Industry Elite honoree Mike Thomas of Resolvion on building his career — literally Next up in our inaugural Industry Elite: The C-Suite honoree series is a conversation with Mike Thomas, who is chief executive officer of Resolvion. Thomas shares memories with Cherokee Media Group senior editor Nick Zulovich about working in construction and ... Listen Here
Industry Elite honoree Jennifer Turnage on why accurate financial information can make or break any business Next up on in our inaugural Industry Elite: The C-Suite honoree series is a conversation with Jennifer Turnage, who is chief executive officer of Primeritus Financial Services. Turnage talks with Cherokee Media Group senior editor Nick Zulovich about the importance ... Listen Here
Industry Elite honoree Kelly Wyatt on 25-year career with GM Financial Next up on in our inaugural Industry Elite: The C-Suite honoree series is a conversation with Kelly Wyatt, who is chief digital officer with GM Financial. Wyatt shares a conversation with Cherokee Media Group senior editor Nick Zulovich about being ... Listen Here

Retail

Dealer news: One of America’s oldest dealerships changes hands; M&A activity in Valencia, Calif.

One of the nation’s oldest dealerships has a new owner. Eich Motor Company, which includes Eich Mazda and Eich Volkswagen in Saint Cloud, Minn., has been acquired by David Luther and Luther Automotive Group from Linda Eich-Desjardins. Performance Brokerage Services, ... [Read More]

Dealer news: Classic Chevrolet to celebrate No. 1 with parade; Florida store earns Audi Elite status

Classic Chevrolet is No. 1 again. And as such, it’s planning a classic celebration. The dealership in Grapevine, Texas, announced it has been recognized as the world’s top-selling Chevrolet dealership by the manufacturer for the third consecutive year and 12th ... [Read More]

Wholesale

Manheim Pennsylvania’s Xtreme Spring Sale raises $82,000 for local nonprofit

Manheim Pennsylvania marked the start of the spring wholesale season with its largest event of the year: the annual Xtreme Spring Sale event and fundraiser. The event, in its 17th year, drew more than 3,000 dealers onsite and via Simulcast ... [Read More]

DOJ suing California towing company for auctioning vehicles owned by servicemembers

Nearly 150 vehicles that allegedly have gone through the wholesale market are part of a lawsuit filed last week by the Justice Department. The federal lawsuit is against S & K Towing, which is based in San Clemente, Calif., alleging ... [Read More]

Resource Hub

Best Practices, Ideas, and Tools for Business

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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The Dealer’s Guide to Smarter GPS Tracking

A Buyer’s Guide for Independent Dealer, BHPH, and Auto Finance Leaders Reducing Risk, Unlocking Opportunity Independent dealers and finance companies...
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Used Car Turn Vendor Management Checklist

Vehicles touch multiple vendors before they ever hit the lot, and when approvals, communication, and invoices are scattered, delays are...
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Technology

PODCAST: Industry Elite honoree Tony Rimas on automotive investment, servant leadership, cycling & more

Concluding our inaugural Industry Elite: The C-Suite honoree series is a conversation with Tony Rimas, who is vice president of global revenue at XPEL Inc. Rimas — an avid biker who swam and ran track & field and cross country ... [Read More]

AutoWeb launches ‘zero-risk’ UsedCars.com platform to capture car buyers during new-to-used pivot

There’s a new used-car marketplace in town — if your town is in Arizona. UsedCars.com, powered by AutoWeb, announced the regional launch of its marketplace, billed as “zero-risk”, in Arizona, beginning with dealers in the Phoenix, Prescott, Mesa and Tucson ... [Read More]

Analysis

Used-car retail prices continue rise in March, posing challenges for dealers & consumers

Stingy supply and macroeconomic forces like tariffs and tax returns have driven up used-vehicle prices in March, with both dealers and consumers feeling the sting. JD Power said in a forecast Thursday that used-car retail prices for the month have ... [Read More]

PODCAST: Industry Elite conversations continue with Sean Morgan of Westlake Financial

Next up on in our inaugural Industry Elite: The C-Suite honoree series is a conversation with Sean Morgan, who is executive vice president of finance and operations at Westlake Financial. Morgan talks with Cherokee Media Group senior editor Joe Overby about ... [Read More]

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