This week, Solifi released its 2024 Global Leasing Report that details the trends, economic projections and insights into the top 50 leasing markets worldwide. The report indicated that global growth is predicted to decrease to 2.9% in 2024, which is below the historical average of 3.8%. However, experts still anticipated that, despite the pandemic, the […] [Read More]

In December 2022, Carputty announced the closing of a $12.3 million Series A funding round that at the time brought its total funding amount to $21.96 million. On Wednesday, the fintech company that wants to modernize both auto financing and vehicle ownership, announced the successful closure of a $75 million warehouse facility with Silicon Valley […] [Read More]

UVeye has joined with Acadia Insurance in a strategic collaboration the companies said will “reshape the automotive insurance claim landscape.” The partnership integrates UVeye’s artificial intelligence-powered computer vision automated vehicle inspection systems into Acadia’s appraisal process to add efficiency and accuracy, accelerating the claims process for vehicles involved in accidents. UVeye said its drive-through systems […] [Read More]

Del Grande Dealer Group CEO Jeremy Beaver called the latest tool from National Credit Center (NCC) a “game changer.” What triggered such a reaction about the NCC Clarity credit report? “It allows our team to quickly focus on the most important data to identify the right lender and improve our guests’ experience in our dealership,” […] [Read More]

A recently sold dealership has changed hands once more. Koons Wilmington Lexus in Wilmington, Del., has been acquired by Maryland-based MileOne Autogroup, which purchased the store from Asbury Automotive Group, according to the Presidio Group, which represented the seller in the transaction. It was the second sale of the store in three months. Asbury took […] [Read More]

Fueled in part by strengthening values of compact cars and a Tesla Cybertruck hitting the wholesale market, “February concluded with robust performance,” Black Book said in its latest weekly report. Analysts reinforced their assertion because overall depreciation was just 0.16% during the week that included Leap Day and the first two days of March. Black […] [Read More]

Karma Automotive, a Southern California-based “ultra-luxury” electric vehicle manufacturer, has acquired the technology assets and IP of software company Airbiquity, based in Seattle. Karma said it has also hired Airbiquity’s key technical employees and assumed its OEM contracts. The acquisition gives Karma access to Airbiquity’s connected vehicle systems, including over-the-air updates, software development tools, data […] [Read More]

Next up on our series of Auto Remarketing Podcast episodes from NADA Show 2024 in Las Vegas last month is a conversation with two executives leading the North American marketplaces at OPENLANE: senior vice president Shiv Dutt, who is also the president of the company’s US marketplace; and SVP Trevor Henderson, who is president of […] [Read More]

Auto auction veteran John Tharp has joined Carmigo as its new vice president of sales. Tharp comes to the online marketplace and wholesale platform for dealerships with more than 35 years of experience in the auto industry, most recently as general sales manager of America’s Auto Auction-Baton Rouge. He previously served as national program manager […] [Read More]

While one-third of Americans say they have experienced issues such as deceptive selling, hidden fees or dishonest salespeople at car dealerships, more than three-fourths don’t trust dealerships to be honest about their prices, according to a survey released by KPA, a provider of compliance consulting and training for auto dealerships. The 2024 KPA Dealership Trust […] [Read More]