One of the many expert speakers who shared valuable information to dealers and other attendees during this year’s Auto Remarketing Canada Conference made a major announcement on Wednesday. According to a letter posted on the company’s website, Convertus co-founder and managing partner Kevin Gordon announced that the company has officially partnered with the TRADER Corp. […] [Read More]

Cox Enterprises, the parent of Cox Automotive, has named Maury Wolfe as its new senior director of corporate social responsibility and public affairs to lead both community and employee-action programs that support the company’s sustainability program — Cox Conserves. Most recently, Wolfe worked for the InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG), where she oversaw sustainability across more than 5,000 hotels as […] [Read More]

Since Carvana retails used vehicles online, evidently the company wants to make sure its inventory is highlighted in one of the most state-of-the-art ways possible. According to an announcement distributed on Tuesday, Carvana has acquired fellow technology innovator Car360, accelerating Carvana’s 360-degree photo technology capabilities with 3D computer vision and augmented reality (AR). More than five […] [Read More]

Nissan dealers can continue to highlight the benefits of satellite radio in many of the automaker’s vehicles — including certified pre-owned models. On Wednesday, SiriusXM announced an agreement with Nissan North America that extends the ongoing relationship between the two companies for five more years and through the 2023 model year. Nissan and INFINITI customers […] [Read More]

How this year’s atypical spring market is unfolding left its stamp again on Black Book’s latest depreciation update. According to Black Book data, the average price of a used vehicle for model years 2012 through 2016 depreciated in value by 0.4 percent, an improvement from February’s level of 1.1 percent due to a continued stronger-than-expected spring […] [Read More]

The auto industry relationship involving Jim Calvert and David Gryglewicz dates back several years, and now the pair has collaborated to form a new company designed to improve repossessions, recoveries and remarketing. This new operation — ENDTRUST — looks to provide all the administration and management performance oversight offered through the forwarding model, while returning the […] [Read More]

Enhanced technology not only makes vehicles more enjoyable for owners to have, but it also must be considered as finance companies structure their underwriting to account for the value of these features. Strategy Analytics recently released a study showing how smartphone mirroring features Android Auto and Apple CarPlay have become far more widespread across model […] [Read More]

Dealers now have another option for helping their potential customers learn about their financial capacity as their searching store inventory. Automotive website and digital marketing company Dealer eProcess recently announced that it has signed with CreditMiner for soft pull technology, delivering a brand-new digital retailing tool, Smart Automotive Retailing Assistant (SARA). The company highlighted this 3-in-1 […] [Read More]

After driving over 40 vehicles through a series of exercises on a 2.5-mile racetrack, members of the Texas Auto Writers Association (TAWA) voted for Lexus and Chrysler to take home the top two awards at this year’s Texas Auto Roundup. Over the course of two days, 49 TAWA members learned about a total of 46 different […] [Read More]

Data driven insights are increasingly bringing new perspectives on the usefulness of long-established processes and practices. Over the last few years, MBSi Corp. has begun to dive deeply into the tens of millions of repossession-related data points contained within its iRepo database in an effort to discover new insights, uncover inefficiencies and challenge long held […] [Read More]