As spring arrives, many Canadians will be looking to buy used cars. But, Carfax Canada warns, they also need to look out. Used car scams such as re-vinning and odometer rollbacks create serious risks for Canadians, the vehicle history report provider said in a news release. “Criminals can be extremely sophisticated,” Carfax Canada president Shawn […] [Read More]

America’s Group has gone global. The auto auction group said Thursday that it has acquired U.K.-based G3 Remarketing, a British independent vehicle auction company that operates as G3 Vehicle Auctions. This is America’s Group’s first expansion outside the U.S. The purchase, which includes G3’s locations in Castleford and Bedford, goes beyond broadening the physical footprint, […] [Read More]

Less than a year after it opened, the only Porsche dealership in Iowa has been sold. The Ed Morse Automotive Group announced it has acquired Porsche Des Moines from Woodhouse Auto Family, which launched the store last July to bring a Porsche retail outlet to the city for the first time since 2008, when Ramsey […] [Read More]

For the second time in about a month, CarMax has reached a settlement to resolve allegations of wrongdoing. The newest one is in connection with the district attorney for Riverside County in California. According to a news release distributed at the end of March, CarMax has been ordered to pay $1.1 million to resolve a […] [Read More]

Our conversations with the 2026 Automotive Intelligence Award winners wrap up with Satyan Merchant, who is senior vice president, automotive and mortgage business leader at TransUnion. Merchant recollected how his interest in data started when studying statistics on the backed of baseball cards as a youngster and how it translated into a career of explaining […] [Read More]

The job of a technician in an auto service business is no longer just about the car. It’s also about communicating with customers, but that’s not necessarily something techs have been trained to do. TruVideo aims to do something about that. The provider of AI-powered video and messaging communication technology has launched a new initiative […] [Read More]

Let’s review some notable events from 2011. The St. Louis Cardinals won the World Series for the 11th time, then 21-year-old Taylor Swift was named Artist of the Year at the American Music Awards, and Resolvion and Digital Recognition Network (DRN) started their partnership. The company offering repossession management services for major lenders and the […] [Read More]

While two other industry service providers recently celebrated a collaboration that goes back 15 years, MBSi and LocateSmarter announced a partnership that began on Tuesday. The relationship means DMV vehicle registration, location data, and valuable contact information will be integrated directly into RecoveryConnect. MBSi and LocateSmarter highlighted this partnership significantly expands the data currently available […] [Read More]

AutoPayPlus recently surveyed 2,000 automotive dealers and F&I executives who fear a growing “84-month trade-in cliff,” removing customers from the purchase cycle for too long and threatening future sales volume and dealer profitability. Well, first-quarter data about new-car financing from Edmunds showed how real that “cliff” likely is. Analysts determined extended contract terms reached a […] [Read More]

The revamp of PCMI’s leadership team continued this week with the hire of a new general counsel. It’s a move that surfaced after the provider of cloud-based administration software for F&I products and service contract programs appointed a new chief technology officer at the beginning of March and a new CEO at the start of […] [Read More]