Clutch is now the official online car retailer of the National Basketball Association in Canada, with the 2023-24 NBA season beginning Tuesday. The two announced this week a multiyear marketing partnership, and the collaboration began with an “interactive fan event” in downtown Toronto. During the event, one of Clutch’s red flatbed trucks the company is […] [Read More]

Auto Remarketing Canada correspondent Sarah Rubenoff makes her hosting debut on the Auto Remarketing Podcast, where she talks with PAVE founder and co-CEO Steve Southin. Sarah and Steve talk artificial intelligence and its role in the development of PAVE’s platform, the pain points the company aims to solve for dealers and much more. Listen to […] [Read More]

For several years now, the U.S. auto industry has been working toward accelerating what it sees as the nation’s inevitable transition to electric vehicles. But is the nation along for the ride? As EV production continues to increase, consumer demand, at least for now, is ... [Read More]

It might be one of the most frustrating questions asked at your dealership. “Where’s that part we ordered?” To help solve those issues and more, Dominion DMS announced an integration with ScanIt Parts on Monday. It’s designed to allow for the combination of state-of-the-art wireless technology with barcode scanning and printing equipment. The companies said […] [Read More]

Asbury Automotive Group, one of the nation’s largest automotive retail and service companies, has been named by U.S. News & World Report as one of its Best Companies to Work For in the retail sector. Asbury was one of 349 companies recognized across 20 fields of work based on factors contributing to job seekers’ decision-making […] [Read More]

There’s good news and bad news in CDK Global’s 2023 State of Cybersecurity in the Dealership Study. The good news is that dealers are getting serious about cybersecurity, with 90% of the respondents saying it is very important or extremely important relative to other operational areas and 53% of respondents being confident in their current […] [Read More]

The active period at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau continued on Thursday, as the CFPB proposed a rule that the regulator said would accelerate a shift toward open banking, where consumers would have control over data about their financial lives and would gain new protections against companies misusing their data. The bureau indicated the proposed […] [Read More]

Intellaegis announced last week that Walter Allen has joined the SaaS technology company as managing director of partnerships, already showing to be pivotal in cultivating and developing new business opportunities within the financial services and public sector industries. The company highlighted Allen possesses more than 20 years of experience in these sectors, making him a […] [Read More]

Dealerships and finance companies likely are quite aware of fraud committed by organized individuals and rings of experts who steal credit information to create synthetic IDs. But new research from Socure highlighted the depth of first-party fraud being done by individuals nowadays; perhaps consumers who are still trying to secure auto financing. The provider of […] [Read More]

Dealership inventory shortages during the beginning and peak of the COVID-19 pandemic resulted in a shift to “transactional” buying, said Samantha Splane of Sterling Automotive Group. “You had the vehicle and you sold it, most times at a premium price,” said Splane, who is marketing and customer experience director for Sterling. Now, she said, “we’re […] [Read More]