Certified pre-owned sales climbed 7 percent last month and three brands reported best-ever sales, according to Autodata Corp. The firm, which released industry-wide CPO numbers Friday morning, said in its report there were 237,445 certified sales in May, beating the 221,936 sales a year ago by 7 percent. Through five months of the year, there […] [Read More]

ADESA has made management changes at three of its 77 North American auction locations in Arizona, Tennessee and Florida. Rance Rudy has been named general manager of ADESA Phoenix, Jay Smith will now serve as general manager of ADESA Knoxville and Lisette Minton has been appointed general manager of ADESA Sarasota. “Rance brings to his […] [Read More]

Mark Floyd is the current and Steve Hall is the immediate past president of the National Automotive Finance Association. In their own ways, both Floyd and Hall conveyed to the attendees of the NAF Association’s 21st annual Non-Prime Auto Financing Conference how the organization resembles a community with members who are more like friends than […] [Read More]

AutoGravity announced on Thursday that it has introduced its car financing mobile app to New Jersey, making it the 49th state in which the company currently operates.   “Embracing innovation, AutoGravity has built partnerships with the world’s leading banks, major OEM-owned lenders and leading dealership groups,” AutoGravity founder and chief executive officer Andy Hinrichs said […] [Read More]

Cars.com has wrapped up its spinoff from TEGNA and its shares began trading on the New York Stock Exchange on Thursday. The company also announced a seven-member board of directors, its first as a public company.   “This is an exciting moment in Cars.com’s history,” chief executive officer Alex Vetter said in a news release.  […] [Read More]

Earlier this year, Canadian online car auction eBlock brought on Jason McClenahan as chief operating officer and Brad Hart as director of commercial accounts. McClenahan started with the company March 1 and Hart joined on April 3. Joined by eBlock chief executive officer and president Ryan O’Connor, they talked with Auto Remarketing Canada by phone in […] [Read More]

Nissan recently announced that as part of Quebec’s Drive Electric program, it will now offer select pre-owned Nissan LEAF vehicles for purchase or lease in the province, complete with a $4,000 provincial incentive. Canadians can purchase a previously owned fully-electric vehicle and also take advantage of a provincial incentive for the first time, according to […] [Read More]

Rebranding can be a scary proposition. As anyone who has changed their style can attest, it’s risky yet potentially rewarding. I’ll give you two personal examples: Spring 2000: A 17-year-old during Eminem mania, I bleached my already strawberry blonde hair.  At a lifeguard meeting soon after, the manager of the pool where I was working […] [Read More]

AutoNation has a new chief operating officer. The retailer said Wednesday afternoon it has promoted Western region president Lance Iserman to the position. Effective Thursday, Iserman — who has been with AutoNation for more than 15 years — will be the company’s executive vice president of sales and COO. He replaces Bill Berman as COO; […] [Read More]

Auto/Mate Dealership Systems has fully integrated its dealership management system with Dashboard Dealership Enterprises to satisfy the current and emerging needs of its customers, the company announced on Wednesday. Dashboard Dealership Enterprises develops dealership management reporting products and related services such as Executive Eye, the company’s flagship product. "Managers at every level in automotive retail […] [Read More]