In this special sponsored episode of the Auto Remarketing Podcast, Chris Vangellow, who is the Director of Product Management at Frazer, described what’s changed most about running an independent dealership over the past few years, especially from a technology perspective.
Vangellow, who also turns dealer feedback into practical tools that support day-to-day dealership management, explained the importance of solutions working together well. He also separated artificial intelligence products that can be helpful versus what’s just hype.
Some of the best used-car inventory a dealer could want is sitting right in their own service lane every day.
In this special sponsored episode of the Auto Remarketing Podcast, AutoHub general manager Dan Gaughan took dealers through a proven process of putting a sales presence in the service drive to ensure those vehicles make the transition to the front line smoothly.
The results can put dealerships in position for improved profitability and satisfied customers.
Used-car inventory on dealer lots nowadays can range from older, higher-mileage vehicles to EVs, lifted trucks, and modified vehicles. The result is dealers are also having to change the vehicle-protection conversations with customers.
In this special sponsored episode of the Auto Remarketing Podcast, GWC Warranty senior vice president and managing director James Virgoe explained effective approaches to presenting protection plans based on vehicle age, mileage, technology, and expected ownership risks
Virgoe also highlighted what dealers should look for in a protection partner to make sure they can confidently support the vehicles they want to retail.
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 in today’s car business. Lotlinx is seeing used- and new-car inventory levels rising and pageviews on store websites softening.
The Federal Trade Commission recently announced it will not pursue claims based on disparate-impact or “unfair discrimination” theories.
In this episode of the Auto Remarketing Podcast, Hudson Cook partners Erica Kramer and Rob Tilley offered some historical perspectives and a big-picture views about what the regulator’s decision means for dealerships and finance companies.
In this sponsored episode of the Auto Remarketing Podcast, Cox Automotive’s Jeri Reichel joins us to speak to the evolving Buy Online experience. She shares more about how shopper expectations are changing and what dealers should understand and do as more consumers search for flexible purchase options. Jeri unpacks how solutions like Accelerate My Deal Elite reduce friction and support the online journey while keeping the dealership involved.
For this special sponsored episode of the Auto Remarketing Podcast, GWC Warranty senior vice president and managing director James Virgoe shared some of his personal experiences of buying a vehicle earlier this year to illustrate how the definition of “value” has changed in used-car retailing.
And like he experienced, Virgoe also highlighted what potential buyers are paying closer attention to during the purchase process, especially around transparency and dealership credibility.
We continue our episodes of the Auto Remarketing Podcast originating from the Live Stage, which was sponsored by SYCN Auto Logistics, during the Used Car Industry Summit in Miami this spring.
As vehicle ownership costs now exceed $12,000 per year and repair and maintenance prices have risen roughly 30–40% since 2020, Kathleen Long, who is vice president of business operations and strategy with Yelp, said the first mechanical repair has become a defining behavioral inflection point for used-car owners.
Long then explained to Cherokee Media Group’s Joe Overby how that juncture can impact dealerships and their service customers.
We continue our episodes of the Auto Remarketing Podcast originating from the Live Stage, which was sponsored by SYCN Auto Logistics, during the Used Car Industry Summit in Miami this spring.
During a candid conversation with Cherokee Media Group’s Andrew Friedlander, Michael Kraut, who is vice president of data advertising solutions with Experian Automotive, explored how franchised and independent dealers can use cleaner, more connected data to make smarter acquisition decisions, accelerate reconditioning, improve inventory turn, and protect gross profit.
We continue our episodes of the Auto Remarketing Podcast originating from the Live Stage, which was sponsored by SYCN Auto Logistics, during the Used Car Industry Summit in Miami this spring.
This conversation features Cherokee Media Group’s Andrew Friedlander and TraXtion president and CEO Brad Kokesh. They explore how dealers can bridge the transparency gap without sacrificing profitability, the psychology of the modern seller and why “blind” estimates are becoming a requirement, not an option.
