One of the highlights of this spring’s Auto Intel Summit was a panel of leaders from the venture capital/investment and automotive buy-sell/M&A advisory communities. Now available through this episode of the Auto Remarketing Podcast, these experts discussed buy-sell activity among dealers/dealer groups and investment in automotive technology from both the VC/investment and dealer communities. The […] [Read More]

Vehlo made a move to expand its reach into dealership service departments with the acquisition of Dealer Pay, a provider of dealer-specific payment processing systems. The auto repair industry software provider said the acquisition aims to boost its dealership service lane offerings with “seamless, dealer-focused payment solutions.” Presidio Technology Partners served as Dealer Pay’s financial […] [Read More]

Since launching the Women & Automotive: Canadian Leadership Forum in 2016, Cherokee Media Group has honored a group of Canada’s auto industry leaders each year through its Women & Automotive: Profiles in Leadership program. And we’re excited to announce our 2025 honorees, who will be recognized during Canada’s Used Car Week next month at the […] [Read More]

There’s a common mindset in our industry when it comes to compliance: Avoid it for as long as you can, then tackle it all at once, check the box, and move on. I get it. Compliance can feel overwhelming, like a cold plunge. No one looks forward to it. It’s uncomfortable. It forces you to […] [Read More]

Mazda Canada has brewed up a promotion designed to wake Canadians up to the joys of coffee tourism. The automaker unveiled the Mazda Coffee Tour in partnership with the Coffee Association of Canada, inviting Canadians to explore their country through coffee, culture and road trips. The tour includes two curated routes across Toronto featuring eight […] [Read More]

Throughout my career in the automotive industry, I don’t know if I’ve ever seen such dependency for help as we have going on right now. I remember the late 1980s and early 1990s when I went through phone books and “cold calling” customers. Or better yet, using my old trusty rolodex. Deals were made on […] [Read More]

How are used-car sales going? Depends on what kind of dealer you ask. For franchised dealers, quite nicely, thank you. For independents … not so much. Cox Automotive’s Dealer Sentiment Index for the second quarter of 2025 offered a stark illustration of the different worlds inhabited by franchised and independent dealers in their outlook of […] [Read More]

Pandemic-era new-car production cuts have trimmed late-model used-vehicle supply. Lease maturities have declined. Automakers have slowed discounts. This trio of market factors pushed average used-car prices in the opening weeks of May up $130 from a year ago to $29,168, according to analysis released Thursday by J.D. Power. Meantime, data from EpicVIN shows average used-car […] [Read More]

California’s zero-emission vehicle mandate is on the verge of disappearing. The U.S. Senate on Thursday voted 51-44 to revoke the waiver allowing California to enforce its Advanced Clean Cars II program, which requires all new cars sold in the state to be ZEVs — effectively banning the sale of new gas-powered vehicles — by 2035. […] [Read More]

The first quarter of 2025 opened with a mix of optimism and uncertainty for the automotive industry. While March delivered a sharp 19% rebound in new vehicle sales — largely driven by consumers rushing to purchase ahead of tariff price adjustments — the earlier months of the quarter were marked by a slight decline. Used-vehicle […] [Read More]