Affordability is a huge concern for consumers these days and that will continue in 2026. Dealers will need to keep an eye on where consumer sentiment is headed and help customers figure out how to afford new- and used-vehicle purchases, industry experts told Auto Remarketing. “You've got to keep more base-model and one-step-up trims on […] [Read More]

AutoCanada’s leadership shift continues. The Edmonton-based dealership group has named Fade Bouras as its new chief operating officer, effective Jan. 15, and has added John North to its board of directors. The additions are the latest moves in the wake of executive chairman Paul Antony’s departure last fall. Since then, chief financial officer Sam Cochrane […] [Read More]

Big Time Advertising founder and CEO Terry MacCauley shared 100 potential resolutions dealers could implement this year. Before operators who might already have felt overwhelmed to start 2026, MacCauley explained that he doesn’t expect dealers to put all 100 in motion. But the expert who is part of BHPH United touched on topics such as […] [Read More]

The question was simple: What segment of the dealership buy-sell market is hottest right now? Members of Used Car Week’s “Inside the Auto Retail M&A and Buy-Sell Landscape” panel offered various answers — domestic brands, luxury vehicles, business-friendly states like Texas and Florida — but panelist Brian Gordon, president of the Dave Cantin Group, suggested […] [Read More]

The unofficial first business day of 2026 marked the closing of an F&I product provider acquisition first announced the day before Halloween. Protective Life Corp., a U.S. subsidiary of Dai-ichi Life Holdings, said on Monday that it has completed the acquisition of Portfolio Holding and its subsidiaries from Abry Partners. Executives highlighted the transaction unites […] [Read More]

In today’s ultra-competitive landscape of used-car acquisition, dealers have long relied on traditional channels: auctions, trade-ins, and third-party purchasing. However, the industry is undergoing a seismic shift, driven by lasting effects from the low leasing rates of the past three to four years, which are now leaving auction houses lower and forcing dealers to be […] [Read More]

AutoNation employees joined with players from the NFL’s Miami Dolphins in the Dolphins Cancer Challenge, delivering toys and gifts and spreading holiday cheer to patients and families at Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center’s alex’s place in Miami. Along with Dolphins tackle Patrick Paul, wide receiver Malik Washington and offensive lineman Daniel Brunskill, and members of the […] [Read More]

For most segments, used-car prices were more expensive at the end of 2025 than they were a year earlier, with a couple categories climbing four digits. But according to analysis around the latest Carfax Used Car Index, prices fell sequentially in five of seven segments last month — with affordability and availability possibly on the […] [Read More]

A year that began slowly in the dealership buy/sell market ended with a flurry of activity. Six M&A transactions involving 15 dealerships in five states were announced in the final two weeks of 2025, part of a busy fourth quarter that George Karolis, president of dealership advisory firm The Presidio Group said is an indicator […] [Read More]

The next-to-last business day of 2025 was a monumental one for CHAMP Titles. The provider of digital solutions to motor vehicle agencies announced that it has raised $55 million in new financing, surpassing all previous rounds and marking the company’s largest raise to date. The round was led by W. R. Berkley Corp., Point72 Ventures, […] [Read More]