Former National Auto Auction Association president and longtime remarketing industry leader Henry Stanley Jr. — who spent decades in the wholesale car business as a ringman, auctioneer, auction owner and executive — died Tuesday at age 89, NAAA said in an obituary this week. Stanley, who was an inductee in the NAAA Hall of Fame […] [Read More]

Sen. Elizabeth Warren wants to know about the current state of car repossessions since, according to the Massachusetts Democrat, President Trump “has kneecapped” the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. Warren on Thursday launched a “probe” into the auto financing and repossession industries to seek information on “harmful anti-consumer practices as auto repossessions skyrocket to levels not […] [Read More]

Resolvion reinforced its management structure again on Thursday, appointing Ronald Eubanks as executive vice president of client strategy for the provider of asset recovery management solutions. In this role, Resolvion said Eubanks will oversee enterprise-level client strategy with a focus on enhancing communication, deepening client engagement, and aligning long-term strategic direction with the evolving needs […] [Read More]

The 2026 TIME Dealer of the Year does things the right way. Which is the Wright way. Dave Wright, president of Dave Wright Nissan Subaru in Hiawatha, Iowa, was presented with the award Thursday during the NADA Show in Las Vegas, honoring “his remarkable leadership in the automotive industry and his longstanding dedication to community […] [Read More]

The founder of Urban Science is stepping away from the company’s lead role, and his successor is a very familiar face. Jim Anderson, who founded the global automotive consultancy and technology firm in 1977, has transitioned from chief executive to the advisory role of chairman, the company announced. The new president and CEO is longtime […] [Read More]

Big Time Advertising founder and CEO Terry MacCauley recently acknowledged some independent and buy-here, pay-here dealers might not be in the best financial position, so operators are having to trim expenditures. MacCauley strongly urged dealerships to be wary of making their advertising and training endeavors some of the first things to cut. “When dealers pause […] [Read More]

As auto dealers meet at the NADA Show, Repairify announced two upgrades aimed at helping them with vehicle reconditioning and diagnostics. The auto service/repair technology and data provider has unveiled its next-generation Repair360 platform, featuring three core modules — Workflow Management, Technician Module and Vendor Management — designed to enable dealerships to manage reconditioning and […] [Read More]

Automotive veteran Doug Hadden spent his time this week at NADA Show 2026 in Las Vegas embarking on the newest chapter of his professional career. Hadden is now serving as chief revenue officer of a startup that aims to offer a platform unifying data from a dealership’s existing systems into a single operational view and […] [Read More]

Agentic AI is among the slew of topics being bandied about this week at NADA Show 2026 in Las Vegas. The subject also was discussed during Used Car Week 2025 in the same city. Used Car Week Hall of Famer Marguerite Watanabe led a panel discussion about how agentic AI is already impacting collections and […] [Read More]

It should come as no surprise that Cox Automotive, automotive’s 800-pound gorilla, has a massive presence at the 2026 NADA Show in Las Vegas, with a 21,600 square-foot “village” on site featuring 148 demonstration stations manned by more than 500 people. Also not surprisingly, Cox’s 13 brands have plenty of new products to unveil at […] [Read More]