Manheim revealed the winner of its seventh annual Barbara Cox Anthony Automotive Woman of the Year Award on Sunday, and recognized this year was Tamara Darvish, executive vice president at DARCARS Automotive Group. Darvish — who was given the award during the Northwood University annual breakfast at the National Automobile Dealer Association’s convention currently ongoing […] [Read More]

During the National Automobile Dealers Association’s Convention & Expo, CarMark Certified Pre-Owned, a nationwide certification program designed to be equivalent to manufacturers’ CPO programs, announced the launch of a completely redesigned website at www.carmarkcertified.com. [Read More]

OPENLANE announced a collaborative partnership with automotive solutions provider Auction123 to create the Virtual Showroom Service. This new service is a lead generation tool that enables participating dealers to display thousands of off-lease, fleet, rental, repossessed and dealer-consigned vehicles listed on OPENLANE.com each day on their own websites. Powered by Auction 123, OPENLANE’s Virtual Showroom […] [Read More]

In addition to other news, Dealerskins, a premier provider of websites for dealers nationwide and a division of Dominion Dealer Solutions, announced its sister company XIGroup will unite under the Dealerskins brand.   The merger of the two Dominion website businesses is part of an overall company strategy to provide a complete website, CRM and […] [Read More]

During the National Automobile Dealers Association’s convention this past weekend, DrivingSales announced the winners of the second annual Dealer Satisfaction Awards.   The awards measure auto dealer satisfaction with services provided by vendors during 2010 in more than 12 categories, including CRM, new car leads, used car advertising, vehicle pricing, websites, SEO and social media. […] [Read More]

In what could raise a few eyebrows and the ire of the repossession industry, another cable TV network is planning a television show that presents what many may view as misrepresenting how typical repo cases are resolved. Reportedly the producers of Jersey Shore are rolling out a show that is supposed to follow a pair of […] [Read More]

The American Recovery Association and Subprime Analytics are teaming up again to compile the second phase of the recovery industry scorecard. This phase is set to include repossession agency data from Jan. 1 to Dec. 31, 2010. The association explained that this industry scorecard is an independent performance analysis derived from data records that can […] [Read More]

Technology has changed the face of the remarketing world in the last decade, providing for more avenues to remarket and bid on vehicles and allowing buyers and sellers to connect immediately, Manheim recently shared in an industry analysis. So with all this technological progress, where is the industry going next? According to the 2011 Manheim Used Car Market […] [Read More]

Another major media brand is joining the fray of connecting online used-vehicle shoppers with dealers. Late last week, Car and Driver launched an online shopping website officials say already contains an inventory of millions of used vehicles. Officials explained the CARandDRIVER.com used-vehicle site includes a new, more tightly integrated search platform powered by Vast.com. It’s […] [Read More]

A slew crucial dealership processes such as refining the trade-in process to finding the right inventory are all part of the next installment of the Auto Remarketing Training Series. Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:”Table Normal”; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-priority:99; mso-style-qformat:yes; mso-style-parent:””; mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; mso-para-margin-top:0in; […] [Read More]