JMN Transportation recently announced that as a result of increased growth, the company created a transportation manager position that has been filled by Alex Vedder, who transitioned from his previous role as regional manager of JMN’s Georgia locations. In his new role as transportation manager, Vedder will be tasked with overseeing the operational and financial […] [Read More]

When a customer buys a vehicle from a dealership, that transaction in and of itself is not the only important part of that visit. So, too, is establishing a vehicle-service relationship between that shopper and the dealership. That’s crucial, not only from the standpoint of driving a segment of their business with high margins, but […] [Read More]

New York attorney general Eric Schneiderman reached settlements with 104 franchised and independent dealerships, according to an announcement released on Friday. Empire State officials said vehicles were sold to New Yorkers without disclosing that the units were under recall for “dangerous unrepaired safety issues” such as unintended acceleration, airbag problems, vehicle fires, steering and brake […] [Read More]

After articulating various points about what he’s so upbeat about the dealer group’s used-vehicle department current and future performance, Lithia Motor president and chief executive officer Bryan DeBoer staunchly defended how the company is fending off what the investment community is seeing as would-be challengers that operate solely online. During Lithia's latest conference call, when […] [Read More]

Dominion Dealer Solutions announced on Thursday that Dominion Dealer Specialties has introduced LiveLot, a fully responsive video marketing platform that supplies auto dealers with full-service video marketing strategies and tools. On the LiveLot mobile app, dealers can make and publish vehicle inventory videos with custom voiceovers, vehicle walkarounds and customer testimonials. “In the past several […] [Read More]

A quartet of auto finance technology firms collaborated this week on a pair of relationships aimed at enhancing both originations and payments. First, Payix and Nortridge Software announced they formed a strategic alliance to help finance companies connect with their borrowers and improve their ability to collect payments. The alliance is geared to allow Payix […] [Read More]

ServNet president Kevin Brown recently announced that the group plans to form a Client Advisory Board, which will be made up of 10 to 12 executives who represent key commercial accounts and institutional consignors. "The formation of a Client Advisory Board is an exciting new element in ServNet's ongoing efforts to build relationships, enhance communications and streamline […] [Read More]

ServNet recently announced that Louisiana's 1st Choice Auto Auction (LFCAA) of Hammond, La., one of its auction members, has chosen to promote two of its employees. Bridget Higginbotham, who has been with LFCAA for 14 years, has moved into the role of new business development director. Meanwhile, Katie Alombro, who has been with the auction for eight years, was […] [Read More]

ADESA Remarketing Limited, the UK affiliate of ADESA, announced recently that by way of its successful partnership with Arval, both companies have newly collaborated with Motability Operations to lead the transition to upstream defleet remarketing in the UK. This move allows ADESA to offer an increased volume of used vehicles on its upstream mobile technology platform […] [Read More]

KAR Auction Services chief economist Tom Kontos didn’t quote A Tale of Two Cities in his latest commentary about the wholesale market. But Kontos did make a play on words similar to the novel by Charles Dickens, saying “the tale of two markets resumed in March.” According to ADESA Analytical Services’ monthly analysis of wholesale […] [Read More]