During his first quarterly conference call as chief economist at Cox Automotive, Jonathan Smoke chuckled for a moment when an investment analyst from Goldman Sachs asked about the rate consumers are keeping the vehicles they had just spent anywhere from 24 to 36 months leasing. “Thanks for asking the most difficult thing to quantify in […] [Read More]

In the latest installment of the annual Power 300 issue of Auto Remarketing, we go behind the scenes with some of the leading companies in the used-car space and their top executives with a few Q&A features. Next up in this series is Len Short, founder and chief executive officer at LotLinx. The emailed Q&A is below:  Auto Remarketing: What advice would […] [Read More]

In the latest installment of the annual Power 300 issue of Auto Remarketing, we go behind the scenes with some of the leading companies in the used-car space and their top executives with a few Q&A features. Next up in this series is Amy Peck, director of managed marketing services at Dominion Dealer Solutions The emailed Q&A is below. Auto […] [Read More]

In the latest installment of the annual Power 300 issue of Auto Remarketing, we go behind the scenes with some of the leading companies in the used-car space and their top executives with a few Q&A features. Next up in this series is Steve Lind, general manager at Autotrader. The emailed Q&A is below. Auto Remarketing: You make contact with the […] [Read More]

In the latest installment of the annual Power 300 issue of Auto Remarketing, we go behind the scenes with some of the leading companies in the used-car space and their top executives with a few Q&A features. Next up in this series is John Kett, chief executive officer and president of Insurance Auto Auctions. The emailed Q&A is below: Auto […] [Read More]

Although perhaps not as active as President Trump is on Twitter, two of the main federal regulators that oversee vehicle deliveries and auto financing have been far from quiet so far in 2017. But how the Federal Trade Commission and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau went about its regulatory business during the first half of […] [Read More]

The auto auction industry will set a new sales record of more than 10 million vehicles this year, auction experts predict. That’s up from 9.8 million in 2016. Ira Silver, National Auto Auction Association chief economist, believes 10 million sales for the industry is on target. He attributes the growth to an increase in the […] [Read More]

Like many Canadian auto dealers, a hurdle that Mississauga Toyota has faced in the used-car market has been finding the right supply of pre-owned vehicles and at the right price to keep healthy margins. But another used-car dynamic shared by dealer principal Susan Gubasta poses as both a blessing and a challenge. That being the […] [Read More]

It’s a family matter at Hanover Honda in Ontario. Store president Larry Lantz runs the store alongside sons Rob (general manager) and Dave (sales manager). And the advantage to having family around? “Well, they’re very knowledgeable, but they work for peanuts,” Larry Lantz said with a laugh. “No, the family works for less money to […] [Read More]

The year was 2001, and the state was Maryland. The vehicle was a silver Honda Insight. It was the first used hybrid ever sold by CarMax, according to the company. Since then, CarMax said last month in this blog post, it has sold more than 100,000 used hybrids and electric vehicles, with choices of model […] [Read More]