Former Emerging 8 honoree TurboPass reinforced its leadership this week, creating an advisory board while also appointing a chief revenue officer. The provider of an electronic, multi-verification solution for automotive dealers said its advisory board is “comprised of some of the most influential auto industry executives of the past 25 years,” including: Dann Adams, Stephanie […] [Read More]

Cherokee Media Group on Wednesday announced this year’s honorees for the Women in Collections and Recoveries award program presented by American Recovery Service. The Women in Collections and Recoveries award program received nominations nationwide for women in various roles within this segment of the industry. The 19 honorees for this year’s award hail from various […] [Read More]

MBSi made what it described as a “milestone” announcement on Wednesday involving what it called a “major client.” As a result of in-person meetings, the provider of repossession assignment management and compliance management solutions said Santander Consumer USA has decided to absorb the RecoveryConnect recovery fees on behalf of recovery agencies. MBSi said SCUSA recognizes […] [Read More]

This week, Advanced Dealer Solutions (ADS) announced it has signed on to represent the Zurich suite of protection products to its current and future auto and powersports dealers. ADS is a dealer development agency based in Richfield, Ohio, with specialties in F&I training and development, product structure and reinsurance management for auto, RV and powersports […] [Read More]

Open Lending finalized a partnership on Tuesday with Crescent Bank, an institution offering auto financing to consumers across 32 U.S. states. As rising interest rates and vehicle prices inhibit access to vehicle ownership for consumers in near- and non-prime credit segments, Open Lending said its Lenders Protection platform will empower Crescent Bank to finance underserved […] [Read More]

Brett Adair, who is the vice president of Copart Dealer Services, is next up on our series of podcast episodes from NADA Show 2023 in Dallas. Adair talks with Cherokee Media Group’s Joe Overby about what Copart’s dealer services business entails, the unique challenges of being a global company, what’s on Copart’s radar for 2023 […] [Read More]

Cars.com president Doug Miller joins the Auto Remarketing Podcast from NADA Show 2023, where he talks to Cherokee Media Group senior editor Joe Overby about what’s on the company’s radar for 2023, dealer pain points, how the business units of CARS complement each other and more. To listen to the conversation, click on the link […] [Read More]

The last time February wholesale prices increased this much on a month-over-month basis, Barack Obama had just completed his first full month in the Oval Office. And a 26-year-old Ben Roethlisberger had just earned his second Super Bowl ring, leading the Pittsburgh Steelers to victory over Kurt Warner and the Arizona Cardinals. Two U.S. presidents and NFL quarterback retirements later, wholesale prices last month ... [Read More]

In another episode of the Auto Remarketing Podcast from NADA Show 2023 in Dallas, Autosled co-founder and chief revenue officer Dave Sperau talks with Cherokee Media Group senior editor Joe Overby about the auto transport/logistics space, automotive tech investment and much more. To listen to the conversation, click on the link available below. Download and subscribe […] [Read More]

ACERTUS has named an ex-Amazon executive as its new chief operating officer, as former COO Jason Caporrino will now head up the company’s new mergers and acquisitions team. Hired for the COO role is Ross Rachey, who was formerly the leader of Amazon’s Last Mile Fleet. “ACERTUS is pushing the industry forward when it comes […] [Read More]