Perhaps it’s been an active start to the second half of the year at your dealership or finance company amid working with customers who are stretching themselves financially to meet underwriting requirements to take vehicle delivery. But if things have been sluggish so far, findings from the newest TransUnion study might explain why. When examining […] [Read More]

Having already established itself in Canada, Autocorp.ai is looking to bring its virtual retailing technologies to the United States. To prepare, the automotive fintech company recently welcomed a new addition to its board of directors who possesses vast experience in auto finance and technology within the U.S. Now part of the Autocorp.ai board is Stephanie […] [Read More]

Less than a month after announcing the purchase of San Antonio Auto Auction, America’s Group said Monday it acquired Corpus Christi Auto Auction in Texas. Both auctions were previously owned by BA&W Enterprises Ownership Group. The moves signal “a strong growth trajectory for America’s Auto Auction for the next 18 months,” the auction group said […] [Read More]

Black Book co-founder and former president Eugene McDonald died Monday, the National Auto Auction Association said in a message to members Wednesday. McDonald sold Black Book to Cox in 1965, served on that company’s board of directors and helped Cox move into the auto auction market, as it purchased its first auction (now known as […] [Read More]

AutoNation has joined the Army. OK, not exactly. The nationwide auto retailer has joined with the U.S. Army as a partner in the Army’s Partnership for Your Success (PaYS) program, which provides soldiers with career pathways following their military service. The program guarantees soldiers five job interviews from a network of companies after they have […] [Read More]

LotLinx executive chairman Len Short joins the Auto Remarketing Podcast to discuss the company’s new Vincensus report, a new monthly and quarterly analysis that shares real-time vehicle inventory data and insights. “Data is the key to your future. It’s the key to your competitiveness,” Short said in the interview. “Dealers are waking up to this […] [Read More]

Black Book’s newest installment of Market Insights gave a clear look at what happened in the lanes during the last full week of the month, quarter and first half of the year. And it appeared consignors might have cleared some volume, and dealerships reinforced their inventory to prepare for sales fireworks amid Fourth of July. […] [Read More]

National Independent Automobile Dealers Association vice president of dealer development Jeremy Beck shared a new statistic that surprised many executives who have been in the car business for decades. Hear Beck explain that data point and more during this episode of the Auto Remarketing Podcast recorded in Las Vegas at this year’s NIADA Convention & […] [Read More]

Two service providers involved with repossessed vehicles now are working together. Strategic Remarketing Services (SRS), a provider of repossession and remarketing services, recently announced that its platform will be integrated with MeridianLink. The companies said the integration can allow finance companies to more efficiently and securely share data between SRS’s business and MeridianLink to drive […] [Read More]

The Federal Trade Commission said late Tuesday that it took enforcement actions against Vroom for misrepresenting that the retailer thoroughly examined all vehicles before listing them for sale. The FTC also said Vroom failed to obtain consumers’ consent to shipment delays or provide prompt refunds when cars weren’t delivered in the time the retailer promised. […] [Read More]