Former Manheim, America’s Auto Auction and ACV executive Matt Arias has a new role leading an auction of his own. Arias, who has been in the auction business since 1999 and was the longtime co-chair of the NAAA Auction Standards and IARA Standards Committees, is now the general manager of Mid Kansas Auto Auction. “We […] [Read More]

Carvana has teamed up with the Jimmie Johnson Foundation to help fast track the career development of aspiring automotive professionals. The online used-car retailer and seven-time NASCAR Cup Series champion have debuted Driving Brighter Futures, a grant program that aims to foster and improve career and technical education (CTE) in automotive and engineering programs at […] [Read More]

For car buyers of a certain age (43, in my case), the analog days of affordable vehicle hunting meant keeping your eyes peeled, head on a swivel for those “For Sale” signs. Black background, bright orangey-red letters. Usually somewhere on the vehicle’s dashboard. As a teenager in the late 90s and early 2000s looking to […] [Read More]

You could say that technology offerings from Advent Resources now are as big as Texas. The software provider that powers the financial layer of the car deal said last week that it is expanding its reach across the Lone Star State to help dealerships simplify and strengthen its operations, as fraud, compliance, and disconnected technology […] [Read More]

America’s Car-Mart evidently just made its second deadline to get new credit stipulations. Through a news release received by Cherokee Media Group at 9 p.m. (ET) on Friday, the buy-here, pay-here dealership company announced that it has entered into an amendment to its credit and guaranty agreement with Silver Point Finance, as administrative agent, and […] [Read More]

United Road is known to deliver vehicles. But the company is earning kudos this week for its ability to “deliver strong performance, partnership and innovation across the automaker’s global operations.” That automaker is General Motors, which named United Road as a General Motors Supplier of the Year for 2025, which marks the third time the […] [Read More]

RockED has launched a new program to help dealers, dealership managers and frontline teams prepare for Federal Trade Commission pricing enforcement, promote advertising transparency and continue to adapt to evolution in the regulatory environment. The “FTC Pricing Enforcement: A Dealer Information Series” course is free to all dealers across the U.S. and includes 12 short […] [Read More]

There are some times when repetitions can be valuable, like refining your golf swing or learning another language. But Cox Automotive recognized that repetition at the dealership sometimes can be burdensome for managers and salespeople. So, on Thursday, the company launched Cox Automotive Navigator. It’s a browser extension designed to connect dealership workflows across Cox […] [Read More]

You think you’ve got some pieces of inventory that just won’t turn? New CARFAX data released on Thursday showed the total number of park outside recalls has spiked nearly 50% in the last week to more than 3.2 million vehicles nationwide. CARFAX recapped that a park outside recall is issued when automakers and federal safety […] [Read More]

Across dealer roundtables and 20 groups, a quiet but persistent frustration has taken hold. Dealers who have been buying and selling vehicles for decades are raising the same questions: —What does the right process actually look like? —How do you protect yourself? These are not questions being asked by newcomers. They are being asked by […] [Read More]