Executives from 700Credit, a provider of credit reporting, prescreen data and compliance products and services, highlighted that their information now is integrated with DeskManager, AutoManager’s DMS software product. The companies explained this comprehensive tool is geared to help users manage potential customer credit inquiries while ensuring dealerships are ahead of industry compliance trends. The system […] [Read More]

Are you an attendee, exhibitor or sponsor at Used Car Week? It’s a strong likelihood your competitor is, at least judging by the lists below. And it might be that someone you might benefit from doing business with could be on one of these lists. So, if you’re not, you could be missing out. Used Car […] [Read More]

Anyone in the used-car biz knows just how important the role of commercial consignors are in the remarketing cycle. And that’s why Auto Remarketing Canada decided to launch its inaugural “Spotlight on Commercial Consignors” section. This section, highlighting the leading consignors in the Canadian used-car industry, will run in the upcoming Auto Remarketing Canada Wholesale […] [Read More]

Peritus Portfolio Services, which services auto-secured Chapter 7 and Chapter 13 bankruptcy loans, announced this week that its total outstanding balances currently under management now stands at more than $100 million. President Gary Perdue, who founded the company five years ago, said, “We are excited about our business and what we offer to the auto […] [Read More]

Auto Remarketing has learned that the Cox Automotive Software Division will be led by Mark O’Neil, the longtime chief executive officer of Dealertrack Technologies. O’Neil will report to Cox Automotive president Sandy Schwartz. O’Neil’s position will cover Dealertrack and the former Cox Automotive Software Division. O’Neil joined the Dealertrack board of directors and became CEO and president […] [Read More]

Though wholesale prices remain elevated from 2014 rates, according to one reading, prices at auction took a dip for the first time this year in Canada. The ADESA Canada Used Vehicle Price Index, powered by ALG, fell in September, after being adjusted for seasonality. Auction prices, on average, fell by 0.6 percent from August. This […] [Read More]

Earlier this week, the National Automobile Dealers Association’s board of directors elected its chairman for 2016. The post went to Jeff Carlson, who is currently serving as NADA vice chairman. Carlson is president of Glenwood Springs Ford and Glenwood Springs Subaru in Glenwood Springs, Colo., and co-owner of Summit Ford in Silverthorne, Colo. His term […] [Read More]

Perhaps dealers should be looking into rental car trends when deciding what units to stock on their new and used lots. According to the new Canadian Automotive Survey from Enterprise Holdings, nearly six in 10 (59 percent) of their customers in Canada have considered purchasing a make and model of the car they drove as […] [Read More]

You never know who you might meet in the remarketing industry. You might be at an NAAA Convention, and end up talking baseball with Lou Piniella. (Wonder if he will cheer for Cubs in the NLCS?) Or, you might be at that same convention and catch a lively discussion between auction executives and political stalwarts/ D.C. […] [Read More]

For the second year in a row, Western Canada’s Go Auto dealer group is giving away 30 vehicles. The cars will be awarded via the company’s “Car-A-Day Giveaway” promotion, though which its Edmonton-based network of dealerships gives away 30 vehicles to 30 customers in as many days. This year’s promotion began Monday and will run […] [Read More]