Throughout my career in the automotive industry, I don’t know if I’ve ever seen such dependency for help as we have going on right now. I remember the late 1980s and early 1990s when I went through phone books and “cold calling” customers. Or better yet, using my old trusty rolodex. Deals were made on […] [Read More]

How are used-car sales going? Depends on what kind of dealer you ask. For franchised dealers, quite nicely, thank you. For independents … not so much. Cox Automotive’s Dealer Sentiment Index for the second quarter of 2025 offered a stark illustration of the different worlds inhabited by franchised and independent dealers in their outlook of […] [Read More]

Pandemic-era new-car production cuts have trimmed late-model used-vehicle supply. Lease maturities have declined. Automakers have slowed discounts. This trio of market factors pushed average used-car prices in the opening weeks of May up $130 from a year ago to $29,168, according to analysis released Thursday by J.D. Power. Meantime, data from EpicVIN shows average used-car […] [Read More]

California’s zero-emission vehicle mandate is on the verge of disappearing. The U.S. Senate on Thursday voted 51-44 to revoke the waiver allowing California to enforce its Advanced Clean Cars II program, which requires all new cars sold in the state to be ZEVs — effectively banning the sale of new gas-powered vehicles — by 2035. […] [Read More]

The first quarter of 2025 opened with a mix of optimism and uncertainty for the automotive industry. While March delivered a sharp 19% rebound in new vehicle sales — largely driven by consumers rushing to purchase ahead of tariff price adjustments — the earlier months of the quarter were marked by a slight decline. Used-vehicle […] [Read More]

Unfortunately, vehicle transportation is another place where fraud can happen, not just in the financing and retailing parts of automotive. Autosled vice president of dealer sales Sam Goldenberg described how bad fraud can be in the transportation space as well as some guidance for clients to avoid it during an appearance on the Live Stage […] [Read More]

Montway vice president of business development and industry relations Dave Sutton put it this way: “Bottom line, remarketing is a relationship industry.” What are the implications and opportunities this creates? Sutton answered that question and more during an appearance on the Live Stage presented by SYCN Auto Logistics at this spring’s Auto Intel Summit. The […] [Read More]

Gary Perdue and Suzi Straffon each have something extra special to celebrate this holiday weekend. On Friday morning, the National Automotive Finance Association announced Perdue, who is president of Peritus Portfolio Services, has been selected as the 2025 recipient of the Jack Tracey Pinnacle Award, the association’s highest honor. And Straffon, director of finance company […] [Read More]

NASCAR Hall of Famer Jimmie Johnson will make his 700th career NASCAR Cup Series start in this weekend’s Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte Motor Speedway. Primary sponsor Carvana wants to make sure his No. 84 Toyota Camry is properly dressed for the occasion. The online used-car retailer has prepared a special paint scheme for the seven-time […] [Read More]

Amit Chandarana returns to the Auto Remarketing Podcast in a relatively new role as CEO of Curbee, a mobile vehicle service technology platform. In this episode, he talks with Auto Remarketing senior editor Joe Overby about why 2025 is the year that mobile service departments finally take off for dealerships and key considerations for dealers […] [Read More]