As flooding continues, the used-car industry is mobilizing efforts to handle ramifications from Hurricane Florence, which authorities say already has resulted in 19 deaths throughout the Carolinas. From how to handle another swell of flood-damaged vehicles to what replacement demand might do to wholesale prices, Auto Remarketing reached out to an array of industry leaders […] [Read More]

Just months away from concluding their two-year course of study at Auction Academy, students of the program's fifth class will soon meet in Detroit for three days from Oct. 15 through Oct. 17 as part of its final session. While in Detroit, the class will meet with National Auto Auction Association chief executive officer Frank Hackett and […] [Read More]

Two well-known industry names — Black Book and defi SOLUTIONS — are working together again. On Monday, Black Book announced its history-adjusted valuations (HAV) data and resources will be integrated into an interface with defi SOLUTIONS. Editors explained history-adjusted valuations are a VIN-specific, analytics-driven resource that can deliver Black Book’s most precise vehicle valuations, helping […] [Read More]

An acquisition that first came to light back in July came to fruition late last week. CDK Global announced that it has received all customary regulatory approvals and has completed the acquisition of ELEAD1ONE, a leading provider of fully integrated customer relationship management software solutions for automotive dealers. The company said the acquisition is expected […] [Read More]

Dealership inventory managers who are interested in honing their car-buying, car-pricing and car-merchandising skills can look forward to two days of training hosted by Lotpop and co-sponsor Strong Automotive Merchandising next month.  Lotpop announced Monday that it will host its first Dealer Workshop on Oct. 16 and Oct. 17 at the Kansas City Auto Museum in Olathe, […] [Read More]

The executive leadership team at LeasePlan USA has recently grown with the appointment of two new vice presidents who will be responsible for heading company operations and providing strategic leadership and organizational development, respectively. LeasePlan USA announced Wednesday that it has brought on Debbie Conrad Boyce to serve as executive vice president of operations and Alanna […] [Read More]

Perhaps reminiscent of the flashing 12:00 on VCRs from decades ago, J.D. Power found that learning how new technology functions still remains a pain point for owners of the latest vehicles available. In-car multimedia technology — perennially the leading source of complaints among new-vehicle owners — is still a sore spot for customer satisfaction, but […] [Read More]

In the session description for Michael Perugi’s presentation at the Automotive Intelligence Summit (AIS) this summer, one of the takeaways was that “connected vehicles hold promises of transforming from a means of transportation to a smart system doing more than getting to a final destination.” Perugi, who is the automotive industry strategist/principal consultant at Acxiom, […] [Read More]

There’s now a new way for traveling Avis customers to return a rental vehicle and be conveniently dropped off at the airport terminal curb. Avis announced Wednesday that customers can sign up for a new Curbside Delivery option via the Avis mobile application when traveling in 35 cities. “We’ve all been in that situation where […] [Read More]

At a time when cyber threat defense is a top-of-mind issue, CDK Global has partnered to launch a new network security solution for dealerships that can provide 24/7 security protection to block hacking incidents. CDK announced Thursday that it has teamed up with managed network security service provider Nuspire to launch Network Protect, which is designed to provide […] [Read More]