Buy-here, pay-here dealership group J.D. Byrider announced this week it has opened its second franchise in Virginia’s capital of Richmond. This marks the sixth J.D. Byrider store in Virginia, and it is the second Virginia dealership for franchisee Craig Baker, who opened the first J.D. Byrider store in the city back in 2012. The new […] [Read More]

Following the record damage caused by the spring flooding in Texas, members of the National Independent Automobile Dealers Association, along with the NIADA Foundation, decided to help. Keith Hagler, a former NIADA president, presented a $15,600 check to the Austin Disaster Relief Network at the First Baptist Church of Taylor on July 30 to aid […] [Read More]

KAR Auction Services announced Monday an internal promotion to fill the role of AuctionTrac’s chief innovation officer. Taking on the position is Michael Newman, who will be responsible for leading the AuctionTrac’s development and implementation of new technology initiatives and the enhancement of its current offerings, including mobile apps, and cultivating the company’s culture of […] [Read More]

ADESA highlighted the newest features of its website on Monday, pointing toward making buying and selling more convenient for its customers as the primary reasons behind its updates. As listed by the company, the changes include: Enhanced AutoBid feature. LiveBlock bidders can now add, edit, view and remove automated bids directly from ADESA.com through the […] [Read More]

As we continue our series of features from the Power 300 issue of Auto Remarketing, we turn to a Q&A with Avi Steinlauf, chief executive officer at Edmunds.com. In this story, Steinlauf discusses the grassroots technological ventures at Edmunds, the off-lease environment, the growing online retail space, the certified pre-owned market and more. Auto Remarketing: […] [Read More]

Hyundai Motor America announced today it has chosen a new vice president and chief marketing officer. Picked for the position is Dean Evans, the former chief marketing officer of Subaru of America and a veteran of such companies as LotLinx, Dealer.com and Dealix.com. Evans will now be responsible for all Hyundai marketing and advertising activities in […] [Read More]

Former president and founder of Cars.com Mitch Golub has joined the board of directors at DRIVIN, a recently launched online solution that aims to help dealers secure pre-owned cars at wholesale prices. Golub, also an investor in DRIVIN, was president of Cars.com for 17 years before retiring from the company last fall. “Mitch is an experienced leader […] [Read More]

The industry has seen more recalls in the past two years than ever before, leaving open recalls and consumer safety a major issue. Since early 2014, more than 10 million Canadian vehicles have been affected by manufacturer recalls. Cars are streaming into dealerships for fixes due to recalls, boosting service and parts business, but the […] [Read More]

In the latest installment of its annual Power 300 issue, our sister publication Auto Remarketing launched a new feature to spotlight just a few of the companies on the list. In a Q&A format, AR goes behind the scenes with some of the leading companies in the used-car space. Featured today is Hudson Cook chairman Tom Hudson. […] [Read More]

America’s Auto Auction has named a national sales director for its 12 auctions, appointing Tammy Swofford to the role. “We are pleased to announce the promotion of Tammy Swofford to national sales director,” said Jeff Bunch, chief operations officer of America’s Auto Auction.  “Tammy has worked in the auction and remarketing industry since 2005, handling […] [Read More]