Vehicle sales at National Auto Auction Association-member auctions remained fairly steady year-over-year in 2018, with the projected gross of those sales up nearly 2% — this despite a 4.2% decrease in the number of vehicles entering those auctions' lanes. That’s according to the association’s annual survey released Wednesday, which found that there were 9.9 million vehicles […] [Read More]

Auto Auction Holdings has chosen Xcira as the technology provider for its four sites. Xcira will offer services such as an integrated auction management system, a dealer community, and the proprietary OnLine Ringman system for AAH’s Orlando Longwood, South Florida Auto Auction, Speedway Auto Auction of Charlotte and Music City Auction of Nashville. Xcira said in […] [Read More]

ADESA’s newly relocated facility serving Mexico City sits on 13 acres of land strategically near major thoroughfares in neighboring Toluca. It features enhancements such as additional on-site security and reconditioning resources. The new location will help meet needs related to ADESA’s continued growth, as well as for future vehicle volume increases and the needs of […] [Read More]

Fetching packages and getting the car washed. Those chores might still be part of your “pretty nice little Saturday” of tasks, but Ford is aiming to make them a bit easier through some new-school technology. The automaker announced a partnership with Amazon this week that provides Key by Amazon in-car delivery of Amazon Prime packages […] [Read More]

Research and insights company Ipsos has appointed Jacob George as executive vice president and leader of its U.S. automotive quality business. George, who most recently served as vice president and general manager of J.D. Power Asia Pacific, will lead the quality measurement and improvement system that Ipsos has created for the U.S. and global automotive […] [Read More]

CarGurus is looking to be more than just a place where vehicle shoppers can find dealership listings. The site wants to be a conduit for how potential buyers secure financing, too. “We want to be integral to the car shopping process for consumers, and for many car buyers that is increasingly occurring online. Some shoppers […] [Read More]

With U.S. House lawmakers set to conduct a hearing on Wednesday to examine the rising costs and potential discrimination happening in auto financing, the April data shared by Edmunds and Kelley Blue Book showed how much more consumers stretched to make a vehicle purchase — especially for new models. Edmunds reported rising prices and tightened […] [Read More]

Retail automotive technology company CDK Global named Mahesh Shah executive vice president, chief product and technology officer. CDK said in a news release that Shah will accelerate innovation, research and development, and building and testing for its product portfolio. He most recently served as senior vice president and general manager of applications and global business process […] [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. First up is Alan Dickie, who was among the presenters during the Dealer Training Tuesday portion of the conference. The full discussion can be found below. Download and subscribe to the Auto Remarketing Podcast […] [Read More]

Evidently the closer the wholesale market moved toward May, the more pricing intensity germinating from this year’s spring market started to diminish. This week’s Market Insights report from Black Book offered data that suggested the spring market is beginning to lose some of its steam, especially with units not immediately heading for dealer inventory. “Spring […] [Read More]