With unemployment still at significantly high levels, Dealer Owned Warranty Co. (DOWC) recently introduced a vehicle-payment assistance program to add to its suite of F&I products. The provider and administrator of F&I products explained PaymentShield can provide reimbursement for up to six months of vehicle payments for consumers who lose their job due to covered circumstances, […] [Read More]

Cox Automotive president and chief executive officer Sandy Schwartz was set to send a letter Monday to many of the company’s clients and partners on a strategic plan called “The Way Forward.” Auto Remarketing caught up with Schwartz by phone on Thursday to discuss the three-point plan, the details of which can be found in […] [Read More]

Car-shipping platform Super Dispatch has launched Touchless Delivery, stating it is a response to help carriers and their families stay safe during the COVID-19 pandemic. Super Dispatch connects auto transport industry professionals such as shippers, brokers, and carriers with software to help them move cars faster while managing and growing their businesses. Touchless Delivery is […] [Read More]

Two fleet management companies announced vehicle maintenance initiatives this week, one that addresses COVID-19 challenges by providing contact-free vehicle maintenance services for cars and light-duty vehicles. Fleet management and driver mobility services company LeasePlan USA on Wednesday said it has partnered with automotive mobile maintenance and repair services provider YourMechanic to provide those contact-free maintenance services […] [Read More]

Under an expanded partnership between intelligent virtual assistant company Conversica and AutoAlert, an automotive software company, AutoAlert now offers full capabilities and skills for the Conversica Automotive Sales AI Assistant and the Conversica Automotive Service AI Assistant to help boost sales and service revenue. The partnership also helps deliver an integrated platform that the companies […] [Read More]

KAR Global announced on Friday morning that long-time senior executive Warren Byrd will step down after 23 years with the company. Byrd most recently served the company as executive vice present of corporate development and real estate for the past 10 years, overseeing all corporate development projects and real estate acquisitions within its portfolio, including […] [Read More]

The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reported on Friday morning that nonfarm payroll employment increased by 2.5 million in May, and the unemployment rate declined by 1.4 percentage points to 13.3%. “These improvements in the labor market reflected a limited resumption of economic activity that had been curtailed in March and April due to […] [Read More]

Industry organizations like the National Independent Automobile Dealers Association and the National Association of Federally-Insured Credit Unions (NAFCU) cheered Congress for passing a measure that President Trump signed on Friday morning. The associations recapped that a bipartisan bill that would give small businesses like dealerships more time to use the funds from Paycheck Protection Program […] [Read More]

Dan Kennedy, senior vice president of business development at Jack Cooper Diversified, chats with Cherokee Media Group president Bill Zadeits about the state of the wholesale auto industry, challenges dealers are facing, key elements of weathering past auto industry crises and more. Kennedy spent four decades with General Motors, including 31 years with the automaker's […] [Read More]

Connected-car platform and telematics data insights provider Zubie has started a new partnership to integrate its telematics data within the HQ Rental Software platform. With the integration, rental fleet operators gain access to connected car insights along with real-time fleet and inventory management tools. The companies say that provides the ability to improve business operations. […] [Read More]