldest members of Generation Alpha have turned 16, and unlike many of their Gen Z predecessors, they’re ready to hit the open road, according to new ... [Read More]

JD Power 2026 U.S. Tech Experience Index reinforces consumer desire for ‘simpler’ vehicles

Carfax recently highlighted how “less complex vehicles” topped its reliability rankings. Findings from the JD Power 2026 U.S. Tech Experience Index (TXI) Study released on Thursday reinforced why those vehicles would be viewed so favorably. Amid growing complaints about screen ... [Read More]

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