We continue our series on the Auto Remarketing Podcast highlighting some of the panels and presentations from Used Car Week 2023. This episode features a panel discussion moderated by Brian Pasch titled, “10x Your Opportunities to Buy and Sell Cars Using CDPs and AXLE Technology.” The panel also included: Jonathan Lucenay of ClientCommand Derek White […] [Read More]

We continue our series on the Auto Remarketing Podcast highlighting some of the panels and presentations from Used Car Week 2023. This episode features a keynote presentation by Laurie Foster of Foster Strategies Group titled, “How to Optimize, Maximize and Monetize Your Dealer-Provider Partnerships.” Listen to the episode in the window below. [Read More]

Two dealership service providers want stores to be ready for what the Federal Trade Commission is asking them to do, so they formed a new partnership this week. Accelerate2Compliance (A2C) announced the expanded availability of its dealership compliance solutions through a new partnership with NCM Associates, which offers management training, 20 Group peer collaboration, consulting, […] [Read More]

National Credit Center (NCC), a provider of credit, identity verification, compliance, and soft pull solutions, serving dealerships nationwide, welcomed another former Cox Automotive executive to its leadership team this week. The company named Jay Nieman as its chief revenue officer to oversee expansion of the NCC’s existing automotive footprint as well as expansion into other […] [Read More]

automotiveMastermind, part of S&P Global Mobility and a provider of data and technology, announced “significant enhancements” to its proprietary Mastermind technology. The company has added EV Behavior Driver, Service Portfolio and Service Portfolio Insights to Mastermind, which is designed to harness the power of predictive analytics to anticipate customer preferences, enabling dealers to “redefine automotive […] [Read More]

WarrCloud has joined with the American International Automobile Dealers Association as an affinity partner, offering AIADA members its artificial intelligence-driven software to automate the warranty claims process. The manual claims process costs dealers up to 12 percent of the gross profit from warranty revenue, according to estimates. Warrcloud’s software is designed to give dealers quicker […] [Read More]

Soon after taking office in June 2023, National Independent Automobile Dealers Association president Gordon Tormohlen said the first item on his to-do list was “to change the tone.” Ask any member of NIADA’s leadership about the association’s most important goals and chances are the answer will include something similar. CEO Jeff Martin said building confidence back is “one of our primary responsibilities.” Chairman Scott Allen said Martin is working to “put the train back on the tracks” and “build those bridges.” It’s an admirable goal. But it obviously raises questions that beg to be answered ... [Read More]

Sonic Automotive, one of the nation’s largest automotive retailers, has promoted longtime vice president of human resources Harry Harden to chief human resources officer. Harden replaces Angela Broadway, Sonic’s first CHRO, who retired Dec. 31. Harden served as Sonic’s human resources VP for 14 years beginning in 2001, building and leading the company’s first human […] [Read More]

Dealer Services Network, a technology-enabled provider of title and registration services, has acquired QuickView Technologies, a cloud-based platform that provides title and registration record access to Texas auto dealers. The acquisition allows Florida-based DSN, which handles tag and title processes for dealers in Florida, Georgia, Indiana and Texas, to offer its Texas customers a platform […] [Read More]

We continue our series on the Auto Remarketing Podcast highlighting some of the panels and presentations from Used Car Week 2023. This episode features another part of Dealer Training Tuesday, as Lotpop’s Jasen Rice gave a presentation titled, “Inventory Management Should Be Lead Management.” Listen to the episode in the window below. [Read More]