At the NIADA Convention last month, Cherokee Media Group senior editor Joe Overby connected with Selly Automotive founder and CEO Zach Klempf for a conversation about Selly’s merger with AutoManager last year, observations on the independent dealer landscape and much more. Plus, Klempf discusses his experience throwing out the first pitch at an Oakland A’s […] [Read More]

Vehicle inspection platform PAVE is focusing on artificial intelligence and the role it plays in the company’s success. With that in mind, PAVE has hired four new machine learning experts to boost its AI team. These new recruits were all sourced through the Vector Institute, which launched in 2017 and works with the private, government […] [Read More]

Experian senior director of automotive financial solutions Melinda Zabritski came back for another visit on the Auto Remarketing Podcast. Cherokee Media Group’s Nick Zulovich asked Zabritski if auto finance data is “normal” again after pandemic anomalies. Listen to Zabritski’s intriguing response and more about the current state of the market. The conversation can be found […] [Read More]

A recent tip of the week from Ignite Consulting Partners involved one of the potentially complicated parts of the buy-here, pay-here business: handling matters when consumers raise concerns about their credit history. The recommendations originated from the recently launched e-OSCAR 4.0, which is a web-based, Metro2-compliant, automated system that can enable data furnishers (DFs) and […] [Read More]

OpenRoad Auto Group has launched a philanthropic non-profit organization, OpenRoad Foundation, which has been a long-time dream of CEO Christian Chia, who is also the OpenRoad Foundation’s founding board of director. The foundation is designed to support the development of “robust and resilient” communities in the areas the dealer group serves. So far, the OpenRoad […] [Read More]

It’s like a virtuous circle for used electric vehicle affordability. An increasing percentage of pre-owned EVs are now priced under $25,000, the threshold to qualify for federal tax credits, which in turn would make those cars even more affordable. Here's how those numbers shake out ... [Read More]

June showed “more precipitous” declines in wholesale vehicle prices than May, and that drop-off has not let up so far this month, says ADESA chief economist Tom Kontos in his latest monthly report. Citing data from ADESA US Analytical Services, the Kontos Kommentary report released Friday said average wholesale vehicle values in June were at […] [Read More]

ADESA chief economist Tom Kontos returns to the Auto Remarketing Podcast for a wide-ranging conversation with Cherokee Media Group’s Nick Zulovich. Kontos shared his views on wholesale values, interest rates and whether the used-car industry needs only routine maintenance or a major overhaul. The conversation can be found in the window below. [Read More]

Dealer Trade Network, an inventory optimization system for new car dealerships, has partnered with Automotive Ventures’ DealerFund and added Steve Greenfield as a strategic advisor to the company. Dealer Trade Network said the Automotive Ventures DealerFund has “the most progressive, technology-driven dealership principals as limited partners,” and cited Greenfield’s “extensive industry expertise” as an asset […] [Read More]

Last week, iLending promoted Nick Goraczkowski to be president after serving the auto refinance company as senior vice president and chief revenue officer for more than a decade. Goraczkowski takes over for Tom Holgate, who served as company president for the past four years. Through a news release, Tom Harding, managing director of J.C. Flowers […] [Read More]