We continue our episodes of the Auto Remarketing Podcast originating from Used Car Week 2024 in Scottsdale, Ariz., with a panel discussion exploring the auto auction buy-sell market. Led by Cherokee Media Group’s Joe Overby, the group of experts sharing an array of perspectives on the topic included: —Tom Stewart of Auction Management Solutions —John […] [Read More]

We continue our episodes of the Auto Remarketing Podcast originating from Used Car Week 2024 in Scottsdale, Ariz., with a lively debate about the future of electric vehicles. Moderated by Cherokee Media Group’s Joe Overby, the opposing points of view on EVs came from Steve Greenfield of Automotive Ventures and Scott Case of Recurrent. Listen […] [Read More]

The arrows are pointing up for almost all aspects of the auto retail industry in 2025 – with one notable exception. The supply of used vehicles. In Cox Automotive’s recent 2025 forecast call with industry media and analysts, chief economist Jonathan Smoke painted a rosy picture for what’s ahead. His analysis of economic conditions showed green lights for the overall economy, consumers’ buying ability and auto finance, and no red lights. Interest rates are down and likely to be cut again at least twice this year, providing a little relief from affordability concerns. And car shoppers, who had been ... [Read More]

We continue our episodes of the Auto Remarketing Podcast originating from Used Car Week 2024 in Scottsdale, Ariz., with a Speed Session featuring Terry MacCauley, who is founder and CEO of Big Time Advertising & Marketing. MacCauley explained why broken, delayed or poorly optimized vehicle feeds could be silently costing you sales and stalling your […] [Read More]

New data and analysis from Edmunds and Cox Automotive’s Kelley Blue Book focused on new-vehicle financing, reinforcing how difficult it might be for consumers with subprime credit to take delivery of a new model. And the volume of negative equity experts are seeing likely isn’t helping the situation, either. Kelley Blue Book reported new-vehicle prices […] [Read More]

What’s the most trusted vehicle in Canada? According to AutoTrader, it’s a Toyota. The Japanese automaker claimed six of the 28 categories in the annual AutoTrader Awards, including the award for Canada’s Most Trusted Car Brand. Toyota’s vehicle segment winners included the Camry for Best Family Sedan, the Grand Highlander and its hybrid for Best […] [Read More]

Automotive brand loyalty is making a comeback. After taking a significant drop during the pandemic and associated supply issues, the percentage of car buyers purchasing a new vehicle from the same brand they currently own rose for the second consecutive year in 2024, according to the LexisNexis Risk Solutions’ Automotive Brand Loyalty Study. Brand loyalty […] [Read More]

There’s nothing new about the two top brands when it comes to residual value. Toyota was named the top mass market brand for the sixth consecutive year and Lexus took the premium brand award for the fifth year in a row as J.D. Power announced the winners of its 2025 Canada ALG Residual Value Awards. […] [Read More]

Cox Automotive’s vAuto announced the launch of two enhancements to ProfitTime GPS and its Provision platform. The company introduced Centralized Inventory Management to support dealer group oversight by streamlining operations, enhancing transparency and delivering actionable insights; and a new appraisal experience, designed to help dealers win more trade-ins in the current supply-constrained used-vehicle market. The […] [Read More]

Spiffy is gaining momentum in the mobile service department segment. The company announced last week that its Digital Servicing platform has been integrated with CDK’s Fortellis platform, meaning dealerships can now connect Spiffy’s mobile service technology with CDK’s management system. As part of this, Spiffy has added a third dealership to its Digital Servicing program: […] [Read More]