We begin our series on the Auto Remarketing Podcast highlighting some of the panels and presentations from Used Car Week 2023. The episode features some of this year’s Women in Retail honorees for a conversation led by Lindsey Pilarczyk of CarGurus. Listen to the episode in the window below. [Read More]

OPENLANE has agreed to acquire the Manheim Canada business from Cox Automotive in a deal valued at $130 million (CAD), which is $95 million (USD), the company said Monday afternoon. The deal, which is subject to certain customary closing conditions, includes the Manheim Montreal facility and auction sales, operations and select staff across Manheim Canada. […] [Read More]

They say everything’s bigger in Texas, and HGreg is aiming to take that one step further. The dealership group has acquired the site of Southwest Lincoln-Mercury in West Houston, a dealership that was owned by Bud Adams, the late owner of the NFL’s Houston Oilers/Tennessee Titans and one of the founders of the American Football […] [Read More]

One of the largest credit unions in Texas will have new leadership in March, going with an executive who has been with the institution for almost 25 years. The board of directors at Randolph-Brooks Federal Credit Union (RBFCU) recently chose Mark Sekula to be its next president and CEO. Sekula will officially begin this position […] [Read More]

Vehicle logistics technology provider Autosled has promoted Bart Schuster to senior vice president of OEM and government relations. Schuster, a veteran of 27 years in the auto industry who previously served as Autosled’s vice president of sales, will continue to manage the company’s sales division and OEM partnerships, as well as growing the government services […] [Read More]

Royce Neubauer is a logistics lifer who has started three companies in his 25 years in that sector, including his current one — Auto Hauler Exchange, of which he is founder and CEO. He was also a speaker at Used Car Week is Scottsdale, Ariz., where he appeared as a guest on the Auto Remarketing […] [Read More]

Sara Hoagey learned a lot about dealership operations from having served in practically every job in the store. And now she’s putting her expertise in communicating with customers through all media as the owner and CEO of EliteBDC, which provides BDC training for dealerships and well as providing outsourced BDCs. In the latest edition of […] [Read More]

CarGurus, which in 2021 acquired a 51% stake in CarOffer, said last month it would be acquiring the remaining stakes in the digital wholesale platform. That acquisition is now complete. And with this move, Zach Hallowell takes on the position of CarOffer CEO. Hallowell, a former OPENLANE and Cox Automotive executive, was named the head […] [Read More]

A year ago, AutoNation announced it would acquire mobile auto repair and maintenance provider RepairSmith in a $190 million deal. Now it’s rebranding that operation to become AutoNation Mobile Service. In a news release, Dave Koehler, who is chief operating officer for non-franchised business at AutoNation, said the acquisition “marked a pivotal step to extend […] [Read More]

Reviver has established partnerships with the city police departments of Atwater and Fort Bragg, Calif., to use its RPlate digital license plate on their fleets. In a news release, Reviver said the digital license plate can provide a significant resource for public safety departments, with its accurate display of vehicle registration and advanced telematics to […] [Read More]