ITASCA, Ill. — EMKAY recently unveiled its 2009 Auction Award winners, and taking National Auction of the Year honors for the third consecutive time was Greater Kalamazoo Auto Auction. EMKAY gave the Western Auction of the Year award to ADESA Los Angeles, which earned this honor for the second time in a row. Winning the Midwest […] [Read More]

SANTA MONICA, Calif. — While Edmunds.com said it was successful in shutting down two fraudulent sites that were using the company's name, logo and likeness to bilk consumers out of money, it asks those in the industry to be on alert if any similar sites pop up. The company helped shut down www.edmundspayment.com and www.edmundsautopayment.com, but […] [Read More]

WASHINGTON, D.C. — In a new e-book, Social Media Best Practices for Automotive Dealers, GOSO president Adam Boalt explains why social media has shown such quickly mushrooming growth and what the implications are for dealers in this environment. He delves into how social media can be beneficial, brand reputation, word-of-mouth or referral marketing, as well as best […] [Read More]

ATLANTA — After moving up the previous leader of its Canadian business segment earlier this year to a newly created position in America, Manheim recently welcomed a new vice president of operations for Manheim Canada, promoting Brad Hart to the position from his prior post as general manager of Manheim Toronto. Auto Remarketing Canada learned this […] [Read More]

TORONTO, Ontario — Honda Canada has brought in a new president and chief executive officer to take over for Manabu Nishimae, who became operating officer for regional operations, Eastern Europe, the Middle and Near East, and Africa on April 1. Arriving in Canada and taking the president position was Masahiro Takedagawa, whose previous post was as president […] [Read More]

LONDON, Ontario — CarProof announced earlier this week that it has promoted two of its sales team leaders. The company named Shawn Vording director of dealer sales for Western Canada, while taking on the role of regional vice president of dealer sales for Ontario is Chris Alfonso. Vording was most recently a regional sales manager in the […] [Read More]

ORLANDO, Fla. — As the price of gas rises at the pump, in addition to driving up the cost of ownership for operating vehicles, it has also apparently had a negative impact on the resale values and depreciation of certain models, according to the AAA Your Driving Costs Study released Thursday. Apparently, gas prices have jumped by double digits since the last time the […] [Read More]

ATLANTA — Manheim announced earlier this week that it has appointed a new vice president of operations for Manheim Canada. Promoted to this role was Brad Hart, who was most recently general manager of Manheim Toronto. Manheim told Auto Remarketing that Patrick Brennan, who previously held this post, was promoted in February to serve as market […] [Read More]

OAK BROOK, Ill. — vAuto has rolled out enhancements to its Live Market Merchandising Module that are designed to help dealers more effectively manage used inventory processes. These upgrades allow dealers to upload and customize vehicle photographs, produce window stickers and transmit listings to online marketing channels. "The expanded vAuto system provides our customers one central […] [Read More]

CARY, N.C. — Topping the charts as the leading story this past week at AutoRemarketing.com was news about OPENLANE not only naming a new top executive but also highlighting its recent strong sales performance. Readers also wanted to know what NADA Used Car Guide and CNW Research had to say about the future used-vehicle market. The […] [Read More]