Podium has been named to Forbes’ 2018 Cloud 100 list, which is made up of a group of 100 private cloud companies from across the globe that lead their industries in revenue, sales growth, valuation and culture. In its third year, the list of top 100 private companies in cloud computing in the world is […] [Read More]

Manheim has promoted Jane Gitere to be director of national accounts for Manheim Specialty Auctions. Gitere has served in leadership positions with Cox Automotive brands for over a dozen years. The company announced Tuesday that amid continued growth of Manheim Specialty Auctions, Gitere will be responsible for promoting awareness of Manheim’s Specialty sales. “With Manheim’s […] [Read More]

The Nov. 1 edition of Auto Remarketing will celebrate both the 70th anniversary of the National Auto Auction Association and NAAA's annual convention. One of the features in that special NAAA 70th Anniversary/NAAA Convention Issue is the annual “Auction Life” photo spread, where we invite NAAA-member auctions to submit photos of daily auction life from the past year. If you […] [Read More]

Cox Automotive is holding steady with its estimates of vehicle damage from Hurricane Florence as flooding reaches near record levels in some places in North Carolina. The analyst team led by Cox Automotive chief economist Jonathan Smoke initially estimated last week that 20,000 to 40,000 vehicles could be lost due to flooding in the Carolinas. […] [Read More]

With dealer groups in mind, Spireon has made updates to its Kahu connected car solution that are aimed at helping multi-store dealers improve inventory management, facilitate trades and increase visibility concerning activity outside of the lot. Spireon announced Tuesday that it has made enhancements to Kahu to provide dealer groups with tools they can use to […] [Read More]

Congratulations to the recipients of this year's Auto Remarketing’s Best Auctions to Work For program, presented by CARS Recon. The program is a free workplace study for the auto-auction industry that recognizes the best auto auctions to work for on an unranked basis. It is designed and intended for individual physical auction locations — and for […] [Read More]

Slightly modifying the famous Mark Twain line in light of how popular utilities are nowadays, Black Book’s latest information showed rumors about how the death of compact cars has been greatly exaggerated. As a part of this week’s Market Insights report, Black Book reiterated that the three-year retention rates on compact cars have staged a remarkable […] [Read More]

While the use of anti-theft technology in cars is strong, at the same time, thousands of vehicles are stolen every year from owners who leave their keys or fobs behind, says the National Insurance Crime Bureau (NICB). In fact, across the country, vehicle theft has reached averages more reminiscent of the late 1960s. “Even with […] [Read More]

Another startup launched this summer now has a tool designed to give both potential buyers and dealers insight about how retail prices are behaving up and down car rows and beyond in California. On Tuesday, newcomer CarlStreet announced the general beta availability of its CarlStreet Real-time Market Value (RMV) service. The company said the solution […] [Read More]

While perhaps not to the scale of some other data breaches, a dealership management software (DMS) provider recently reached a settlement with New Jersey regulators whose investigation found compromised systems. New Jersey attorney general Gurbir Grewal and the state’s Division of Consumer Affairs announced a settlement with DMS developer Lightyear Dealer Technologies — makers of […] [Read More]