Next up on our series of Auto Remarketing Podcast episodes from the Canada’s Used Car Week Podcast Stage is a conversation with Casey Harmon and Jody McComb of RunBuggy, which is a technology platform designed to improve the vehicle transport industry. Ahead of U.S.-based RunBuggy’s July 1 launch in Canada, Harmon and McComb  sat down […] [Read More]

The National Auto Auction Association’s arbitration policy and certification guidelines have gotten a few upgrades. NAAA’s Auction Standards Committee has issued updates to those documents. NAAA said the changes, which will take effect Aug. 5, were made to “add clarity, improve transparency and better reflect the evolving nature of the industry.” The association said the […] [Read More]

Alliant Credit Union, a national digital financial institution with more than 800,000 members and $20 billion in assets, revealed its chief information officer and head of business strategy on Monday. Taking on the position after serving in roles with KeyBank, USAA Bank, ING, Capital One and PNC Bank is Jamie Warder. The move was effective […] [Read More]

With more attention being paid to what it costs to obtain car insurance nowadays, Mercury Insurance compiled a list of the most affordable new sedans to insure. The California-based company, which has a network of more than 8,000 independent agents in 11 states, created the list with the goal of helping budget-conscious consumers find a […] [Read More]

Hudson Cook partner Eric Johnson made a clever quip on LinkedIn late last week. “So, Friday is typically a slow news day? Think again,” Johnson wrote in this post because the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit closed the week by tentatively scheduling oral arguments in the legal challenge to the CARS Rule. […] [Read More]

Line\5 announced a new integration with MenuMetric last week in a move the service providers said can generate a seamless and efficient experience for both dealerships and their customers. This strategic partnership aims to enhance the efficiency of F&I product selection, presentation and sales tracking. “We are thrilled to partner with MenuMetric and integrate our […] [Read More]

Soaring commercial consignor volumes continue to drive overall auction sales, which climbed slightly from year-ago figures in June and are up 8% through the first half of the year. That’s according to AuctionNet data from the National Auto Auction Association provided to Auto Remarketing on Friday. There were 521,978 units sold at auto auctions in […] [Read More]

Next up on our series of Auto Remarketing Podcast episodes from the Canada’s Used Car Week Podcast Stage is a conversation with Megan Mahon, head of sales enablement at Premier Truck Rental. Mahon talks with Cherokee Media Group senior editor Joe Overby about her session “Find Your Fight Song,” which shows how music can help […] [Read More]

Next up on our “Consignor Conversations” series of the Auto Remarketing Podcast is an interview with George Koditek, who is manager of fleet remarketing at Hyundai/Genesis Motor North America. Koditek sat down with Cherokee Media Group senior editor Joe Overby during the Auto Intel Summit + National Remarketing Conference in April to discuss his journey […] [Read More]

A little inside baseball here (or football, rather): One of the best training grounds for journalism, and not just sports reporters, is to cover high school football for a newspaper — or at least the version of the latter that existed through the 2000s. It requires precise and constant notetaking, especially if you are recording […] [Read More]