It was an impressive April and first third of the year for the certified pre-owned vehicle market in Canada, based on sales figures provided to Auto Remarketing Canada by the automaker programs. Starting with Subaru, the company says it is on track for another record CPO year. Subaru sold 359 certified vehicles in April, a 76.8% […] [Read More]

PureCars has new ownership. The company, which provides marketing automation and business intelligence software for the car industry, said Tuesday that Diversis Capital and Stage 1 Ventures are new strategic investors.  This purchase by Diversis and Stage 1 is part of PureCars' spinoff from Raycom Media, which has merged with Gray Television.  “Over a decade ago, […] [Read More]

Expect that truck bringing parts to your dealership service department to still have a driver behind the wheel at least for the foreseeable future. A new report from Navigant Research released on Wednesday analyzed the state of the automated medium- and heavy-duty commercial vehicle market, providing global market forecasts, segmented by vehicle class and region, […] [Read More]

In a few special editions of the show, we’re sharing some of the presentations from the recent Auto Remarketing Canada Conference in Toronto. Next up is Samantha Zawilinski of Potratz, who spoke during the Dealer Training Tuesday portion of the event. Download and subscribe to the Auto Remarketing Podcast on iTunes or on Google Play.  You can also listen to […] [Read More]

Honda and Lexus won in three categories each as CarGurus named the winners of its third annual Best Used Car Awards. Dodge, Ford, and Jeep won two categories apiece. CarGurus says its 2019 awards identify the best recent-year used models across 16 body style categories. The awards are based on CarGurus’ analysis of long-term projected […] [Read More]

The Appraisal Lane launched its consumer app for iPhone earlier this year, allowing consumers to tap into its live community of appraisal experts to receive a guaranteed cash offer for their used car in 30 minutes or less. Now, the company has launched the Android version of the app for consumers. After downloading The Appraisal […] [Read More]

Consumer engagement technology company Digital Air Strike says a new integration between its artificial intelligence-powered real-time messaging product, Response Path and Kelley Blue Book helps streamline the vehicle-sales process. The company says the integration gives car buyers all the information they need to purchase a vehicle through Response Path on a dealership’s website. Through Kelley Blue […] [Read More]

The North Carolina Automobile Dealers Association has joined Cherokee Media Group’s Automotive Intelligence Summit as an industry partner. CMG, which is Auto Remarketing’s parent company, made the announcement Monday. The second annual Auto Intel Summit is set for July 23-25 in Raleigh, N.C., which is part of the same Research Triangle region of North Carolina […] [Read More]

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is setting its regulatory target next on debt collection in light of technology advances such as text messaging and more. On Tuesday, the bureau issued a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) to implement the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA). CFPB officials said the proposal would provide consumers with “clear protections […] [Read More]

Another professional accolade was recently given to Tom Hudson. The co-founder of Hudson Cook has been accepted as a Fellow of the American Bar Foundation (ABF). The fellows comprise a global honorary society of attorneys, judges, law faculty and legal scholars whose public and private careers have demonstrated outstanding dedication to the highest principles of […] [Read More]