The holiday bump in online car buying might not just be limited to one massive day of shopping. At least that was the recent experience of Drive Motors, which provides ecommerce solutions to auto dealers. The company reported a year-over-year increase in vehicle orders on dealer websites using the Drive Motors checkout during each of […] [Read More]

This year’s annual conference partnership between the National Remarketing Conference and the NAAA Convention was a great example of a forward-thinking combination of two very strong brands. As Dan Kennedy (formerly of GM, now with Jack Cooper Logistics), Mike Broe (formerly of Manheim and now president of AutoIMS), my wife and I sat at the […] [Read More]

Fast-food restaurants and gas stations often are open 24 hours a day. Darwin Automotive is aiming to provide a way that dealerships’ F&I offices can enjoy the same kind of availability. F&I software provider Darwin Automotive recently released what the company dubbed Darwin Online, a patented digital retailing application that’s designed to enable dealerships worldwide […] [Read More]

In these early days of his tenure as president and chief executive of the Canadian Finance & Leasing Association, Michael Rothe says an important part of his job right now is “to listen and to learn.” “I don’t want to drive change for change’s sake,” Rothe said in a November phone interview with Auto Remarketing […] [Read More]

Manheim has been investing $17 million to develop its retail reconditioning solution's proprietary technology platform and build new facilities, while upgrading existing ones. In a news release, Manheim explained that its retail reconditioning solution is designed to help dealers increase efficiency and save time via offerings that include a 140-point retail inspection, mechanical and body reconditioning, detailing, merchandising, storage […] [Read More]

This week, vehicle service contracts administrator AUL Corp. announced the hiring of Paul Leary to be the business development manager for the company’s Central Region. According to Jason Garner, senior vice president of sales and business development of AUL Corp., Leary will be operating from Columbus, Ohio, and will be responsible for working with agents […] [Read More]

TrainAndCertify.org, which offers education programs for sales and customer service reps in various consumer-centric industries, on Thursday announced the availability of its Certified Vehicle Protection Professional (CVPP) certification program. TrainAndCertify.org explained that it established the CVPP program via the Academy of Certified Vehicle Protection Professionals (ACVPP) to recognize individuals who demonstrate the requisite knowledge required […] [Read More]

Perhaps finance providers that do not have as much margin for risk as other market players see businesses as a safer bet than consumers in the auto-finance space. New analysis from White Clarke Group that looks ahead to what might happen in 2018 showed that the re-emergence of small and regional banks looking to expand […] [Read More]

This week, our episode is a chat from earlier this fall with George Chamoun, the chief executive officer of ACV Auctions. An entrepreneur, Chamoun launched technology and services company Synacor with his college roommate in 1998, shortly after graduating college. Check out the conversation below. Download and subscribe to the Auto Remarketing Podcast on iTunes or on Google Play.  You can […] [Read More]

Porsche Cars Canada recently announced Marc Ouayoun will take over as president and chief executive officer, effective Jan.1. Ouayoun succeeds Alexander Pollich who will assume his new role as Porsche Cars Great Britain managing director next year, according to Porsche Cars Canada. “Ouayoun brings extensive automotive business management experience to lead Porsche’s continued growth in Canada,” the […] [Read More]