A sponsored concert featuring Canadian rock band Platinum Blonde and a live broadcast event at the 2019 Tim Hortons NHL Heritage Classic Viewing Party in Saskatchewan in October are among recent events SiriusXM has sponsored as part of its “more hands-on approach” to support its dealers. As part of that approach, the company says it […] [Read More]

Thoma Bravo has completed its purchase of J.D. Power, which will result in a merger of the latter with Autodata Solutions. The combined entity will operate under the J.D. Power name and have its headquarters in Troy, Mich. This marks the second time in a little more than three years that ownership of J.D. Power […] [Read More]

OpenRoad Auto Group has added two “seasoned veterans within their respective industries” to its board of directors, one a former chair and president of Toyota Motor Manufacturing Canada. OpenRoad Auto Group chief executive officer Christian Chia said in a news release that former Toyota Motor Manufacturing Canada chair and president Ray Tanguay and former A&W […] [Read More]

Gayle Rogers, chief marketing officer and director of digital marketing at Strong Automotive Merchandising, joins the Auto Remarketing Podcast.  In this episode, he talks with senior editor Joe Overby about how digitization has impacted automotive advertising, the benefits of call tracking, YouTube usage among car dealers and more. To listen to this episode, click on the […] [Read More]

The entire team at Cherokee Media Group wishes you a safe and happy holiday season and a joyous new year. This issue of Auto Remarketing Today PM will be the final regularly scheduled e-newsletter from our team in 2019 before we take a holiday break. We thank you for your interest, support, readership and feedback this year. The Auto Remarketing e-newsletters will […] [Read More]

New features of eBay Motors’ all-new, automotive-focused app for Apple iPhone and Android include a personalized homepage, streamlined listing capabilities and improved search filters. eBay Motors, which describes itself as a marketplace “for all things automotive,” says its new app is powered by advanced technology and is “a powerful tool for buying and selling vehicles […] [Read More]

As part of its expectations for the 2020 credit market, TransUnion acknowledged that issues surrounding vehicle affordability will continue to persist in the coming year. But with the Federal Reserve leaving interest rates unchanged this week — and policymakers alluding to the option of repeating the action throughout 2020 — there appears to be some momentum […] [Read More]

New Internet of Things (IOT) asset location platform developer TrueSpot has appointed former TradeRev territory sales executive and market sales coordinator Alicia Crosswhite as national sales director. TrueSpot chief executive officer and founder Mike Hanna said the company believes Crosswhite’s “truly-unique ability” is essential in its growth plans. “As an industry insider, she knows how […] [Read More]

iSeeCars says the Toyota 4Runner is a mainstay on its iSeeCars longest-lasting vehicles list, and the search engine company says the 4Runner is the midsize SUV with the best value retention after five years of ownership.  And Toyota overall does well in iSeeCars’ list of best used cars for 2020. The manufacturer placed four vehicles […] [Read More]

Overall used-vehicle transaction prices have never been higher than they were last quarter, according to Edmunds’ latest Used Vehicle Report released Thursday. But interestingly enough, the gap between the average prices of 3-year-old vehicles and new vehicles reached a third-quarter high. At play is an influx of off-lease vehicles returning to market, more than half […] [Read More]