Volkswagen Group Canada recently announced that Daniel Weissland will come aboard as president and chief executive officer effective Dec. 1. Weissland most recently served as Audi Canada president and succeeds Maria Stenstroem, who will return to Germany, according to VW Canada. Stenstroem was named the head of Volkswagen Group Canada in 2013 and has been […] [Read More]

Dilawri Group of Companies recently announced it has added one of 64 BMW Newmarket dealerships to its portfolio. The BMW Newmarket location, which represents the fourth BMW dealership for the group, was recently renovated to expand both the showroom and service department, according to Dilawri. “With the addition of BMW Newmarket, we are proud to introduce […] [Read More]

Prior to Used Car Week, we recorded an intervew with a special guest: Ron Smith, the founder of Auto Remarketing and its parent company, S&A Cherokee.  And during Used Car Week, Ron added another title to the mantle: 2017 Auto Remarketing Lifetime Achievement Award, which will now be known as the Ron Smith Lifetime Achievement Award.  Check out […] [Read More]

IntelliChoice, Vincentric and U.S. News & World Report each recognized certified pre-owned program award winners during the Used Car Awards luncheon, sponsored by TradeRev.  The luncheon, which also recognized other dealer-level and industry awards, was held during Used Car Week in La Quinta, Calif., last week. Starting with IntelliChoice, Kia earned honors as the Best Popular Program […] [Read More]

While many Americans might be napping off that extra helping of turkey, car-shopping activity isn’t likely to hit the snooze button on Black Friday. New research from Cars.com indicates that 18 percent of car shoppers say they have more reason to visit dealerships that day. And nearly three-fourths of that crowd (74 percent) say it’s […] [Read More]

Chase Auto Finance honored its 19th annual Chase Cup for Auction Excellence winners at the NAAA Convention in La Quinta, Calif. last week, which was held in partnership with the National Remarketing Conference portion of Used Car Week.  Likewise, also at the convention, NextGear Capital honored another four auctions with the presentation of its fifth annual […] [Read More]

ADESA Buffalo general manager Warren Clauss officially  took over as National Auto Auction Association president at the organization's 69th annual convention in La Quinta, Calif. last week, held in conjunction with the National Remarketing Conference during Used Car Week. Serving with Clauss on the executive board for the 2017-2018 term is president-elect Chad Bailey and […] [Read More]

If someone lost a pickup to one of the hurricanes earlier this year, KAR Auctions Services chief economist Tom Kontos suspects you might might be part of what's helping to prop up prices for similar late-model vehicle segments. Kontos explained his thinking as ADESA Analytical Services shared its monthly analysis of wholesale used-vehicle prices by vehicle model […] [Read More]

It’s no secret that the auto finance industry is taking its collective foot off of the origination accelerator. In fact, TransUnion now has seen originations soften on a year-over-year basis for four quarters in a row. Displayed one quarter in arrears, TransUnion’s recently released Industry Insights Report indicated that originations declined by 2.2 percent between […] [Read More]

DealersLink recently announced it has brought aboard a new vice president of sales Josh Dougherty to head the recruiting, training and coaching of new company sales talent. Dougherty brings more than 15 years of auto industry experience, including sales and management positions with AutoTrader.com, KBB and vAuto. “I am very pleased to welcome Josh to our growing […] [Read More]