A new auction simulcast solution has officially hit the market — and it is one that was developed by the pair of brothers who were brought in to design AuctionPipeline.com in 2005. Auction Frontier LLC, a company founded by Scott and Brad Suchomel that focuses on online auction solutions, announced Tuesday it has launched Velocicast. “After many years […] [Read More]

As the nation celebrated Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Toyota Financial Services and the Ford Motor Company Fund joined the festivities with actions that aimed at augmenting principles upheld by the famed civil rights leader. TFS is continuing its support of Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) and their communities, by providing $60,000 to five […] [Read More]

Although there have been plenty of articles written about how to prepare vehicles for shipment and how to save transportation costs and time, not a lot has been written about the other end of the process: how to receive shipments at your dealership. It doesn’t make sense to spend a lot of time and money arranging […] [Read More]

Pay heed, auctions, consignors and dealers: The National Auto Auction Association has an amended arbitration policy that will become effective Feb. 1 and covers a few handfuls of areas that could impact your business. The association has also made changes to its structural damage policy and has a new flood, puddle or stream policy. Both […] [Read More]

ADESA announced Monday it has promoted a new executive director of dealer relations. Ryan Warzynski, who has been with ADESA for more than a decade, has been chosen for the role.   Warzynski, most recently national sales director, in his new position will manage all of ADESA’s dealer contact centers for vehicle inventory at the […] [Read More]

CDK Global announced Friday that it is enhancing its Third-Party Access (3PA) Program with expanded participation from Cox Automotive’s variety of solutions. According to CDK, the aim of the agreement is to allow dealers the ability to more easily access their vital data and to ensure reliable and secure management of that data. "At CDK, we […] [Read More]

It’s been nearly a decade since the industry witnessed this small of an amount of bankruptcy filings. But observers noticed economic conditions and other factors that could reverse the trend. The American Bankruptcy Institute highlighted that total bankruptcy filings totaled 819,240 nationwide for the year, representing a 10-percent decrease from the 910,397 total filings during […] [Read More]

GWC Warranty has once again been named a Bronze Level National Corporate Partner of the National Independent Automobile Dealers Association. NIADA’s National Corporate Partner program provides its members with an extensive, highly vetted roster of partners they can rely on for vital everyday services. As a Bronze Level National Corporate Partner, GWC Warranty is recognized […] [Read More]

Autoscribe Corp. general counsel and chief compliance officer Laurie Nelson recently was named to the Jacksonville Business Journal’s inaugural class of ultimate attorneys. With more than 250 nominees, this new award recognizes and celebrates the 25 best legal professionals in the Jacksonville, Fla. area. Members of small, medium, and large-sized firms in addition to corporate […] [Read More]

The Ontario Motor Vehicle Industry Council announced Friday that it has issued a 450-day incarceration sentence to a dealer for two counts of curbsiding. According to OMVIC, the dealer, Mehran Amini, was acting as a dealer without registration, contrary to the Motor Vehicle Dealers Act, and will serve the longest sentence of its kind ever […] [Read More]