Driivz is ready to plug its charging and energy management software into ezVOLTz’s electric vehicle charging as a service system. The EV-charging software supplier announced a partnership with ezVOLTz, a managed service provider for EV charging infrastructure that serves state and local governments, businesses, retail locations and EV fleets. ezVOLTz’s system includes hardware-agnostic charger installation […] [Read More]

Next up on our series of Auto Remarketing Podcast episodes from Canada’s Used Car Week Live Stage, presented by SYCN Auto Logistics, are Crissy Burton, sales manager at Bob Rohrman Indy Hyundai, and Tianna Mick, chief marketing officer at Dealer Synergy. Burton and Mick talked with Cherokee Media Group senior editor Joe Overby about “The […] [Read More]

Auto Auction Holdings has unveiled a new look. The Florida-based company, which operates five auctions in the Southeast, has introduced a new logo, designed to reflect “AAH’s commitment to authenticity, accessibility and innovation” and symbolize its “dynamic role” in the auto auction industry. In a news release, AAH said the logo features “simplified letterforms and […] [Read More]

To close July, ID Privacy AI  upgrades its flagship platform, BDC Pro. The company said the enhancement makes its tool the most intelligent, secure, and scalable artificial intelligence agent in the market. Already integrated with more than 80% of the automotive industry’s CRM and DMS systems, BDC Pro is now designed to power the full […] [Read More]

Onbe and Allied Solutions announced a partnership on Thursday designed to help financial institutions, finance companies, dealerships and their clients modernize the automotive refund process. The partnership is fueled by Allied Solutions’ Refund Plus solution, which offers comprehensive support for issuing refunds following the cancellation of aftermarket products including guaranteed asset protection (GAP), vehicle service […] [Read More]

Brad Miller joined ComplyAuto a little more than a year ago after being with the National Automobile Dealers Association. Now, Miller is co-CEO of the regulatory compliance firm developed “for dealers, by dealers.” ComplyAuto announced Miller has been appointed co-CEO, joining founder Chris Cleveland. Miller retains his title as chief legal officer, and Cleveland assumes […] [Read More]

Not long ago, a very nice lady walked into Mark Wilson's Better Used Cars in Guelph, Ontario, wanting to buy a car. She told the dealership staff she owed $10,000 on her trade-in. Well, general sales manager Andy Mazak thought, we can make that work. “But when we went and pulled the lien, it was $22,000,” Mazak said during a panel discussion titled “Credit is Tight. Negative Equity is the New Normal. Now What?” at Canada’s Used Car Week 2025 in Toronto. “So just a little bit offside. Just a tad bit. “You know, we never want to ... [Read More]

The term “lifestyle” is a useful prompt if you’re looking to fire up your imagination and generate mental images of people. When we hear about a person with an active lifestyle, we think of someone who is focused on fitness or outdoor activities. Someone living a digital lifestyle is typically an early adopter of the […] [Read More]

Bill Eager, the current CEO of Carfax, will become president of parent company S&P Global Mobility on Aug. 15, and then CEO designate when Mobility is spun off into a standalone public company. S&P Global announced in April it plans to spin off its mobility business unit — which includes brands like CARFAX, automotiveMastermind, Polk […] [Read More]

With the second half of the year well underway, EFG Companies recapped the top five questions dealer principals are asking the F&I development, training, product development, compliance and product administrator. Based on dialogue from more than 1,600 retail automotive and powersports dealers, EFG addressed those five questions with recommendations. Experts said success during the remainder […] [Read More]