R.L. Polk & Co. revealed Wednesday that it has appointed a director of forecasting for the Americas. Hired to the position is Anthony Pratt, who most recently was head of PricewaterhouseCoopers’ Autofacts team. Pratt’s duties in the new role include overseeing Polk’s forecasting operations in the Americas. He will also head up showcasing, selling and delivering […] [Read More]

Officials announced this week that OnStar FMV — the first out-of-the-box application of OnStar’s “blue button” safety and security services that can work on 90 million older vehicles — goes on sale this Sunday. The device also can be preordered at Best Buy stores nationwide. Packing OnStar’s technology into a rearview mirror, the company indicated […] [Read More]

John Hine does not shy away from unique and innovative tactics when it comes to the certified pre-owned operations at his pair of Mazda stores in Southern California. In fact, the dealer principal of two of the nation’s top 30 Mazda CPO outlets recently shared with Auto Remarketing  this spring a few Web-savvy approaches for […] [Read More]

Did you know there are about 300 million mobile phones in the United States active today? That’s practically one for every American. We rely on smartphones to help do our jobs, keep up with current events and shop for things like used cars. Indeed, phones today can do almost anything and are the constant center […] [Read More]

Last week, eBay’s Daily Deal website featured more than the normal electronics, home goods and accessories one might expect to find. Deal hunters browsing the site were exposed to deeply discounted vehicles, as well. Trying something new, Group 1 Automotive listed 28 vehicles on the site, including a Chevrolet Corvette offered for $60,305, a price […] [Read More]

Auto Remarketing is calling upon auctions to help us prepare for our special National Auto Auction Association convention issue. As we did last year, we will be featuring a special spread that highlights auctions throughout the country through colorful photos. Whether it is special sale photos, staff photos or photos from the lanes, we are […] [Read More]

Insurance Auto Auctions rolled out several improvements to its online offerings Tuesday. The company highlighted the mobile version of its website has been redesigned to offer an easier way to search, bid and buy vehicles. Additionally, IAA explained its online vehicle search function has been dramatically improved by offering keyword search and refining options. Officials […] [Read More]

As the automaker ramped up availability of its electric vehicle in the U.S., Nissan chief executive officer Carlos Ghosn punctuated what the OEM contends was a dramatic performance in light of natural disasters that struck Japan in March. While visiting an important port that kept its parts and vehicles moving during the crisis, Ghosn said […] [Read More]

Despite being left speechless by the destruction that the March 11 earthquake caused, Akio Toyoda was amazed during his visit by the commitment to moving on shown by the people of Tohoku, the region receiving the biggest blow from the disaster. And in the four-plus months that have followed the devastating earthquake in Japan, the […] [Read More]

In the first two quarters of 2011, dealers fetched higher prices for the new vehicles on their lots than they had in any other six-month span, according to TrueCar’s 2011 first-half analysis. The opening six months of the year were dominated by trends such as this one that arose out of the devastating earthquake in […] [Read More]