Our podcast episodes originating from last month’s automotive festivities in Las Vegas continue with a conversation featuring Cheryl Miller and Kaitlin Gavin of Dealertrack. During the Vehicle Finance Conference hosted by the American Financial Services Association, Miller and Gavin shared an update about how the industry is steadily moving toward more e-contracting while navigating the […] [Read More]

In the aftermath of the storms that hit Tennessee early Tuesday, Manheim provided an update Friday afternoon on its Nashville-area location. Manheim Nashville is still closed, but it has accounted for all 619 of the auction’s employees, the company said. “With several buildings on our property severely damaged, services such as reconditioning are not available. […] [Read More]

Consumers visiting dealer websites, Facebook Marketplace, Craigslist and other sites can use a new product from automotive digital marketing company AutoRevo to start a live text conversation with an actual sales professional. Those consumers can do that instead of having a conversation with a chatbot or someone who “doesn't understand your dealership or your inventory,” AutoRevo […] [Read More]

In response to the COVID-19 coronavirus, Manheim is requesting that employees avoid international business travel through the end of the month, while limiting domestic business travel and large group meetings in the same time frame. That’s according to a statement provided by the auction company on Friday, which said Manheim is activating its Business Continuity […] [Read More]

Auto dealership digital marketing agency DealerOn is the latest bronze-level national corporate partner of the National Independent Automobile Dealers Association. DealerOn chief executive officer Ali Amirrezvani said his company was excited “to leverage the power of our platform to help independent dealers find the same success we’ve been able to bring to franchise dealers across […] [Read More]

A new Concord, N.C., location for global online vehicle auction company Copart will be its sixth North Carolina site. The company said the opening of the location is a “response to the increasing demands of automotive buyers and sellers.” The new location will serve the Concord community by creating new jobs, Copart president Jeff Liaw […] [Read More]

North Bay Auto Auction in Fairfield, Calif., is the newest member of ServNet Auction Group, and ServNet president Bruce Beam is happy that the group will be represented by the auction in “the all-important Northern California/San Francisco Bay Area market.” Don Morrow founded North Bay Auto Auction in 1993 as a public auction facility. It […] [Read More]

Open Lending recently added a pair of new executives, who combine to possess more than 30 years of industry experience. The provider analytics, risk-based pricing and automated decision technology for credit unions and other auto finance companies hired Brice Beard as vice president of captives and finance and Alan Coursey as regional vice president of […] [Read More]

As a result of a partnership between SureSale and AAA Club Alliance, a new program will allow auto dealers to brand used-vehicle inventory as “AAA Inspected.” The program is scheduled to launch initially in Kansas and Oklahoma. AAA Inspected vehicles have passed a background check and come with a clean title, a 150-plus point vehicle inspection, a […] [Read More]

Next up on our series of Auto Remarketing Podcast episodes from NADA Show 2020, CARFAX public relations director Emilie Voss and general manager of data Faisal Hasan join the show. They talk about the company's inaugural Top Rated Dealers list, how dealers are helping to remedy unrepaired recalls and the expansion of the CARFAX business model in […] [Read More]