PAVE.AI and CarDr.com are teaming to bring OEM-level diagnostics intelligence into artificial intelligence-powered vehicle condition reports. Through a joint initiative announced by the companies Wednesday, CarDr — which is an automotive diagnostics technology company — will integrate its CarDr OBDIQ device into the PAVE inspection workflow. PAVE is an AI-driven vehicle inspection and condition reporting […] [Read More]

Our conversations with the 2026 Automotive Intelligence Award winners begin with Jessica Caldwell, who is head of insights at Edmunds. Caldwell talks with Auto Remarketing senior editor Joe Overby about her journey from working for automakers on the product planning side of the business to her nearly 20 years as an analyst with Edmunds. Caldwell […] [Read More]

The auction hammer is coming down at a rate Black Book has seen only three times since May 2022. According to the newest installment of Market Insights released Tuesday, Black Book said the auction conversion rate jumped by 4 percentage points during the last week of February to land at 66%. The rate hit that […] [Read More]

Lease End sees its chance to provide dealerships with a path to more profitability through their used-car inventory. The fintech company wants to connect dealerships with consumers who are near the end of their contracts with launch of Lease End Marketplace. It’s designed to help lessees exit their contracts early while providing dealerships a “front-run” […] [Read More]

Colby Sturdivant plans to run a dealership one day. And she is well on her way to accomplishing that goal, fueled by her passion for automotive and helping people. Sturdivant, who is new-car manager at Freedom Honda Sumter in South Carolina, is taking the next step in that journey through the NCM General Manager Executive […] [Read More]

We’ve got some new and exciting ideas being implemented at the Used Car Industry Summit this spring. Day 3 of the event, which runs April 13-15 in Miami, will include a morning of deep-dive roundtable discussions. These roundtables will allow attendees to have more nuanced, meaningful conversations about the sessions from the event’s first two […] [Read More]

CarGurus CEO Jason Trevisan began the company’s fourth quarter and annual earnings call by calling 2025 a “pivotal year” for the company. “We accelerated product innovation, expanding how we serve dealers and consumers as a marketplace, software, and data company, drove significant growth and profitability, and returned capital through disciplined share repurchases,” said Trevisan during […] [Read More]

Monday marked the first day for David Smith as president of U.S. Information Solutions (USIS) at Equifax. In this role, Equifax said Smith will continue to drive the business unit’s post-cloud transformation growth, leveraging EFX.AI and the company’s proprietary data to create innovative solutions that bring decision intelligence to Equifax customers and help create new […] [Read More]

Rate, a fintech company in operation since 2000 and already involved in mortgage lending and digital financial services, entered auto financing on Wednesday in collaboration with Westlake Financial. The company launched Rate Auto Loans within the Rate App, expanding its digital platform beyond home financing and advancing its vision of delivering an all-in-one lending experience. […] [Read More]

Perhaps slowing sales is the only impediment for the ongoing digital evolution of automotive retailing and financing. The Q4 Auto Finance Digital Transformation Index from Wolters Kluwer Compliance Solutions showed digital adoption sustained an end-of-quarter dip in line with car sales, but the long-term trajectory of digital transformation remains robust. Despite this 4.64% quarterly dip […] [Read More]