Wolters Kluwer on significance of digital securitizations by credit unions Matthew Babcock, who oversees digital lending product strategy for Wolters Kluwer, returned as a guest on the Auto Remarketing Podcast, recapping the recent milestone associated with credit unions and securitizations. Babcock also touched on the proliferation of AI agents and ... Listen Here
Next Ron Smith Lifetime Achievement Award recipient: Kyle Birch of GM Financial For the first time since 2022, Auto Remarketing and Cherokee Media Group are giving their Ron Smith Lifetime Achievement Award; an honor reserved especially for executives who have made one of the most significant impacts on the used-car industry. During ... Listen Here
Used Car Week Hall of Fame honoree Jared Kalfus of Black Book We finish our series featuring the 2026 Used Car Week Hall of Fame honorees with a conversation featuring Black Book president Jared Kalfus. Kalfus describes what it takes to be successful in sales and why face-to-face conversations are still vitally ... Listen Here

Retail

Q&A with Ron Smith Lifetime Achievement Award winner Kyle Birch of GM Financial

For the first time since 2022, Auto Remarketing and Cherokee Media Group are giving their Ron Smith Lifetime Achievement Award; an honor reserved especially for executives who have made one of the most significant impacts on the used-car industry. During ... [Read More]

Q&As with Game Changers in Auto Retail: Peter Fletcher of Mossy Nissan Kearny Mesa

Auto Remarketing and Used Car Week are showcasing the dealers who are changing what it means to be an auto retailer through a new program called “Game Changers in Auto Retail,” presented by Conversica. The inaugural honorees will be recognized ... [Read More]

Wholesale

Q&A with UCW Hall of Famer Jared Kalfus of Black Book

We finish our Q&A series highlighting the 2026 Used Car Week Hall of Fame honorees with a conversation featuring Black Book president Jared Kalfus. Kalfus describes what it takes to be successful in sales and why face-to-face conversations are still ... [Read More]

Q&A with UCW Hall of Famer Bob McConkey of McConkey Auction Group

Next up on our Q&A series featuring the 2026 Used Car Week Hall of Fame honorees is a conversation with Bob McConkey, president and CEO of the McConkey Auction Group. McConkey, along with MAG chief operating officer David Pendergraft and ... [Read More]

Resource Hub

Best Practices, Ideas, and Tools for Business

AI & Auto Finance: An Expert Guide to Using This Technology

This 26-page ebook from Cherokee Media Group, sponsored by dotData, brings together insights from nine experts on how artificial intelligence...
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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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Technology

COMMENTARY: The customer is AI enabled — are you?

Last weekend, I was lying back on the couch watching college football, which is exactly what I do on a Saturday. Around the time of a disputed holding call, just as a key third-down stop was happening, a commercial came ... [Read More]

COMMENTARY: AI won’t sell one more car

Agents are about to do years of work in days. Your dealership is still going to sell the same number of cars. That’s the whole article. The rest is proof. I’ve sat with well over 200 dealer groups this year. ... [Read More]

Analysis

Recapping a ‘fairly normal’ month for wholesale vehicle values

Depreciation in wholesale vehicle values eased in October, and the month ended up being “fairly normal.” Cox Automotive’s Manheim Used Vehicle Value Index came in at 206.7, which was up 2% year-over-year and up 0.5% from September, when adjusting for ... [Read More]

COMMENTARY: Automotive retailers need a better strategy to manage inventory risk before year end

A steady sales quarter can conceal pressure on dealership profitability when inventory expands faster than buyers are purchasing vehicles. In the third quarter of 2026, new-vehicle sales were flat compared with the prior quarter, while new inventory grew 9%. Used-vehicle ... [Read More]
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