Mercedes-Benz Financial Services Canada has a new leader, appointing Brian Stevens its new president and CEO. Stevens will lead the financial services company’s Canadian arm in succession of James Ryan. Ryan was named CEO of Mercedes-Benz Financial Services BeNeLux, leading MBM operations in the Belgium, Netherlands and Luxembourg markets. Stevens reports to Peter Henn, head […] [Read More]

The FTC’s proposed CARS Rule is currently in legal limbo. So what are the likely arguments and the possible outcomes? And what should dealers be doing to prepare in the meantime? On this episode of the Auto Remarketing Podcast, Buckeye Dealership Consulting’s Shaun Petersen shares his considerable legislative, regulatory and compliance expertise as he untangles […] [Read More]

Cherokee Media Group asked Jessica Caldwell of Edmunds a question that undoubtedly many consumers and perhaps some dealerships and finance companies are wondering, too. “Will retail prices for both used and new vehicles ever soften back to what they were say four or five years ago?” Caldwell addressed that question and more during this episode […] [Read More]

Plug, an online wholesale auction that facilitates electric vehicle buying and selling, is looking to add more buying dealers to its platform and has hired a former Carmigo, A2Z Sync and ACV executive to lead that charge. On Thursday, the company announced that Susan O’Rourke is now its vice president of sales and business development. […] [Read More]

Justin Osburn, founder and CEO of Automotive Reinsurance Concepts and SmartGroups: 20 Groups Reimagined, returns to the Auto Remarketing Podcast fresh off a SmartGroup meeting that included some of the nation’s largest independent dealers. Osburn talks with Cherokee Media Group associate editor Andrew Friedlander about areas those dealers focused on, including opportunities in fixed ops […] [Read More]

The fresh news at Spiffy certainly passes the smell test. The mobile vehicle maintenance and detailing provider said Thursday it has acquired NuVinAir, which provides solutions designed to create clean and healthy vehicle interiors, including odor elimination. The move expands Spiffy into new service categories and brings additional cleaning solutions into the Spiffy portfolio. Terms […] [Read More]

Stephen Smith, vice president of product and engineering at Cox Automotive, is the latest to join our series of Auto Remarketing Podcast episodes from NADA Show 2024 last month in Las Vegas. He talks with Cherokee Media Group senior editor Joe Overby about electric vehicle battery health, delving into some of the research, insights and […] [Read More]

Car-shopping marketplace and dealer reputation site Cars.com named the winners of its annual Dealer of the Year Awards, honoring dealers based on average star rating, total number of reviews and the dealer’s response to those reviews. The company selected 987 winners from the more than 50,000 U.S. and Canadian auto dealers with profiles who had […] [Read More]

Artificial intelligence has permeated much of auto finance.  But the use of AI by bad actors triggered the Federal Communications Commission to make multiple moves in recent weeks. The FCC recently announced the unanimous adoption of a declaratory ruling that recognizes calls made with AI-generated voices are “artificial” under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA).   […] [Read More]

A new online automotive marketplace is focusing on the large and growing Hispanic market. Autogozo.com, launched by digital auto sales technology provider izmocars, is a Spanish-language auto portal that seeks to bridge the gap between Hispanic car buyers and dealers. “With millions of Hispanic buyers actively searching for their next car, we recognized the urgent […] [Read More]