EVgo describes itself as the nation's largest public EV fast charging network. It also says it is the first U.S. public fast charging network to be powered 100% by renewable energy. Because of that, EVgo says it is a natural partner for mobility company Uber to tackle the climate crisis. On Thursday, during Climate Week […] [Read More]

Discussing IAA’s Thursday announcement that it has opened its Templeton, Mass., facility, the company’s chief executive officer and president John Kett said New England continues to be an important market for IAA. “This branch, along with the seven others in and around Boston, support our growth strategy in this major market,” Kett said in a […] [Read More]

The water is receding from Hurricane Dorian and Tropical Storm Imelda. Those events flooded vast areas of the East Coast and Texas. In the wake of Dorian and Imelda, thousands of damaged and flooded vehicles are emerging, said the National Insurance Crime Bureau. NICB says that means fraudsters may start trying to scam innocent car […] [Read More]

Interviews with car hauler companies, dispatch technology providers and auction facility operators agree that the nation’s car hauler industry in 2019 is in good shape overall. Still, interviewees say the industry’s playing catchup to address a shortage of car-hauler capacity. They cite electronic driver logbook requirements, rising costs for casualty, liability, worker’s compensation insurance and the […] [Read More]

Vehicle self-inspection tools are streamlining end-of-lease vehicle condition inspection and reporting for OEMs, captives and finance companies, whether vehicles are managed by fleet remarketers, at auctions, parked in marshaling yards, dealerships or consumers’ driveways. Using digital and artificial intelligence technologies to analyze damages and ascertain those costs, self-inspection tools put in “ordinary” human hands the […] [Read More]

Creating an environment where moving cars and people on foot can co-exist in the lanes without mishap is only part of the safety story at physical auctions, according to Laura Taylor. The general manager of Charleston Auto Auction in Moncks Corner, S.C., knows chapter and verse the importance of keeping auction employees, customers and visitors […] [Read More]

Two firms finalized an integration this week to make individuals’ credit scores more readily accessible earlier in the vehicle-sales cycle to help dealers and finance companies. CoreLogic, a global provider of property information, insight, analytics and data-enabled solutions, announced that CoreLogic Credco integrated its Three-Bureau PreQual credit report and score solution on eLEND Solutions, an […] [Read More]

Carvana has been offering its The New Way to Buy a Car service in Oklahoma for about two years. Now, that service includes a car vending machine, which is located in Oklahoma City. It’s Carvana’s 22nd car vending machine, and its first in Oklahoma. The all-glass tower that holds 27 vehicles and stands eight stories […] [Read More]

Kelley Blue Book’s 5-Year Cost to Own data was previously only available on KBB.com. Now, the data — which considers depreciation, expected fuel costs, finance and insurance fees, maintenance and repair costs, and state fees for new vehicles — is available for syndication via API. Kelley Blue Book says customers can now integrate the information […] [Read More]

Part II of this feature answers this question: Where do you focus your marketing? Here are two approaches to consider, plus more details on marketing trends, creating a brand and managing online reputation.  Approach 1: Email marketing What is one thing franchised dealers can’t afford not to do when it comes to marketing today? Auto […] [Read More]