So, how do you make your certified pre-owned cars and operations stand out? At Prestige Volvo, digital is key. As part of our Best CPO Dealers in the United States edition this winter, we reached out to Prestige Volvo — ranked second on the automaker’s list of top certified dealers in 2015 with 337 sales — to get its […] [Read More]

Dealertrack Technologies has teamed up with DealerCorp to expand the former’s F&I solution suite in Canada. As part of the exclusive partnership, Canadian dealers will be able to access a new desking solution from Dealertrack, powered by DealerCorp. It will be available for Canadian dealers on Friday. In its news release, Dealertrack listed the following […] [Read More]

Digital marketing provider Search Optics, which specializes in the car business, has named a general manager for its Canadian operations, as the company ramps up its focus there. Hired as the GM of Search Optics Canada is Randy Price, whose background includes 15 years in senior roles with more than a dozen car brands. "As […] [Read More]

Marketing and advertising company Jumpstart Automotive Group announced this week it will give manufacturers direct access to specific audiences who are shopping for vehicles across its portfolio of sites. The company highlighted this development dubbed Traxion marks the first time Jumpstart is providing OEMs direct access to its exclusive portfolio of in-market vehicle shoppers. “Traxion […] [Read More]

TradeRev has jumped into the D.C. market.   The company, which offers dealers a vehicle appraisal and auctioning system, is entering the greater Washington area through its partnership with Chantilly, Va.-based Pohanka Automotive Group. All 17 of the D.C.-area Pohanka store will utilize TradeRev to remarket wholesale cars and use the platform to boost efficiency […] [Read More]

Along with additional details about the volume coming out of Florida, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau released its latest monthly consumer complaint snapshot this week, focusing on debt collection coming on the heels of a special report on collections involving servicemembers. The newest information from the CFPB indicated that the most common debt collection complaint […] [Read More]

In advance of the opening of the NADA Convention & Expo, eBay announced it has acquired Cargigi — a provider of online advertising and marketing services — in a move designed to leverage Cargigi’s technology to help push dealers’ inventory onto eBay.com. According to a blog entry eBay made on Wednesday, financial terms were not […] [Read More]

There were just under 40,000 Toyota Certified Used Vehicles sold in the program’s first year of operations back in 1996. Two decades later, TCUV is gunning for 400,000 certified sales. With TCUV celebrating its 20th anniversary in April, Auto Remarketing caught up with Bill Fay — the group vice president and general manager of the […] [Read More]

Like Equifax, KeyBanc Capital Markets also noticed the recent Fitch Ratings report about U.S. subprime auto ABS delinquencies jumping to levels not seen in almost 20 years. To gather more perspective on the development, KeyBanc used its February dealer survey to obtain the viewpoints of dealerships. Contrary to investor concerns, KeyBanc reported that financing availability […] [Read More]

Clarity Services is also part of the parade of data and analysis providers rolling out solutions developed specifically for the auto finance industry. Through its research, Clarity highlighted that it gained “tremendous” insight into non-prime consumer behavior and how finance companies should address many different aspects of consumer risk, including applicants’ stability, as well as […] [Read More]